Table 4 Secondary analyses of selected items from the Strategies for footwear use domain
From: Predictors of adherence to wearing therapeutic footwear among people with diabetes
Variables | N (%) | Adherence, mean (SD) | Comparisons of adherence † |
|---|---|---|---|
Confident I would always wear therapeutic footwear if I decided to do so | F(3,405) = 28.280 (p < .001) | ||
Very uncertain | 46 (11.2) | 0.29 (0.31) | a |
Moderately uncertain | 53 (13.0) | 0.33 (0.29) | a |
Moderately certain | 125 (30.6) | 0.45 (0.28) | b |
Very certain | 185 (45.2) | 0.64 (0.31) | c |
How do you choose between wearing therapeutic and conventional footwear? | F(1,329) = 56.411(p < .001) | ||
Decide each time | 141 (42.6) | 0.32 (0.28) | a |
I always do it the same way | 190 (57.4) | 0.57 (0.30) | b |
Where do you keep your therapeutic footwear? | F(1,408) = 25.257(p < .001) | ||
Put away, e.g., in a wardrobe | 26 (6.3) | 0.21 (0.26) | a |
Visible at home | 384 (93.7) | 0.53 (0.32) | b |
Where do you keep your conventional footwear? | F(2,417) = 28.080 (p < .001) | ||
Visible at home | 198 (47.1) | 0.39 (0.30) | a |
Put away, e.g., in a wardrobe | 135 (32.1) | 0.59 (0.32) | b |
Do not own conventional footwear | 87 (20.7) | 0.65 (0.31) | b |
Combination of footwear storage variables | F(3,320) = 19.454(p < .001) | ||
Conventional footwear visible at home, therapeutic footwear put away | 14 (4.3) | 0.09 (0.13) | a |
Therapeutic and conventional footwear put away | 10 (3.1) | 0.37 (0.32) | b |
Therapeutic and conventional footwear visible at home | 178 (54.9) | 0.41 (0.30) | b |
Therapeutic footwear visible at home, conventional footwear put away | 122 (37.7) | 0.61 (0.30) | c |