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Table 1 The percentage of participants scoring a certain response category per question (n = 30)

From: Clinical guidance for podiatrists in the management of foot problems in rheumatic disorders: evaluation of an educational programme for podiatrists using a mixed methods design

 

Not applicable

Inadequate

Enough

Good

Very good

The educational programme was helpful with regard

to:

 Basic knowledge about medication use in rheumatic disorders

0%

23%

30%

43%

3%

 The latest insights into the treatment of rheumatic disorders

0%

13%

37%

40%

10%

 Basic knowledge about the use of ultrasound to detect inflammatory activity in rheumatic disorders

0%

0%

40%

47%

13%

 Recognizing foot problems in relation to problems in the knee, hip of back, specifically for rheumatic disorders

3%

10%

43%

40%

3%

 Recognizing foot problems with an inflammatory component

0%

0%

43%

47%

10%

 Recognizing foot problems with a biomechanical component, specifically for rheumatic foot problems

3%

3%

37%

50%

7%

 Recognizing specific rheumatic nail abnormalities

7%

17%

37%

37%

3%

 Being able to palpate joints to detect inflammatory activity

0%

3%

30%

50%

17%

 Knowledge about the scientific evidence of treatment options for rheumatic foot problems

7%

13%

47%

20%

13%

 Using the indication matrix to choose treatment options

0%

13%

40%

30%

17%

 Knowing the principles of ‘stepped care’

0%

3%

47%

33%

13%

 Knowledge about the criteria for referring to other disciplines

0%

3%

47%

43%

7%

 The use of measuring instruments to evaluate treatment goals

3%

7%

50%

33%

7%

 Regarding the form of the educational programme, the degree of variety in the programme is:

0%

0%

37%

43%

20%

 Regarding the form of the educational programme, the use of practice cases in the programme is:

0%

0%

33%

43%

23%

 What did you think of the duration of the educational programme?

33% too short

67% good

0% too long

 On average I give the educational programme the grade: (between 1 and 10)

7.6 (SD1.11)