Table 3 A summary of the PSQ-10 questionnaire answers
Question No. | Answer | No/% |
|---|---|---|
2. Were the risks and complications explained to you before you had your operation? | Yes | 1171 (98.5%) |
No/not sure | 12 (1%) | |
Not stated | 6 (0.5%) | |
3. Did you know what to do if you had a problem after your operation? | Yes | 1164 (97.9%) |
No/not sure | 14 (1.2%) | |
Not stated | 11 (0.9%) | |
4. Did you have a problem after surgery? | No | 913 (76.8%) |
Yes - minor | 225 (18.9%) | |
Yes - major | 44 (3.7%) | |
Not stated | 7 (0.6%) | |
5. After your operation, how effective was your pain control | Pain control did not work | 69 (5.8%) |
Some discomfort | 670 (56.3%) | |
Minimal or no pain | 435 (36.6%) | |
Not stated | 15 (1.3%) | |
6. When could you get back into your shoes? | 2 weeks | 209 (17.6%) |
4 weeks | 354 (29.8%) | |
6 weeks | 294 (24.7%) | |
8 weeks | 234 (19.7%) | |
12 weeks | 46 (3.9%) | |
By 6 months | 32 (2.7%) | |
6+ months | 13 (1.1%) | |
Not stated | 7 (0.6%) | |
7. Do you still have discomfort from your original foot condition? | No | 507 (42.6%) |
Occasional twinge | 540 (45.4%) | |
Standing long time | 91 (7.7%) | |
When standing | 17 (1.4%) | |
Yes, even at rest | 26 (2.2%) | |
Not stated | 8 (0.7%) | |
8. How would you describe your original foot condition since treatment? | Much better | 950 (79.9%) |
Better | 201 (16.9%) | |
The same | 21 (1.8%) | |
A little worse | 7 (0.6%) | |
Deteriorated | 4 (0.3%) | |
Not stated | 6 (0.5%) | |
9. Would you be prepared to have surgery performed under the same conditions again? | Yes | 1148 (96.6%) |
No | 32 (2.7%) | |
Not stated | 9 (0.8%) | |
10. Were the original expectations that you stated at the beginning met? | Yes | 1103 (92.8%) |
In part | 71 (6.0%) | |
No | 9 (0.8% | |
Not stated | 6 (0.5%) |