Table 3.
The breadth of the quality of evidence concerning foot health management categorised by theme of recommendations and AGREE II score of publication
| Theme | 1* | 2* | 3* | 4* | 5* | 6* | 7* | /* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core podiatry [A] | Low | High, very low | Moderate | Moderate-very low | Low-very low | |||
| Foot ulcer care [B] | High-low | High-very low | High-very low | High-very low | High-very low | High-very low | ||
| Foot health education [C] | Low | High-very low | High-very low | High-very low | ||||
| Preventative care or assessments [D] | Low | High-very low | High-very low | High-very low | High-very low | |||
| Preventative care or advancements [E] | High-very low | Moderate-low | High-very low | Moderate-very low | ||||
| Clinical interventions [F] | Moderate-very low | Moderate-low | High-very low | High-low | High-very low | High-very low | High | |
| Podiatric surgery [G] | Low | Moderate-very low | High-very low | |||||
| Other [H] | ||||||||
| Pain medication [I] | Moderate | High, low-very low | Very low | |||||
| Antibiotics [J] | Moderate-very low | High-very low | Moderate-low | Very low | Moderate-low | |||
| Orthopaedic surgery [K] | High-low | Very low | ||||||
| Antifungal medication [L] | Moderate | Low | ||||||
| Footwear assessments [M] | High-moderate | High-very low | High-very low | |||||
* Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system