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. 2020 Apr 23;15(4):e0224010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224010

Table 4. Patient satisfaction scores.

Shoe-A Insole-A Insole-B Insole-C Athletic Non-therapeutic shoe P-value
Walking comfort 6.3 ± 2.0 5.8 ± 2.8 7.2 ± 2.0* 6.9 ± 2.7* 6.9 ± 3.0 5.1 ± 2.3 0.016
Shoe fit 7.6 ± 2.1 6.6 ± 3.1 7.7 ± 1.8 6.5 ± 2.7 7.4 ± 3.0 5.6 ± 3.2 0.078
Shoe weight 6.9 ± 2.5* 7.5 ± 2.9 8.0 ± 1.7 8.3 ± 1.4 8.4 ± 2.7 9.0 ± 1.0 0.010
Appearance 6.9 ± 2.7* 5.8 ± 3.2 5.6 ± 3.2 5.8 ± 3.1 5.3 ± 3.5 3.7 ± 2.6 0.015

values are mean ± SD Visual Analogue Scale scores, between 0 and 10 (10 = highest possible satisfaction), (n = 24). For the three insole-conditions the same shoe is evaluated.

* significant difference in comparison with the non-therapeutic shoe (p < .05).