Table 1.

Basic domains of foot health assessed by the Foot Health Status Questionnaire. Section 1 domains

Domain	Item	Theoretical Construct	Meaning of Lowest Score (0)	Meaning of Highest Score (100)
Foot pain	4	Type, severity and duration. Evaluation of foot pain in terms of type of pain, severity and duration	Extreme pain in the feet and significant if acute in nature	Free from pain, no discomfort
Foot function	4	Evaluation of the feet in terms of impact on physical functions	Severely limited for the performance of numerous physical activities due to their feet, such as walking, working and moving about	Patients are able to carry out all physical activities desired, such as walking, working and climbing stairs
General foot health	2	Self-perception of the feet (assessment of body image with respect to feet)	Perception of poor condition and status of the feet	Perception of excellent condition and status of the feet
Footwear	3	Lifestyle relating to footwear and feet	Great limitations to find suitable footwear	No problem obtaining suitable footwear. No limitations with respect to footwear