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. 2020 Aug 29;17(15):2396–2401. doi: 10.7150/ijms.48705

Table 2.

13 questions of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire that assess 4 health domains of the feet: pain, function, general health and footwear

No. Question
1. What level of foot pain have you had during the past week?
2. How often have you had foot pain?
3. How often did your feet ache?
4. How often did you get sharp pains in your feet?
5. Have your feet caused you to have difficulties in your work or activities?
6. Were you limited in the kind of work you could do because of your feet?
7. How much does your foot health limit you walking?
8. How much does your foot health limit you climbing stairs?
9. How would you rate your overall foot health?
10. It is hard to find shoes that do not hurt my feet.
11. I have difficulty in finding shoes that fit my feet.
12. I am limited in the number of shoes I can wear.
13. In general, what condition would you say your feet are in?

Section 2 includes questions that reflect four general health-related domains general health, physical activity, social capacity, and vigor (Table 3). The domains and questions in this section are largely adapted from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, which has been validated for use in the Australian population. Specific questions of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire that assess section II domains are shown in Table 4.