Table 3.
Satisfaction with treatment by communication with doctors, ADL and QOL improvement, and preference for pain treatment
| Satisfieda | ||
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | |
| Degree of communication with doctors | ||
| Very well (n = 132) | 81 (61.4) | 52.50, 69.71 |
| Well (n = 362) | 116 (32.0) | 27.26, 37.12 |
| Neither (n = 189) | 16 (8.5) | 4.92, 13.38 |
| Poor (n = 80) | 4 (5.0) | 1.38, 12.31 |
| Very poor (n = 14) | 0 (0.0) | 0.00, 23.16 |
| Established treatment goal | ||
| Yes (n = 476) | 156 (32.8) | 28.57, 37.19 |
| No (n = 301) | 61 (20.3) | 15.87, 25.26 |
| Improvement of ADL by treatment for bilateral foot pain | ||
| Very well (n = 58) | 45 (77.6) | 64.73, 87.49 |
| Well (n = 157) | 91 (58.0) | 49.83, 65.78 |
| Neither (n = 427) | 71 (16.6) | 13.22, 20.50 |
| Poor (n = 117) | 10 (8.5) | 4.17, 15.16 |
| Very poor (n = 18) | 0 (0.0) | 0.00, 18.53 |
| Improvement of QOL by treatment for bilateral foot pain | ||
| Very well (n = 40) | 31 (77.5) | 61.55, 89.16 |
| Well (n = 163) | 99 (60.7) | 52.79, 68.28 |
| Neither (n = 438) | 78 (17.8) | 14.34, 21.72 |
| Poor (n = 107) | 8 (7.5) | 3.28, 14.20 |
| Very poor (n = 29) | 1 (3.4) | 0.09, 17.76 |
| Preference for bilateral foot pain treatment | ||
| Receive stronger treatment (n = 249) | 34 (13.7) | 9.65, 18.56 |
| Continue current treatment (n = 455) | 166 (36.5) | 32.05, 41.09 |
| Receive weaker treatment (n = 73) | 17 (23.3) | 14.19, 34.65 |
ADL actions in daily life, CI confidence interval, QOL quality of life
aThe value reported for “Satisfied” is the sum of “Very satisfied” and “Satisfied” responses