Foot health status questionnaire (FHSQ) - use in plantar pressure studies

One of the interesting aspects of plantar foot pressure analysis into which little research has been conducted, is the association between clinical presentation of symptoms (quality of life) and the various parameters of plantar foot pressure analysis.This may be explained by the lack of well developed, validated quality of life measures which capture patient reported foot health status. The aims of this paper is to demonstrate content, criterion & construct validation of a new questionnaire and illustrate its relevance to plantar foot pressure studies. It is intended that the questionnaire be available to all practitioners concerned with plantar foot pressure analysis in order to capture the subjective aspects of individuals foot health.