| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) |
| First Description |
Bennett PJ, Patterson C, Wearing S, Baglioni T. Development and validation of a questionnaire designed to measure foot-health status. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1998 Sep;88(9):419-28. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Foot health, Functional status, Pain |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English, Portuguese, Spanish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Bennett PJ, Patterson C, Wearing S, Baglioni T. |
| Title | Development and validation of a questionnaire designed to measure foot-health status. |
| Journal | J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Vol | 88 |
| Num | 9 |
| Pages | 419-28 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31291785/ |
| Brief Description |
Systematic review of the psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures for rheumatoid arthritis in the foot and ankle. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31752435/ |
| Brief Description |
Concurrent Validity of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire and Study Short Form 36 for Measuring the Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Foot Problems |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20465855/ |
| Brief Description |
Minimal Important Difference (MID) of two commonly used outcome measures for foot problems. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24480497/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation in Spanish. |
| Link | https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S180 … |
| Brief Description |
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire into Portuguese (Brazil). |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | P Bennett |
| paulbenn351@gmail.com | |
| Address | School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) consists of 13 questions reflecting four foot health-related domains: pain (4 questions), function (4 questions), footwear (3 questions), and general foot health (2 questions). This questionnaire was intended for the assessment of subjects undergoing surgical treatment for common foot conditions; however, the tool is not limited to this use and its has been applied to rheumatologic conditions such as RA. The FHSQ is widely used internationally as an important foot health outcome measure, and it has been implemented in over 100 trials. |
| Number of Items | 13 |
| Range | 0-100 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 5-point Likert scale format |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The questionnaire is designed to be analysed by: The Foot Health Status Questionnaire Data Analysis Software (Version 1.04) available from "www.fhsq.org". Each question (item) is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, and individual item scores are then re-coded, tabulated, and finally transformed to a scale ranging from 0 (indicating poorest foot health) to 100 (indicating best foot health) for each of the 4 domains. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate better health status |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | <10 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Software needed |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Complex scoring |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |