| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Salford Rheumatoid Arthritis Foot Evaluation (SAFE) |
| First Description |
Walmsley S, Ravey M, Graham A, Teh LS, Williams AE. Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Apr;65(4):413-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.11.005. PMID: 22360989. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Foot health |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | --- |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Walmsley S, Ravey M, Graham A, Teh LS, Williams AE. |
| Title | Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Journal | J Clin Epidemiol. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Vol | 65 |
| Num | 4 |
| Pages | 413-22 |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2914720/ |
| Brief Description |
The rheumatoid foot: a systematic literature review of patient-reported outcome measures |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | S Walmsley |
| stevenwalmsley69@googlemail.com | |
| Address | Directorate of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Podiatry, Centre for Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Brian Blatchford Building, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The Salford Rheumatoid Arthritis Foot Evaluation (SAFE) is a PROM grounded in the language, understanding and experiences of patients with feet affected by RA. It consists of two parts (A and B). The final draft of the SAFE-Part A consisted of 19 items and the SAFE-part B consisted of 42 items. |
| Number of Items | 19(Part A), 42 (Part B) |
| Range | Each sub scale has a different range |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Items need to be added up; SAFE-Part A yields 3 subscale scores and 1 total score and SAFE-Part B yields 10 subscale scores. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate better foot health. |
| 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 | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Complex scoring |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |