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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)
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Additional population with no rheumatic diseases No
Language: Originally published in English
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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
E-Mail 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.
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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
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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.
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Smallest detectable change if described ---
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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
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