| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index (MFPDI) |
| First Description |
Garrow AP, Papageorgiou AC, Silman AJ, et al. Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess disabling foot pain. Pain. 2000;85(1-2):107-13. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Foot health |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Disabling foot pain |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Greek, Spanish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Garrow AP, Papageorgiou AC, Silman AJ, Thomas E, Jayson MI, Macfarlane GJ |
| Title | Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess disabling foot pain |
| Journal | Pain |
| Year | 2000 |
| Vol | 85 |
| Num | 1-2 |
| Pages | 107-13 |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16449369/ |
| Brief Description |
Foot pain in community-dwelling older people: an evaluation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19541729/ |
| Brief Description |
Defining disabling foot pain in older adults: further examination of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33091250/ |
| Brief Description |
Measures of Foot Pain, Foot Function, and General Foot Health |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18513444/ |
| Brief Description |
Development and validation of a Greek language version of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23975380/ |
| Brief Description |
Cross‐cultural adaptation and validation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index into Spanish |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25115354/ |
| Brief Description |
Evaluation of the measurement properties of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Adam P Garrow |
| adam.garrow@man.ac.uk | |
| Address | Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, The Medical School, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Composite Index |
| Brief Description |
The MFPDI aimed to be sufficiently sensitive to identify a range of disabilities associated with foot pain. Its original validation identified three domains: pain intensity (5 items), functional limitation (10 items), and personal appearance (2 items). Subsequently, independent exploratory factor analyses undertaken in separate populations identified different factor structures. |
| Number of Items | 19 |
| Range | Total score ranges from 0 to 34 or 17 to 51 depending on which scoring is used (see more on "Practical application"). |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
In the original description, it was stated that individual subscale (domain) scores could be derived to produce an overall disability measure, although scoring was not described. Various authors have allocated different scores to item responses to produce total and individual domain scores: “none of the time” = 0 or 1, “on some days” = 1 or 2, and “on most days/every day” = 2 or 3, so the total score ranges from 0 to 34 or 17 to 51 depending on which scoring is used |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate worse foot pain/disability |
| Cut-off points | Disabling foot pain = if problem on ≥1 of the 17 pain, function, or appearance items or 1 of the 10 functional limitation items on most days/every day last month |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | Self‐study of the scoring documentation minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
The MFPDI was designed for use in a population survey. It was developed and validated in people with varying foot health profiles attending rheumatology clinics, consulting with their general practitioner, or responding to a postal population survey |