Clinical guidance for podiatrists in the management of foot problems in rheumatic disorders: evaluation of an educational programme for podiatrists using a mixed methods design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Foot and ankle problems are common in rheumatic disorders and often lead to pain and limitations in functioning, affecting quality of life. There appears to be large variability in the management of foot problems in rheumatic disorders across podiatrists. To increase uniformity and quality of podiatry care for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), spondyloarthritis (SpA), and gout a clinical protocol has been developed.

Research objectives

[1] to evaluate an educational programme to train podiatrists in the use of the protocol and [2] to explore barriers and facilitators for the use of the protocol in daily practice.

Method

This study used a mixed method design and included 32 podiatrists in the Netherlands. An educational programme was developed

SUBMITTER: Huijbrechts EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908782 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature