Young children's footwear taxonomy: An international Delphi survey of parents, health and footwear industry professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is little consistency between commercial grade footwear brands for determining shoe sizing, and no universally accepted descriptors of common types or features of footwear. The primary aim of this research was to develop a footwear taxonomy about the agreed types of footwear commonly worn by children under the age of six. Secondary aims were to gain consensus of the common footwear features, when different types of footwear would be commonly worn, common terms for key footwear parts, and how movement at some of these footwear parts should be described.

Materials and methods

Opinions were collected through a three-round modified Delphi international online survey from parents, health professionals, researchers, and footwear industry professionals. The first su

SUBMITTER: Williams CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182301 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature