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Table 7 Diary comments summarised and frequencies provided by men and women

From: Pilot parallel randomised controlled trial of protective socks against usual care to reduce skin tears in high risk people: ‘STOPCUTS’

Comment

Women

Men

Reasons for not wearing socks and other comments (summarised)

Frequency

Percent

Valid percent

Frequency

Percent

Valid percent

All pairs in the wash

14

0.52

3.36

4

0.18

1.52

Bed rest: not wearing socks

5

0.19

1.2

16

0.72

6.08

Chiropodist appointment

3

0.11

0.72

5

0.22

1.9

Diary day not completed

2

0.07

0.48

1

0.04

0.38

Difficult to put on

   

2

0.09

0.76

Feet and legs creamed

6

0.22

1.44

4

0.18

1.52

Foot swollen/shoe fitting issue

5

0.19

1.2

4

0.18

1.52

Forgot to wear the socks

7

0.26

1.68

2

0.09

0.76

Legs tend to swell

2

0.07

0.48

   

In hospital

1

0.04

0.24

9

0.4

3.42

Itching

1

0.04

0.24

6

0.27

2.28

Making legs swell/ft sweaty

1

0.04

0.24

   

Not wearing socks—support hose

2

0.07

0.48

   

Not wearing socks—trousers

1

0.04

0.24

   

Not wearing socks—went out

19

0.71

4.56

   

Not wearing socks—skirt

5

0.19

1.2

   

Not wearing socks—other

10

0.37

2.4

2

0.09

0.76

On holiday

32

1.19

7.67

10

0.45

3.8

Ongoing fungal infection

   

3

0.13

1.14

Out all day

9

0.33

2.16

1

0.04

0.38

Physio appointment

   

5

0.22

1.9

Podiatry appointment

   

1

0.04

0.38

Positive: do not rub toes raw unlike conventional socks

   

2

0.09

0.76

Positive: felt socks prevented injury from a knock

2

0.07

0.48

2

0.09

0.76

Positive: very comfortable

5

0.18

1.2

2

0.09

0.76

Positive: socks ease my leg swelling

1

0.04

0.24

   

Refused

11

0.41

2.64

   

Skin tear on leg

4

0.15

0.96

   

Too hot

81

3.01

19.42

25

1.12

9.51

Too hot: took the socks off

14

0.52

3.36

10

0.45

3.8

Too hot: weather too warm

95

3.53

22.78

77

3.44

29.28

Took the socks off for wound check

6

0.22

1.44

2

0.09

0.76

Uncomfortable/ill-fitting

6

0.22

1.44

3

0.13

1.14

Unhealed lesion

   

1

0.04

0.38

Unwell

3

0.11

0.72

2

0.09

0.76

Wearing sock on one leg only

13

0.48

3.12

22

0.98

8.37

Wearing socks as weather cool enough

4

0.15

0.96

2

0.09

0.76

Wearing socks on both legs

5

0.19

1.2

2

0.09

0.76

Wore socks in the evening only

4

0.15

0.96

1

0.04

0.38

Wore socks some of the day

22

0.82

5.28

24

1.07

9.13

Wore the socks all day

16

0.6

3.84

8

0.36

3.04

Other

   

3

0.13

1.14

No comment recorded

2271

84.49

Missing

1977

88.26

Missing

Total

2688

100

100

2240

100

100

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Pilot and Feasibility Studies

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