Key characteristics | Total sample n = 82 | Treatment groups | Recruitment method | |||||
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SMA n = 11 | SMA-exercises n = 23 | SMA-orthoses n = 24 | SMA-combined n = 24 | GP consultation n = 37 | Medical record review n = 22 | Population survey n = 23 | ||
Non-clinical characteristics | ||||||||
 Agea | 55 (48, 67)4 | 56 (39, 60) | 54 (51, 65) | 54 (49, 70)4 | 55 (47, 67) | 54 (47, 67)2 | 55 (49, 57)1 | 60 (48, 69)1 |
 Gender – malesb | 36 (43.9) | 5 (45.5) | 11 (47.8) | 10 (41.7) | 10 (41.7) | 14 (37.8) | 8 (36.4) | 14 (60.9) |
 Employedb | 47 (58.0)1 | 7 (63.6) | 12 (54.6)1 | 14 (58.3) | 14 (58.3) | 24 (64.9) | 12 (57.1)1 | 11 (47.8) |
 White UK/European ethnicityb,e | 40 (88.9) | 8 (88.9) | 11 (91.7) | 9 (100) | 12 (80.0) | – | 21 (95.5) | 19 (82.6) |
 Effect of pain on work performancea,c | 2 (0, 6) | 6 (0, 7) | 3 (0, 6) | 1 (0, 4) | 0 (0, 2) | 1 (0, 5) | 2 (0, 7) | 2 (0, 3) |
 Time off work past 6 monthsb,c | 4 (8.5) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0) |
Clinical characteristics | ||||||||
 Average pain NRS (last 7 days)a,f | 6 (4, 7)2 | 6 (4, 7) | 5 (4, 6)1 | 7 (5, 8) | 6 (5, 7)1 | 7 (6, 8) | 6 (4, 7) | 5 (4, 6)2 |
 Pain on getting out of beda | 7 (5, 9)2 | 7 (5, 8) | 7 (5, 8)1 | 8 (7, 10) | 7 (5, 8)1 | 8 (7, 9) | 6 (5, 8) | 6 (5, 7)2 |
 First time heel painb | 46 (58.2)3 | 4 (36.4) | 15 (65.2) | 14 (63.6)2 | 13 (56.5)1 | 26 (72.2)1 | 13 (61.9)1 | 7 (31.8)1 |
 Heel pain todayb | 74 (90.2) | 9 (81.8) | 21 (91.3) | 22 (91.7) | 22 (91.7) | 35 (94.6) | 18 (81.8) | 21 (91.3) |
Heel(s) affectedb | ||||||||
 Left | 23 (28.8)2 | 5 (45.5) | 7 (31.8)1 | 7 (30.4)1 | 4 (16.7) | 14 (40.0)2 | 2 (9.1) | 7 (30.4) |
 Right | 24 (30.0)2 | 1 (9.1) | 7 (31.8)1 | 8 (34.8)1 | 8 (33.3) | 10 (28.6)2 | 9 (40.9) | 5 (21.7) |
 Both | 33 (41.3)2 | 5 (45.5) | 8 (36.4)1 | 8 (34.8)1 | 12 (50.0) | 11 (31.4)2 | 11 (50.0) | 11 (47.8) |
Pain durationb | ||||||||
 < 3 months | 15 (18.8)2 | 1 (9.1) | 4 (18.2)1 | 5 (20.8) | 5 (21.7)1 | 14 (38.9)1 | 0 (0.0)1 | 1 (4.4) |
 3–6 months | 22 (27.5)2 | 2 (18.2) | 8 (36.4)1 | 5 (20.8) | 7 (30.4)1 | 13 (36.1)1 | 5 (23.8)1 | 4 (17.4) |
 6–12 months | 13 (16.3)2 | 1 (9.1) | 4 (18.2)1 | 5 (20.8) | 3 (13.0)1 | 3 (8.3)1 | 4 (19.1)1 | 6 (26.1) |
 > 12 months | 30 (37.5)2 | 7 (63.6) | 6 (27.3)1 | 9 (37.5) | 8 (34.8)1 | 6 (16.7)1 | 12 (57.1)1 | 12 (52.2) |
Ache or pain lasting one day or longer in past monthb | 77 (95.1)1 | 11 (100.0) | 21 (95.5)1 | 23 (95.8) | 22 (91.7) | 34 (91.9) | 22 (100) | 21 (95.5)1 |
FFI-Paina,g | 53 (38, 67)37d | 58 (44, 69)5 | 41 (36, 51)7 | 62 (38, 67)11 | 56 (53, 61)14 | 62 (41, 72)17 | 54 (34, 59)6 | 40 (34, 45)14 |
FFI-Disabilitya | 43 (18, 57)6 | 35 (25, 54)1 | 33 (16, 47)1 | 48 (20, 58)2 | 51 (18, 62)2 | 49 (35, 61)3 | 28 (5, 58) | 27 (15, 49)3 |
FFI-Activity Restrictiona | 3 (0, 7)4 | 5 (2, 19)1 | 2 (0, 5)2 | 4 (0, 7) | 3 (0, 5)1 | 4 (1, 10)1 | 2 (1, 6)1 | 2 (0, 5)2 |
FFI-Overalla | 99 (62, 133)38 | 103 (86, 148)5 | 69 (58, 111)8 | 127 (66, 134)11 | 107 (62, 156)14 | 124 (75, 153)17 | 74 (57, 123)6 | 83 (64, 102)17 |
MFPDI-Functiona | 18 (16, 22)9 | 19 (5, 24)1 | 17 (14, 22)4 | 19 (15, 23)2 | 20 (17, 22)2 | 20 (17, 22)1 | 18 (15, 21)4 | 16 (14, 23)4 |
MFPDI-Paina,h | 13 (12, 16)4 | 13 (11, 15)1 | 13 (11, 14)1 | 15 (12, 17)2 | 13 (12, 16) | 14 (12, 16)1 | 15 (11, 17)1 | 12 (11, 14)2 |
MFPDI-Personal Appearancea | 3 (2, 4)30 | 4 (3, 5)3 | 4 (3, 4)9 | 3 (3, 4)11 | 3 (2, 3)7 | 3 (3, 4)14 | 3 (2, 3)7 | 3 (2, 4)9 |
MFPDI-Overalla | 36 (31, 40)34 | 36 (30, 43)3 | 32 (30, 38)10 | 37 (33, 40)12 | 37 (29, 39)9 | 38 (32, 40)16 | 35 (33, 39)9 | 35 (28, 40)9 |
EQ5Da | .69 (.55, .74)4 | .68 (.61, .71)1 | .74 (.70, .77)1 | .64 (.46, .74)2 | .69 (.59, .74) | .65 (.46, .73)2 | .72 (.65, .80)1 | .70 (.64, .74)1 |