About Us
Care Quest is a Brisbane-based business that focuses on developing and distributing software, such as the original and sought after Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ). This licensed software enables scale scores to be calculated and available for purchase the “Software” tab.
Foot health status Questionnaire
The Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) has filled a need for clinicians and researchers wanting to measure foot health related quality of life. The uniqueness of the FHSQ was recognised early in its development and won a national research award in Australia. The questionnaire is now a global research tool, translated into multiple languages and used by clinicians, researchers, clinicians, PhD, Masters and honours students.
There are in excess of 150 referenced scientific publications the cite the use of the FHSQ, further validating the questionnaires utility. The American Orthopaedic - AO Handbook "Musculoskeletal Outcome Measures and Instruments" by Suk, Hanson, Norvell & Helfet, published by Thieme in 2005 identifies the FHSQ as the most scientifically valid foot and ankle measure of the 25 independently evaluated.
To assist clinicians and researchers, the Foot Health Status Questionnaire Data Analysis Software Revised Version is now available to accurately obtain the scale scores for the domains of; Foot Pain, Foot Function, Footwear, General Foot Health Perceptions from respondent's answers on the questionnaire.