FHSQ-iCONNECT “A new 2nd Generation PROM”

In 2024, work began on the FHSQ-iConnect project. The project aimed at developing a cloud-based solution for measuring foot health status in daily clinical practice that was a simple test to administer. The project analysed foot health data from more than 150 international clinical trials involving 12,000 patients. This analysis is yielding valuable new insights into global foot health trends. Importantly, research has led to the development of four new clinical indices. These indices are designed to help clinicians understand and better managing health in daily practice. This represent a major leap forward in the FHSQ’s clinical utility and why it is now referred to as a second generation PROM. Final analysis of the system is currently undergoing nation wide clinical trials in Australia.

Together with FHSQ data, these indices offer a comprehensive framework for clinicians to monitor and interpret patient health trajectories with greater precision in real time. The system generate test results that can be initiated in office. The FHSQ-iConnect reporting format is aligned with universal medical convention for reporting patient test results.

The FHSQ-iConnect knowledgebase, a core component of the platform, contains a comprehensive collection of data on a range of distinct health conditions. Examples include foot health status of people with; diabetes, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, obesity, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, pregnancy and breast cancer survivors.

International versions of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire V1.04

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  • Arabic (FHSQ-Ar)

  • Brazilian (FHSQ-Br)

  • Chinese

  • Danish (FHSQ-DK)

  • Dutch (FHSQ-NL)

  • English

  • Greek (FHSQ-GR)

  • Indian

  • Italian

  • Korean

  • Persian

  • Pakistani

  • Spanish

  • Spanish (Valencian)

  • Turkish (FHSQ-T)

  • Portuguese (FHSQ-PT)

  • French (national test phase)