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. The project analysed foot health data from more than 150 international clinical trials involving 12,000 patients and this number continues to grow. Analysis is yielding valuable new insights into global foot health trends.

Importantly, research has led to the development of four new clinical indices 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 well underway in Australian clinical trials.

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, vascular disease, rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, obesity, ankylosing spondylitis, various grades of HAV, nurses in daily practice, multiple sclerosis and foot health for pregnancy 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