Recruitment and screening
HBM
Participants were recruited using postal invitation using a database of patients who had recently received podiatry treatment at the La Trobe University Health Sciences Clinic, email distribution to staff members in the School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport at La Trobe University, Facebook advertising and posters placed in the local community. Potential participants were asked to contact the chief investigator (HBM) to express their interest and were then screened for eligibility by either of two members of the research team (HBM and PQXL).