Adherence to other components of the intervention
pain
COLD
The cold packs were used from 0 to 56 days (mean 12.1, SD 15.6) during the 12 weeks of the study. Reasons for not using them were “I didn’t need to” (stated on 26 occasions), “bunions don’t hurt during the day” (stated on three occasions), and “cannot tolerate cold” (three occasions), “shoes were comfortable enough” (two occasions), “did not think of using them” (one occasion), “didn’t find any difference in pain” (one occasion) and “limited time” (one occasion). The bunion pads were worn 0 to 552 h (mean 146.4, SD 192.8) during the 12 weeks of the study. Common reasons for not wearing them were “no need” (stated on 22 occasions), “uncomfortable” (10 occasions), “too loose” (four occasions), “too large” (three occasions), and “I lost them” (one occasion).