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Foot health and quality of life of nursing students: an exploratory multimethod...
Bernardes, Rafael; Caldeira, Sílvia; Stolt, Minna; Correia, Nuno; Cruz, ArménioIntroduction: Foot health is often neglected in healthcare, despite its importance for nursing students, who spend long periods standing and walking. Objective: To explore the relationship between foot health, quality of life, and knowledge among nursing students in a clinical education setting. Methods: A sequential multimethod exploratory study was conducted with 54 students, selected through purposive snowba...
Rehabilitation strategies and footwear recommendations for nurses in standing e...
Alves Bernardes, Rafael; Caldeira, Sílvia; Stolt, Minna; Santos-Costa, Paulo; Cruz, ArménioIntroduction: Prolonged standing can lead to tendon and ligament damage, particularly in the feet and ankles, if preventive measures are not taken. Ill-fitting shoes are associated with increased foot pain and disorders, especially among nurses. This narrative review aims to comprehensively synthesize existing literature on footwear recommendations for nurses in prolonged standing positions, emphasizing healthc...
Foot and ankle disorders in nurses exposed to prolonged standing environments: ...
Bernardes, Rafael A.; Caldeira, Sílvia; Parreira, Pedro; Sousa, Liliana B.; Apóstolo, João; Almeida, Inês F.; Santos-Costa, Paulo; Stolt, MinnaBackground: Prolonged standing environments constitute an occupational risk factor for nurses, particularly for developing foot and ankle disorders. The definitions and potential relationship to hours spent walking or standing are poorly understood. This scoping review aimed to synthesize the main disorders found on nurses’ ankles and feet, their prevalence, the influence of hours spent walking or standing, and...
A saúde do pé de estudantes de enfermagem em ensino clínico: resultados prelimi...
Bernardes, Rafael A.; Caldeira, Sílvia; Stolt, Minna; Almeida, Inês F.; Parreira, Pedro; Sousa, Liliana B.Introdução O Ensino Clínico (EC), pela necessidade de permanecer em pé por longos períodos, constitui-se como um ambiente potencialmente agressivo para a saúde do pé. De facto, as posições ortostáticas prolongadas são consideradas como um dos fatores mais importantes para a diminuição da saúde do pé (Stolt et al., 2018). As lesões associadas ao pé contribuem para cerca de 39.9% das intenções de desistência do c...