Stolt Minna, Miikkola Maija, Suhonen Riitta, Leino-Kilpi Helena
1 University of Turku.
2 Turku University Hospital.
Workplace Health Saf. 2018 Mar;66(3):136-143. doi: 10.1177/2165079917727011. Epub 2017 Aug 31.
Nursing practice includes static standing and much walking causing strains to lower extremities. However, little is known about nurses' foot health and particularly their perceptions of their foot health. Therefore, in this study operating room nurses' perceptions of their foot health was investigated and promoting and hindering factors were identified. In total, 14 operating room nurses participated in in-depth interviews. The informants regarded foot health as part of general health and moreover a significant part of work well-being. Promoting factors for foot health were activity in sports and foot self-care as well as varying work conditions and seeing patients with severe foot conditions which served as a motivating factor to care for their own feet. On the contrary, hindering factors were unsuitable footwear, constant standing, and lack of motivation to care for their own feet. Based on this study, nurses' value their foot health which should be promoted. Nurses could benefit from annual foot health assessments and foot self-care education provided by occupational health professionals.
护理工作包括长时间站立和频繁走动，这会给下肢带来压力。然而，对于护士的足部健康，尤其是他们对自身足部健康的认知，我们却知之甚少。因此，在本研究中，我们调查了手术室护士对自身足部健康的认知，并确定了促进和阻碍因素。共有14名手术室护士参与了深入访谈。受访者将足部健康视为整体健康的一部分，更是工作幸福感的重要组成部分。促进足部健康的因素包括体育活动、足部自我护理、不同的工作条件以及接触足部状况严重的患者，这些因素成为他们关爱自己足部的动力。相反，阻碍因素包括不合适的鞋类、持续站立以及缺乏关爱自己足部的动力。基于本研究，护士重视自身足部健康，而这一健康状况应得到改善。护士可以从职业健康专业人员提供的年度足部健康评估和足部自我护理教育中受益。
