Bipedestación prolongada como factor de riesgo de lesiones dermatológicas en el personal de enfermería

  1. José Antonio Verdía-Martínez
  2. José María Rumbo-Prieto
  3. Uxía Gutiérrez-Couto
Journal:
Enfermería Dermatológica

ISSN: 1888-3109,  2386-4818

Year of publication: 2024

Year: 18

Issue: 52

Pages: 40-47

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.13685817 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Objective: To review the literature to answer the question: What dermatological foots lesions do nurses who workplace in prolonged standing suffer from? Methodology: A systematic scoping review was conducted on the study objective. The systematic search for articles included the main health sciences databases: PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE and Web of Science (WoS). Prior to eligibility, selection criteria were established and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) PCC methodology for scoping reviews and PRISMA 2020 flowchart were followed. Results: Of 38 studies initially identified, after eliminating duplicates and applying eligibility screening, 8 were finally selected. By typology, four studies were observational (50%), two bibliographic reviews (25%), one qualitative (12.5%) and one systematic review (12.5%). It was observed that the most repeated skin lesion was the presence of calluses and hard skin, followed by fungal infections and warts, and to a lesser extent hyperhidrosis, macerations and xerosis. Regarding the pathology of nails and foot appendages, there were cases of onychocryptosis and onychomycosis. Conclusion: A wide variability of dermatological pathologies is observed due to prolonged standing that nurses suffer when carrying out their usual activity, which, in turn, depends on the type of unit, hospital service (pediatrics, ICU, surgical area...) or environment (hospital, social health, primary care). Therefore, the presence of these lesions confirms a work problem that, due to the scarcity of evidence and lack of knowledge about the problem, leads to not having adequate protocols to prevent or reduce the risks and/or quantify their magnitude.

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