Foot and Ankle Disorders in Nurses Exposed to Prolonged Standing Environments : A Scoping Review

Source avec lien : Journal of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare, 43(1).

Cette étude exploratoire visait à synthétiser les principaux troubles observés sur les chevilles et les pieds des infirmières, leur prévalence, l’influence du nombre d’heures passées à marcher ou à se tenir debout, et les différences entre les sexes.

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 gender differences.

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