Percepción de los enfermeros sobre los 3S - Smart Safe Shoes: calcetines para prevenir caídas

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Zapatos, Accidentes por Caídas, Prevención de Accidentes, Enfermería, Garantía de la Calidad de Atención de Salud.

Resumen

Objetivo: analizar la percepción de los enfermeros sobre el uso de 3S - Smart Safe Shoes en su fase de prototipo y describir los resultados de la evaluación de su uso por ancianos ingressados en unidades de dos Centros Hospitalarios. Método: se realizó un estudio exploratorio, descriptivo y mixto entre noviembre de 2021 y marzo de 2022. La técnica de muestreo fue no probabilística e intencional e incluyó: a) adultos mayores hospitalizados, capaces de caminar e con riesgo de caída y b) enfermeros especialistas. Resultados: se incluyeron 28 pacientes y 7 enfermeros. Ambos coincidieron en que los 3S - Smart Safe Shoes son cómodos. Los enfermeros consideran que los calcetines se adaptan perfectamente a las diferentes regiones anatómicas del pie y que tienen propiedades antideslizantes en los pisos probados; y que, en la mayoría de las situaciones, permitan una buena movilidad de los dedos y en todos los movimientos tibiotarsianos (86%). Todos los enfermeros destacan la facilidad para ponerse los calcetines y consideran que estos deben ser incluidos en una estrategia de prevención de caídas. Conclusión: Los 3S - Smart Safe Shoes tienen las características necesarias para garantizar una marcha segura en ancianos hospitalizados y su uso debe ser considerado en otros contextos.

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2023-06-01

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Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins, M. M., Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, O. M., Rodrigues, C. M., Vilaça de Brito Santos, C. S., Pereira Gomes, B., & Almeida Ventura da Silva, J. M. (2023). Percepción de los enfermeros sobre los 3S - Smart Safe Shoes: calcetines para prevenir caídas. Journal Health NPEPS, 8(1). https://periodicos.unemat.br/index.php/jhnpeps/article/view/10898