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KMID : 1004620150210030309
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Clinical Nursing Research
2015 Volume.21 No. 3 p.309 ~ p.318
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Effects of Foot Mats on Levels of Fatigue, Discomfort, Lower Extremity Edema and Skin Temperature in Scrub Nurses
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황순희:Hwang Soon-Hee
전상은:Jun Sang-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of foot mats on reducing levels of fatigue, discomfort, lower extremity edema and skin temperature in scrub nurses during surgery.
Methods: This study employed one group repeated measures design in which 16 scrub nurses (ages 22-38) stood on steel footstools (SF) during scrub as the conventional test and stood on SF with foot mats as the experimental test. Levels of fatigue, discomfort, lower extremity edema and skin temperature were measured before the first surgical hand scrub and right after the first surgery of the day for 3 consecutive days in both tests.
Results: The changes in levels of fatigue and discomfort were significantly different between tests (p<.001~.033). Edema, determined by the differences in circumferences of the ankles and calves before and after the surgery was also significantly different between groups (p=.001~.011). However, the change in skin temperature on the foot tops of both
feet was not different between tests (p=.351~.467).
Conclusion: The results of this study show that using foot mats on top of the steel footstool is effective in reducing the levels of fatigue, discomfort and lower extremity edema in scrub nurses during surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Foot Ma, , Fatigue, Discomfort, Edema, Nurse
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