| Autor: |
Carvalho É; São Vicente de Paulo Hospital, Passo Fundo 99010-080, RS, Brazil., Marostica LC; São João Charitable Hospital, Sananduva 99840-000, RS, Brazil., Trento GF; Institute of Heatlh, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo 99052-900, RS, Brazil., Marcolina JS; Institute of Heatlh, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo 99052-900, RS, Brazil., Teló FC; Institute of Heatlh, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo 99052-900, RS, Brazil., Soares RSA; Polytechnic College, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil., Silveira LBTD; Postgraduate Nursing Program, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil., Lima SBS; Nursing Department, Postgraduate Nursing Program, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil., Alves PJP; Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde, Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal., Eberhardt TD; Postgraduate Program in Bioexperimentation (PPGBioexp), Institute of Heatlh, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo 99052-900, RS, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Recent studies emphasize the significance of skin microclimate in the prevention of pressure injuries (PI). The objective was to evaluate the effect of pressure loading on skin temperature and moisture in the heels of healthy adults. This is a before-and-after study performed at Brazil, in October 2022. Skin temperature (°C) was measured by an infrared digital thermometer, and skin moisture (%) using electrical bioimpedance. Ten individuals/twenty heels were evaluated. The average temperature of the right and left heel was the same at baseline (27.2 °C). It was recognized that after 30 min of pressure loading on the heels, there was a decrease in temperature, and after 15 min of pressure offloading, the temperature decreased again. It was found that at t0, the moisture of the right heel (12.6%) was lower than the left heel (15.6%). The median moisture in the right heel increased from t0 to t1 and decreased in t2, while in the left heel, there was a small variation of the median from t0 to t1, as well as to t2. The pressure loading leads to a decrease in temperature and changes the skin moisture of the heels of healthy individuals. |
