Cerebral palsy is described as a group of permanent neuromotor-type disorders caused by non-progressive injuries in the developmental stages of the central nervous system, and which have serious ...repercussions on the quality of life of affected children due to the physical and psychological damage it entails for them. Today, it is the leading cause of physical disability in childhood. Since there is no cure for this disorder, treatment is based on the improvement of symptoms, which is not always achieved through conventional therapies. For this reason, the need arises to investigate other alternative therapies, such as hippotherapy, to determine the main effects of hippotherapy as a rehabilitation therapy in children with cerebral palsy. The review was performed in accordance with the criteria of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol and was registered under the number CRD42021233003. The databases used were PubMed, Dialnet and the web browser Google Scholar. After applying the inclusion criteria, we included 11 articles. As a conclusion, we found that hippotherapy provides benefits at physical, psychological, cognitive and social levels in children with cerebral palsy, and thus it should be considered as a complementary rehabilitation therapy to conventional treatments.
: Physical exercise helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle and its practice is recommended for women during pregnancy as a means of limiting the negative effects on the body that may take place and to ...optimise well-being, mood and sleep patterns, as well as encouraging daily physical activity, enhancing the ability to work and preventing pregnancy-related complications.
: To analyse the quality of life in pregnancy for women who complete a programme of moderate physical activity in water, following a designed method that the woman can perform physical exercise safely during pregnancy called the SWEP (study of water exercise during pregnancy) method.
: A randomised clinical trial was performed. One hundred and twenty-nine pregnant women were randomly assigned either to an exercise class following the SWEP method (EG, n = 65) or to a control group (CG, n = 64). The trial began in week 20 of pregnancy (May 2016) and ended in week 37 (October 2016). Heath-related quality of life (HRQoL) was evaluated with the SF36v2 health questionnaire at weeks 12 and 35 of pregnancy.
: The HRQoL score decreased significantly between weeks 12 and 35 of gestation, except for the mental health component, which in the CG fell by -3.28 points and in the EG increased slightly (
> 0.05). Among the CG, the score for the mental health component at week 35 was ≤42, indicating a positive screening risk of depression (39.20 ± 4.16).
: Physical activity programmes in water, such as SWEP, enhance the HRQoL of pregnant women.
Healthy lifestyle habits formed in childhood provide the foundation for a healthy adult life; therefore, it is important to encourage healthy habits and to correct poor habits from an early age.
In ...this study, we aim to evaluate the influence of educational intervention in order to modify postural hygiene habits in school-age children.
We randomly selected three public primary education schools in the Galician provinces of Orense and Pontevedra based on stratified multistage sampling. A sample of 479 students was obtained, representing 2% of all 6- to 12-year-old children registered during the 2015/2016 academic year in those provinces.
Following the intervention, the students' postural hygiene improved. We found statistically significant differences regarding a reduction in the number of hours spent watching television (0.531 h/day); the way school books and supplies were carried, with an increase in the use of backpacks with wheels (from 58.5% to 64.1%); and an improvement in postural hygiene when watching television, with an increase from 63.7% to 80.8% of those surveyed opting to watch television whilst seated on a chair instead of lying down.
Educational intervention by inculcating healthy postural hygiene habits in children at an early age can improve and correct unhealthy behaviours.
Play as a Method to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in Children: An RCT Sánchez-López, Antonio Manuel; Menor-Rodríguez, María José; Sánchez-García, Juan Carlos ...
International journal of environmental research and public health,
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Overweight and obesity are the result of a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors, which begins prenatally.
To analyse an intervention based on play as a means of improving the ...body composition of children who are overweight or obese.
The Kids-Play study is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) consisting of 49 children aged 8-12 years on a nine-month intervention programme based on physical activity, play and nutritional advice. Controls had another 49 children, who received only nutritional advice.
The play-based intervention achieved a moderate-vigorous level of physical activity in the study group of 81.18 min per day, while the corresponding level for the control group was only 37.34 min. At the start of the intervention, the children in the study group had an average body fat content of 41.66%, a level that decreased to 38.85% by the end of the programme. Among the control group, body fat increased from 38.83% to 41.4% during the same period.
The intervention programme considered, based on both play and nutritional recommendations, produced a decrease in body fat among children aged 8-12 years. However, the control group, which received only nutritional recommendations, experienced an increase in body weight.
A health promotion intervention directed at preventing unhealthy habits in relation to physical exercise, hygiene habits, diet and personal relationships can lead to a decrease in diseases during ...adulthood and obtaining a better quality of life. The intervention had a participative and multidisciplinary nature, and it was developed by health professionals, teachers and parents for school children. It promoted healthy lifestyle habits around food by working on four areas through video lessons, interactive talks, practical and theoretical−practical classes and an individual project on behalf of the student where they had to design healthy menus. We randomly selected, by stratified multistage sampling, three public primary education schools. A sample of 479 students registered during the 2014/2015 academic year aged between 6−12 years were included in the study. After the educational intervention, we found a significant reduction in the BMI of the students (p < 0.001). For breakfast, the overweight or obese children modified their usual food consumption after the intervention for a healthier breakfast based on fruit juice and bread instead of sugary snacks (p < 0.001). Regarding eating habits during the mid-morning break, there was a decrease in the consumption of sugary snacks (p < 0.001) and an increase in the consumption of fruits and sandwiches. We found that, after the intervention, the excessive consumption of pasta for the main meal reduced in favor of an increase in the consumption of proteins and different beans and pulses (p > 0.001). Educational interventions on healthy lifestyle habits carried out in children during their early years improve and correct unhealthy habits.
Nursing Care Plan for Patients with Hajdu–Cheney Syndrome Cortés-Martín, Jonathan; Díaz-Rodríguez, Lourdes; Piqueras-Sola, Beatriz ...
International journal of environmental research and public health,
06/2022, Letnik:
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Hajdu–Cheney syndrome is a rare genetic disease. Its main features include phenotypic variability, age-dependent progression and the presence of acroosteolysis of the distal phalanges and generalized ...osteoporosis, which have significant disabling potential. Currently, there is no effective curative treatment, so nursing care is essential to ensure the maintenance of the quality of life of these patients. The main objective of this study was to establish a specific standardized nursing care plan using the NANDA–NIC–NOC taxonomy. The application of a care plan as such would improve the quality of life of patients affected by this rare disease, will contribute to increasing healthcare professionals’ knowledge on this matter and will support future studies on this disease.
RESUMEN Objetivos: Evaluar el impacto en la frecuencia de cambio de apósito y en el coste del tratamiento de las heridas que tiene la utilización de un apósito de espuma hidrocelular con indicador de ...cambio y capa enmascaradora de exudado, y valorar la satisfacción del paciente y la opinión del profesional de enfermería con el apósito de estudio frente a los tratamientos previos. Metodología: Estudio observacional, ambispectivo, multicéntrico, realizado en atención primaria y sociosanitaria, en cuatro regiones de España. Participaron pacientes con heridas exudativas, en las que se fuera a sustituir apósitos previos por el apósito del estudio (ALLEVYN Life) según práctica clínica habitual. En cada región, se recogieron y analizaron características de las heridas (antigüedad, localización, tratamientos anteriores, área de la herida), frecuencia de cambio de apósito, coste semanal por paciente (apósitos utilizados y tiempo de enfermería dedicado a curas), satisfacción del paciente y opinión del profesional de enfermería. Resultados: Se incluyó un total de 128 heridas (Galicia: 29; País Vasco: 30; Extremadura: 25, y Comunidad Valenciana: 44). Tras 4 semanas de uso del apósito del estudio se redujo significativamente la frecuencia de cambio (29-58%) y el coste semanal por paciente (apósitos utilizados: 11-61%; apósitos + tiempo de enfermería: 27-59%). En la mayoría de regiones, la reducción del área fue superior al 30%. La experiencia global de los pacientes mejoró con el apósito de estudio frente al tratamiento previo, y fue buena o muy buena en el 60-78% de los casos. En todas las regiones, el profesional de enfermería consideró los apósitos ALLEVYN Life superiores en rendimiento global, indicación de idoneidad de cambio y enmascaramiento del exudado. Conclusiones: El uso del apósito con indicador de cambio y capa enmascaradora disminuyó la frecuencia de cambio de apósito, lo que permitió prolongar los intervalos entre visitas y reducir costes asociados. Al mismo tiempo, mejoró la opinión del profesional de enfermería, y aumentó la satisfacción del paciente.
•Biosafety devices are needed to safely administer vaccines.•Use of “ready-to-use” vaccines can avoid biological accidents.•Majority of nurses showed concerns about using lyophilized vaccines.
...Vaccination is an effective health intervention for the prevention of infectious diseases. This study aims to evaluate the response provided by nurses toward the use of ready-to-use (RTU) formulations of hexavalent vaccines and measures to prevent errors during the vaccination process. This observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study took place from March to May 2018. It included 201 interviews with nurses from health centers in Madrid (70), Murcia (59), and Andalusia (72), who had administered RTU vaccines in the last 12 months. Approximately 91.6% of nurses provided a positive feedback for the use of RTU vaccines. The most significant concerns experienced by nurses were during the preparation and administration of vaccines; 84.1% versus 18.9% of nurses felt that the risk of making mistakes was lower while using RTU vaccines compared with non-reconstituted (lyophilized) vaccines, and 74.1% versus 22.4% of nurses felt ease at preparing RTU vaccines compared with lyophilized vaccines. A total of 66.7% of nurses believed that there were risks associated with the preparation of lyophilized vaccines (administration risk 42.8% and risk of needle injury 42.3%). Risk percentages reduced to 4% and 9.5%, respectively, with the use of the RTU vaccines. Therefore, nurses adopted an average of seven steps to reduce the risk of errors. The average time saved during the administration of the vaccines was 1.1 min. In summary, nurses highlighted the need for administering vaccines using RTU formulations for ensuring the safety of the recipients, preventing errors, and saving time during the vaccination process.
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