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Educação postural na criança em idade escolar: contributos para a prática de enfermagem de reabilitação
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Abstract(s)
A postura corporal tem influência no bem-estar e na qualidade de vida das
crianças. Durante a idade escolar, o seu sistema músculo-esquelético apresenta-se em
desenvolvimento, pelo que estão suscetíveis em adquirir más posturas e lesões. Por essa
razão, o investimento na educação postural é recomendado e está identificado no plano
nacional de saúde escolar 2015 como área de intervenção prioritária. Esta é uma área onde
o enfermeiro especialista em enfermagem de reabilitação tem um papel relevante, na
medida em que promove conhecimento às crianças desde cedo, capacitando-as para a
tomada de decisão e assim, previne o aparecimento de dor e lesões músculo-esqueléticas.
Os objetivos definidos para este estudo foram analisar o conhecimento de uma
amostra de crianças em idade escolar sobre postura corporal, através da escala de imagens
de conhecimento da postura corporal - comPostura e verificar de que forma o
conhecimento é influenciado pelas variáveis sociodemográficas. Desta forma, pretendese propor orientações para uma prática efetiva de enfermagem de reabilitação, no sentido
de melhorar a educação postural ao nível da saúde escolar.
Para o efeito, desenvolveu-se um estudo de natureza quantitativa, transversal e
correlacional, através da análise do conhecimento de 248 crianças, com idades
compreendidas entre os seis e os 11 anos de idade, que frequentam o primeiro ciclo do
ensino básico, pertencentes a diferentes escolas de um concelho do norte do país.
Os resultados sugerem a necessidade de implementar medidas para melhorar
conhecimentos de postura corporal e potenciar a mudança de comportamentos. Verificouse que os participantes têm maior capacidade para responder à identificação de posturas
corretas, do que às incorretas e foi encontrada uma diferença estatisticamente significativa
entre a identificação de posturas e o ano de escolaridade.
Com os resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que a promoção da saúde deve
começar desde cedo e ser adequada à população-alvo. Desta forma, o investimento na
educação postural de crianças em idade escolar deve ser incentivado, tendo o enfermeiro
especialista em enfermagem de reabilitação um papel preponderante na promoção de
saúde em meio escolar
Body posture has an influence on children's well-being and quality of life. During school age, their musculoskeletal system is developing, so they are susceptible to acquiring bad postures and injuries. For this reason, investment in postural education is recommended and is identified in the national school health plan 2015 as a priority area for intervention. This is an area where the nurse specialist in rehabilitation nursing plays a relevant role, as it promotes knowledge to children from an early age, empowering them to make decisions and thus prevent the onset of pain and musculoskeletal injuries. The objectives defined for this study were to analyse the knowledge of a sample of school-age children about body posture, through the body posture knowledge image scale - comPostura, and to verify how knowledge is influenced by the socio-demographic variables. Thus, we intend to propose guidelines for an effective practice of rehabilitation nursing, in order to improve postural education at school health level. For this purpose, a quantitative, cross-sectional and correlational study was developed by analysing the knowledge of 248 children, aged between 6 and 11 years old, attending the first cycle of basic education, from different schools in a municipality in the north of Portugal. The results suggest the need to implement measures to improve knowledge of body posture and potentiate behavioural change. It was found that participants are more capable of responding to the identification of correct postures than to incorrect ones, and a statistically significant difference was found between posture identification and year of schooling. With the results obtained, it was possible to conclude that health promotion should start early and be appropriate to the target population. Thus, the investment in postural education of school-age children should be encouraged, and the nurse specialist in rehabilitation nursing has a leading role in health promotion in schools.
Body posture has an influence on children's well-being and quality of life. During school age, their musculoskeletal system is developing, so they are susceptible to acquiring bad postures and injuries. For this reason, investment in postural education is recommended and is identified in the national school health plan 2015 as a priority area for intervention. This is an area where the nurse specialist in rehabilitation nursing plays a relevant role, as it promotes knowledge to children from an early age, empowering them to make decisions and thus prevent the onset of pain and musculoskeletal injuries. The objectives defined for this study were to analyse the knowledge of a sample of school-age children about body posture, through the body posture knowledge image scale - comPostura, and to verify how knowledge is influenced by the socio-demographic variables. Thus, we intend to propose guidelines for an effective practice of rehabilitation nursing, in order to improve postural education at school health level. For this purpose, a quantitative, cross-sectional and correlational study was developed by analysing the knowledge of 248 children, aged between 6 and 11 years old, attending the first cycle of basic education, from different schools in a municipality in the north of Portugal. The results suggest the need to implement measures to improve knowledge of body posture and potentiate behavioural change. It was found that participants are more capable of responding to the identification of correct postures than to incorrect ones, and a statistically significant difference was found between posture identification and year of schooling. With the results obtained, it was possible to conclude that health promotion should start early and be appropriate to the target population. Thus, the investment in postural education of school-age children should be encouraged, and the nurse specialist in rehabilitation nursing has a leading role in health promotion in schools.
Description
Curso de Mestrado ministrado em parceria com Escola Superior de Enfermagem S. José de Cluny e Escola Superior de Enfermagem Dr. José Timóteo Montalvão Machado
Keywords
Postura Serviços de Saúde Escolar Criança Enfermagem de reabilitação