{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,16]],"date-time":"2024-07-16T00:02:35Z","timestamp":1721088155073},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Politechnika Wroclawska Oficyna Wydawnicza","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Acta Bioeng Biomech"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024]]},"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Purpose<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p>This study aimed to evaluation of professional footwear comfort, functionality and style, as well as their relationships with the foot structure among nurses.<\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p><jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p>We examined 120 clinical nurses aged 40-50 years, occupationally active, wearing specific type of footwear at work for a minimum of 7 h a day, for 5 days prior to the research. The study relied on the CQ-ST podoscope for measurements of foot. Perception of footwear comfort, functionality and style scales were also used in the research. The results were analysed with the use of Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman's rank correlation.<\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p>It was found statistically significant negative associations between right and left foot length and overall comfort of footwear (p=0.045, p=0.045), as well as between right and left foot width and arch height (p=0.015, p=0.028). Heel angle positively correlated with safety (p=0.008, p=0.050), ease of donning and doffing (p=0.001, p=0.004), as well as shoe style ratings (p=0.047). Variables determining shoe comfort were positively correlated with most shoe functionality characteristics, as well as with shoe style (p&lt;0.05).<\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<jats:p>Tested medical footwear meets the requirements of nurses in terms of comfort, functionality and aesthetics, and the studied features of footwear can be a useful guideline for the selection of shoes for representatives of this professional group. These footwear can be an element of workwear, and even, in the case of women with transverse flat feet - an alternative to ordinary utility shoes. There is a need to consider different widths for the same length size in medical footwear designs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.37190\/abb-02440-2024-02","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,15]],"date-time":"2024-07-15T11:01:29Z","timestamp":1721041289000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluation of professional footwear and its relationships with the foot structure among clinical nurses"],"prefix":"10.37190","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Ewa","family":"Puszcza\u0142owska-Lizis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sabina","family":"Lizis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wiktoria","family":"Dunaj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jaros\u0142aw","family":"Omorczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"23140","container-title":["Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/actabio.pwr.edu.pl\/fcp\/6GBUKOQtTKlQhbx08SlkTUARAUWRuHQwFDBoIVURNWHxTA1hnRlUuWTISTnoYDxMe\/302\/public\/publikacje\/v26-1-2024\/13.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,15]],"date-time":"2024-07-15T11:01:47Z","timestamp":1721041307000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/actabio.pwr.edu.pl\/fcp\/6GBUKOQtTKlQhbx08SlkTUARAUWRuHQwFDBoIVURNWHxTA1hnRlUuWTISTnoYDxMe\/302\/public\/publikacje\/v26-1-2024\/13.pdf"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1"},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37190\/abb-02440-2024-02","relation":{},"ISSN":["1509-409X","2450-6303"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1509-409X","type":"print"},{"value":"2450-6303","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024]]}}}