Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2020 (roč. 11), číslo 3

Editorial

Martina Šochmanová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):104 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0019  

Psychometric properties of the Czech version of the tool – screening for early eating disorder signs (SEEDS-CZ)

Lucie Sikorová, Tatiana Valiašková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):105-112 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0016  

Aim: The objective was to determine the psychometric properties of the Czech version of the evaluation tool “Screen for early eating disorder signs” (SEEDS-CZ). Design: Validation study. Methods: The group of respondents consisted of young women aged 15–21 (mean = 17.7). From the total of 230 subjects, 106 had type 1 diabetes and 124 were without disease. Psychometric analysis was implemented with regard to factor analysis and reliability. With respect to reliability, the internal consistency was determined by the Cronbach alpha coefficient. In order to verify the domains of the SEEDS-CZ questionnaire, exploration...

Swallowing disorders in elderly patients with neurological deficits

Hana Lukšová, Jana Veřmiřovská

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):113-120 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0020  

Aim: The study aimed to identify possible dysphagia in elderly patients with neurological deficits. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using a standardized tool, the Brief Bedside Dysphagia Screening Test-Revised (BBDST-R). The study comprised 141 patients. Data were statistically processed; the sensitivity and specificity of the screening tool were calculated. The level of significance was set at 5%. Results: In the sample, the majority of screening results were positive (67.4%), that is, most patients had possible swallowing disorders. There was a statistically significant...

Mother-infant bonding in the postpartum period and its predictors

Lucia Mazúchová, Simona Kelčíková, Andrea Porubská, Nora Malinovská, Marián Grendár

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):121-129 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0022  

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess bonding between a mother and her child with an emphasis on its predictors as well as to identify the women who are at risk of mother-infant bonding disorders. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: To collect the relevant data, the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) was used to assess the following four factors: quality of mother-infant bond (F1); rejection and pathological anger (F2); infant-focused anxiety (F3); incipient abuse of infant (F4). The research sample consisted of 200 women who were 0–6 weeks after childbirth. The received data were analysed using descriptive...

The relationship between self-esteem of nurses and their choice of strategies to cope with workload burden

Lucia Dimunová, Anna Bérešová, Jana Raková, Ivana Rónyová, Terézia Fertaľová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):130-135 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0023  

Aim: To identify coping strategies nurses working in clinical practice use to manage workload, and, subsequently, to determine whether the choice of coping strategies is related to self-esteem. Design: Quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample consisted of 509 nurses. Two coping strategies questionnaires – Brief COPE and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale – RSES were used to collect data. The data were evaluated by descriptive statistical methods and analysed via ANOVA. Results: Nurses prefer to adopt a range of adaptive coping strategies rather than maladaptive coping strategies. The most frequently chosen...

Women’s control and participation in decision-making during childbirth in relation to satisfaction

Lucia Mazúchová, Simona Kelčíková, Linda Štofaníková, Nora Malinovská

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):136-142 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0021  

Aim: The objective of the study was to determine the satisfaction of women with their control and participation in decision-making during childbirth. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The KLI-P questionnaire measuring psychosocial climate in maternity hospitals by evaluating six factors was used to collect the relevant data. This article presents the results of assessing the satisfaction of women with the factor woman’s control and participation in decision-making during childbirth. The study sample consisted of 360 women within one year after natural birth (the mean time from childbirth: 6.22 ± 3.64...

Neuromuscular taping application opportunities in nursing: a literature review

Heri Kristianto, Agung Waluyo, Em Yunir, Dewi Gayatri, David Blow

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(3):143-151 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0018  

Aim: This study aims to identify nursing problems that can be assisted or resolved with neuromuscular taping, and to identify the characteristics of neuromuscular taping interventions in the field of nursing. Design: A narrative literature review. Methods: A journal search was conducted using the keywords “neuromuscular taping” to collect relevant articles published within the last five years from databases. The inclusion criteria were: randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental or case reports, participants aged over 17 years, full text articles, studies focusing on nursing problems, and written in English. Twelve...