Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2021 (roč. 12), číslo 2

United in a group, each nurse can be empowered

Julie Benbenishty

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):306 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0021  

Unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease

Radka Kozáková, Radka Bužgová, Petra Bártová, Pavel Ressner

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):307-314 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0035  

Aim: The study aimed to identify individual health and social care needs and unmet needs in patients with Parkinson’s disease as well as factors related to them. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample comprised 183 Parkinson’s disease patients cared for in four outpatient neurology centers in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Their functional status was assessed with the Hoehn and Yahr Scale, Barthel Index and Schwab and England Scale; their needs for care were evaluated using the Needs and Provision Complexity Scale. The study was carried out from May to December 2019. Results: The...

An enjoyable retirement: lessons learned from retired nursing professors

Khaldoun Mousa Aldiabat, Enam Alsrayheen, Carole-Lynne Le Navenec, Catherine Aquino-Russell, Mohammad Al Qadire

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):315-324 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0001  

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the experience of retirement for retired nursing professors. Design: The descriptive phenomenological qualitative method, developed by Giorgi, was used to conduct this study, through the lens of Continuity Theory and Carper’s Ways of Knowing Theory. Methods: Data were collected from four eligible participants in the form of written descriptions e-mailed to the researchers and analyzed using Giorgi’s analysis-synthesis process. Results: The results showed that retired nursing professors felt satisfied with what they had achieved over their careers. They experienced a positive...

The Thai version of diabetes self-management scale instrument, and assessment of its psychometric properties: a multi-center study

Monthida Sangruangake, Solikhah Solikhah

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):325-332 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0007  

Aim: The objective of this study was to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Diabetes Self-Management Scale (T-DSMS). Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: This study was performed in two phases: 1) a forward-backwards translation of the existing version of the Diabetes Self-Management Scale (DSMS); and 2) evaluation of its psychometric properties using confirmatory factor analysis. Between February to June 2016, a total of 700 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients were recruited from outpatient diabetes clinics of both community and university hospitals in Khon Kaen and Bangkok province...

Validation of the Professional Quality of Life Scale among Slovenian and Croatian nurses

Leona Cilar, Marija Spevan, Kasandra Musovic, Gregor Stiglic

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):333-341 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0008  

Aim: The aim was to validate the Professional Quality of Life Scale. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The data were collected using the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQoL) from February to April 2019 among nurses in Slovenia and Croatia. Results: The results indicate that the original version of the scale was not suitable for this sample. Thus, the scale was revised to improve the model fit. The final model showed a good fit (TLI = 0.886; CFI = 0.915; RMSEA = 0.107). It is comprised of eleven items, three belonging to the compassion satisfaction subscale, four to the burnout subscale, and four to the secondary...

The factors affecting patient aggression scale: psychometric testing of a new tool

Martina Lepiešová, Ivan Farský, Mária Zanovitová, Juraj Čáp, Katarína Žiaková, Dominika Kalánková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):342-352 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0009  

Aim: To report the development and psychometric testing of the Factors Affecting Patient Aggression Scale (the FAPAS), a new attitude scale constructed to measure nurses’ perception of miscellaneous factors in terms of their potential to increase the risk of patient aggression against nurses. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted according to the STROBE checklist. Data were collected using the FAPAS between November 2014 and May 2015. Registered nurses (n = 1,220) from nine teaching hospitals across Slovakia were included in the study. Construct validity and reliability of the instrument were tested...

A validation study of the Slovak version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (with Slovak nurses)

Dominika Kalánková, Daniela Bartoníčková, Elena Gurková, Katarína Žiaková, Radka Kurucová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):353-365 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0010  

Aim: To verify the psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture instrument in the Slovak Republic. Design: A cross-sectional validation study. Methods: The study was conducted according to the STROBE checklist. Data were collected using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) between December 2017 and July 2018. Registered nurses (n = 1,427) from 21 hospitals across Slovakia were included in the study. Construct validity and reliability of the instrument were tested using SPSS 25.0. Results: Results of the Principal Component Analysis did not replicate the dimensionality...

Women with breast cancer living with one breast after a mastectomy

Tintin Sukartini, Yulia Indah Permata Sari

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):366-375 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0012  

Aim: To explore the impact of mastectomy on the body image of women with breast cancer. Design: A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Methods: Thirty women (n = 30) with post-mastectomy breast cancer were obtained through a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using in-depth and semi-structured individual interviews to explore the experiences of the participants and the meanings they attribute to them. The data was analysed using the Van Manen method and with the help of NVivo 12 software. Results: Three main themes were identified in this study: “breast meaning”, “self-concept”,...

Slovenian nursing students’ competence in research utilization, and the support they received during clinical practice

Asta Heikkilä, Boris Miha Kaučič, Bojana Filej, Leena Salminen, Jouko Katajisto, Helena Leino-Kilpi

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):376-384 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0013  

Aim: Research utilization is at the core of evidence-based practice. The aim of the study was to describe Slovenian nursing students’ competence in research utilization (attitudes, knowledge, and skills) on graduation, and the support they received in learning research utilization during clinical practice. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study design. Methods: The participants were graduating Slovenian bachelor-level nursing students (n = 220). Data were collected using the Competence in Research Utilization instrument, and analyzed statistically. Results: Students’ attitudes to research...

Mobbing experienced by general nurses and related factors: a scoping review

Klára Václavíková, Radka Kozáková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):385-392 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0024  

Aim: The objective of the study was to describe and analyze up-to-date knowledge of the mobbing experienced by general nurses, and factors related to it. Design: Scoping review. Methods: Only full-text primary research papers published in English between 1990–2019 were included in the scoping review. Freely accessible and licensed databases (CINAHL, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, and Wiley online Library) were used to retrieve information. Results: The scoping review indicated that mobbing is a frequently researched phenomenon, in particular over the previous ten years. General nurses are a group acutely...