Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2024 (roč. 15), číslo 2

Enhancing literature search transparency and quality in systematic reviews

Petra Mandysová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1088-1089 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0009  

Perceived health-related quality of life and selected characteristics of inpatients with rheumatic diseases

Ludmila Koudeláková, Dominika Kohanová, Daniela Bartoníčková, Dominik Škopík, Helena Kisvetrová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1090-1099 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0006  

Aim: To assess the perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in hospitalized patients with rheumatic diseases and to determine whether selected characteristics can affect their perceived quality of life. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected between September 2022 and March 2023 using the standardized instrument to measure HRQoL, namely the RAND 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36). The sample consisted of 170 patients with rheumatic diseases hospitalized in a teaching hospital in the Czech Republic. Results: The average perceived HRQoL was 34.94 (SD = 17.06), indicating poor quality of life. The most highly rated subscale...

The process of childbirth as a factor influencing women's satisfaction

Kateřina Ratislavová, Kristina Janoušková, Eva Hendrych Lorenzová, Colin R. Martin

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1100-1106 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0007  

Aim: The aim of the research was to find significant factors that influence womenʼs satisfaction with childbirth. Design: A cross-sectional study design was chosen. Methods: The Czech version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised, supplemented with demographic questions and questions related to the process of childbirth, was used for data collection. The online questionnaire was completed by 870 women who met the inclusion criteria for the study. Results: Several statistically significant results were found: womenʼs satisfaction with childbirth increases with increasing age (p < 0.05), secondary / multipara...

Stress factors experienced by nursing and midwifery students

Slávka Mrosková, Alena Schlosserová, Jana Cuperová, Ľubomíra Tkáčová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1107-1114 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0008  

Aim: Stress negatively affects studentsʼ health, self-esteem, and clinical performance. Although stress has been analyzed on a long-term basis and many clinical stressors are known, some of the factors potentially triggering stress have not been adequately studied, and the results are not consistent. Our research focused on an assessment of the stress intensity that nursing and midwifery students experience and the impact of ward type, difficulty in providing nursing care, and previous experience on perceptions of stress. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The study sample (n = 258) consisted of 65.5% nursing and 34.5% midwifery students...

Unfinished nursing care and its relationship to level of teamwork: the perspective of postgraduate nursing students

Dominika Kohanová, Elena Gurková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1115-1125 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0010  

Aim: To investigate the reasons for unfinished nursing care (UNC), its prevalence and patterns, and to explore its relationship to level of teamwork as perceived by Slovak postgraduate nursing students. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted between November 2022 and January 2023. Data collection was carried out using a set of questionnaires that involved the Unfinished Nursing Care Survey tool to measure UNC and the Nursing Teamwork Survey (NTS) to investigate level of teamwork. The sample consisted of 159 postgraduate nursing students from five public universities in different regions of the Slovak Republic....

Women’s experiences of unplanned out of hospital deliveries: a narrative analysis

Hanna Järvenpää, Ari Haaranen, Mari Kangasniemi

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1126-1134 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0011  

Aim: The centralization of Finnish maternity services can mean longer journeys when women are in labor. The aim of this study was to describe women’s experiences of having an unplanned out-of-hospital delivery (OHD) and to produce a deeper understanding of how to support them when this happens. Design: Qualitative descriptive study design with narrative inquiry method. Methods: Individual interviews were carried out with 15 women who had an unplanned OHD and the data were analyzed using a narrative method. Results: Three narratives described the women’s experiences of an unplanned OHD with a common plot being their sense of control....

Autonomy in nursing: a narrative review of instruments and their measurement properties

Laura Chupáčová, Katarína Žiaková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(2):1135-1144 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0012  

Aim: Autonomy in nursing refers to nurses’ ability to make independent decisions in providing nursing care without outside influence or control. Nurse autonomy is a key part of the provision of quality and safe care. Design: A narrative literature review was used for the study, performed according to the PRISMA ScR checklist. Methods: Relevant studies obtained from four databases were included in the narrative review. The data review was performed according to the PRISMA checklist. For data extraction and synthesis, the method of summative content analysis, in accordance with COSMIN criteria, was used. Results: The search identified four relevant...