Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, 2011 (vol. 2), issue 3

Editorial. Establishing a dialogue in nursing circles

Alvisa Palese

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):229  

Pain, functional status, anxiety, depression, and social interaction in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis

Mária Sováriová Soósová, Renáta Suchanová, Libuša Tirpáková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):239-247  

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess pain, functional status, anxiety, depression, social activity, and social support and their interactions in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to assess possible differences by gender, marital status, age, duration of disease, and co-morbidity. Methods: Pain intensity was assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), functional disability by the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI), anxiety by the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), depression by the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), social activity by the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2 (AIMS2)...

Quality of life of patients with dementia from the perspective of family members

Taťána Kršíková, Radka Bužgová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):248-256  

Objective: The aim of the research was to determine the quality of life of seniors with dementia from the perspective of family members. Furthermore, to compare the perceptions of quality of life of seniors with dementia by family members depending on the environment in which the senior lives. Methodology: A qualitative research was performed, for the method of data collection was used non-standardized interview. Research was attended by nine family members of patients with dementia. Based on analysis of data there were determined four categories: 1. changes in the psychological field, 2. changes in cognitive function, 3. changes in the...

The quality of the life of pregnant women after in-vitro fertilization versus spontaneous conception

Bohdana Dušová, Markéta Tulisová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):264-271  

Objective: The aim of the work was to find out and consequently compare the quality of life of women who got pregnant naturally with those who underwent artificial insemination. Quality of life was evaluated twice during the pregnancy, between the 20th and 28th week and just before actual childbirth. Methods: A standardized questionnaire WHOQOL - BREF was used for empirical data collection. The sample was made up of 160 pregnant women divided into two groups: 80 women who had got pregnant naturally and 80 women who underwent artificial insemination. The research was realized at the Faculty hospital Ostrava, Gyncentre Ostrava and Gyncentre...

Ethic problems during child hospitalization

Žaneta Beránková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):272-280  

Objective: The aim of the research was to describe the experience of hospitalized children (adolescents), accompaniment of hospitalized children preschool and younger school age and general nurses with ethical problems during the hospitalization of children on the standard children's ward. Methods: Qualitative research was conducted. For data collection was used non-standardized interview. The research group consisted of eight informants, persons accompanying the child during hospitalization (n = 5), hospitalized children in adolescence age (n = 2) and child nurse (n = 1). Based on qualitative data analysis were created four categories...

Benefits of kangaroo care method for premature newborns - evidence based practice

Lucie Sikorová, Monika Suszková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):230-238  

Objective: To review benefits of kangaroo care method for premature babies, it means finding enough evidence to justify using the kangaroo care method in the Intensive care unit for newborns. Methods: Searching for valid indicators of a positive influence method of kangaroo care through method evidence-based practice. To obtain relevant sources were used licensed databases and freely available databases - Medline, Bibliomedica, Nursing: Best Evidence for Nursing care, Google Scholar. Results: Analysis of results showed a clearly positive impact of the kangaroo care methods on premature infants placed in intensive care, especially...

Impact of a preventive strategies on incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Jana Bizoňová, Darja Jarošová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(3):257-263  

Objective: To find out the influence of preventive strategies on the occurrence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Methods: Using the method of evidence based practice were found in electronic databases (PubMed, American Journal of Medicine, Virginie Henderson Library, Google Scholar, PubMed Central, Best Evidence for Nursing, Cochrane Collaboration) 25 relevant studies (meta-analysis, systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, retrospective studies, case-control studies). Results: We did not found any strong evidence, which could clearly validate or refute...