Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, 2011 (vol. 2), issue 4

Editorial. Clarity, completeness, accuracy: three essential elements of good research reporting

Iveta Simera

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):281  

Rating the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Caregiver Role Strain

Věra Kolegarová, Renáta Zeleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):282-287  

Aim: The aim of the study was to find out how the family caregivers caring for their close relatives in the Czech Republic evaluate defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Caregiver Role Strain. Methods: Fehring's patient - focused clinical diagnostic validity model was used to clinical validation of the nursing diagnosis Caregiver Role Strain. The research was ongoing during the months August and September 2010 at Home Care Agency Victoria in region of city Šumperk. Fifty family caregivers, who take care for their family members more than 2 years, were chosen to the research sample. Twenty three caregivers (46 %) agreed with...

Personality predictors of burnout syndrom among students of helping professions

Zuzana Škodová, Ľubica Bánovčinová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):288-294  

Aim: Personality characteristic might be important factors influencing the individual abilities to cope with the burnout syndrome. Aim of the study was to examine the relationship between personality factors such as self-evaluation and sense of coherence and burnout syndrome among university students of helping professions. Methods: Together 109 university students of nursing, obstetrics, public health and psychology were included in the study (average age 20.64 ±2.74, 86.1% females). Scale Burnout Inventory (SBI) in the school was used for assessing the burnout levels. Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC) and Rosenberger's Self...

White coat hypertension problems in childhood

Anna Ovšonková, Daniela Kubisová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):295-302  

Aim: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence and risk factors of white coat hypertension (WCH) in children. Methods: We realized the retrospective study and analyzed records of 140 children (36 girls, 104 boys) with high blood pressure measured in cardiology outpatients' clinic, to whom a 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was made and the type of hypertension was specified. Hypertension was diagnosed when systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure measurements with auscultatory technique were ≥ 95th percentile for sex, age and height. White coat hypertension (WCH) has been defined as mean blood pressure...

The patient knowledge of an asthma self-management

Michaela Dingová, Petronela Osacká

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):303-311  

Aim: This project is aimed to find out the patient knowledge with asthma in the area of self-management of this disease and particularly the influence of the length of the disease on the knowledge level about self-management. At the same time we tried to find out the relation between the knowledge level of the asthma self-management and control of asthma disease. Methods: The total number of 297 adult asthma patients were included in the cross sectional study. The valid instruments Asthma Control Test and Measuring asthma self management knowledge in adults were used for testing asthma control and the degree of patient knowledge in self...

Nonpharmacological approaches to treatment of cognitive functions in clients with dementia

Jan Lužný

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):312-318  

Aim: Aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological approaches influencing cognitive functions that are used in routine practice in inpatient women psycho-geriatric ward in Mental hospital in Kromeriz. Furthermore the study tried to evaluate satisfaction with these activities in hospitalised clients. Methods: At the beginning and at the end of hospitalisation was used range of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) to make an indicative assessment of cognitive functions, and at the end of hospitalization was used a controlled interview. Results: At the end of hospitalisation...

Validation of nursing diagnosis Impaired memory in Czech and Slovak clinical practice

Martina Tomagová, Ivana Bóriková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2011, 2(4):319-324  

Aim: The aim of this study (supported by project Slovak Research and Development Agency, SRDA) was to examine the content validity of nursing diagnosis Impaired Memory and to identify the defining characteristics in Czech and Slovak clinical practice. Methodology: Fehring's Diagnostic Content Validity Model was used. Experts were nurses who achiev e minimally the total number of 4 points according to modified Fehring's criteria. Experts measured importance of diagnostic characteristics of Impaired Memory in validation form. It contained 10 defining characteristics of nursing diagnosis, 2 neutral characteristics and 4 items from MMSE (Mini-Mental...

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