Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, 2013 (vol. 4), issue 2

Guest editorial. Evidence-Based Practice is Here to Stay

Elizabeth A. Schlenk

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):553  

The use of gum chewing in postoperative care of patients with abdominal surgery: developing an evidence-based clinical protocol - part II

Renáta Zeleníková, Anthony Chao, Gloria Enright, Mary Rogers Schubert, Kaitlin Shotsberger, Cecelia Wise, Elizabeth A. Schlenk

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):554-565  

Aim: The aim of this paper is to develop an evidence-based clinical protocol for the use of gum chewing in postoperative care to reduce the risk of paralytic postoperative ileus in patients who have undergone abdominal surgery. Methods: A clinical question (For adult patients who have undergone abdominal surgery, does the use of gum chewing postoperatively reduce the risk of paralytic postoperative ileus in comparison with the usual care regimen?) was formulated, a population and setting were defined, and the databases OVID Medline®, CINAHL, and PubMed were searched for relevant material. Six data-based research articles were chosen...

The impact of visual impairment on quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy

Mária Kaščáková, Ľudmila Majerníková, Janka Slaninková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):566-572  

Aim: To monitor and evaluate the differences in the evaluation of monitored indicators of quality of life of patients with proliferative and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods: The research sample comprised a total of 80 patients with DR. The first group consisted of 27 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the second group of 53 patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The comparison was carried out according to the degree of DR. The data were collected using the standardized National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) at the Ophthalmic Department of J. A. Reiman Hospital...

Subjective well-being and health-related quality of life - the relationship of the two constructs in patients with bronchial asthma

Patrice Popelková, Elena Gurková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):583-588  

Aim: The goal of the study was to determine the relationship between the health-related quality of life (usually abbreviated as HRQoL) and subjective well-being (usually abbreviated as SWB) of patients with chronic disease, namely bronchial asthma. The focus was on discriminative validity of both constructs. Methods: The research sample consisted of 316 patients examined at the Pulmonary Clinic of the University Hospital Ostrava. HRQoL was assessed by a short version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (Mini AQLQ) and SWB was assessed by the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). Pearson's correlation coefficient and linear regression...

Emotional intelligence of nurses and its role in nursing

Ingrid Juhásová, Ľubica Ilievová, František Baumgartner

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):589-594  

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the level of emotional intelligence (EI) of nurses and to identify differences in the level of EI in relation to their age, length of work experience and education. Methods: The sample consisted of nurses (n = 280) providing care to patients in four hospitals in the Trnava Region. The mean age of the nurses was 39.64 years (SD = 9.44) and the length of their work experience was 18.7 years (SD = 10.64). The level of EI was measured using questionnaires representing current approaches to understanding of EI. Emotional intelligence as an ability was determined by the Situational Test of Emotional...

Quality of life of women in motherhood using the method SEIQOL

Eva Vachková, Eva Čermáková, Jiří Mareš

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):595-599  

The study is trying to answer the question of how women in their motherhood perceive, experience and evaluate their quality of life. Unlike a standard questionnaire which is the same for all women, an individualized approach was used, with women identifying and then evaluating their own most important areas and goals of life. Aim: (1) to test the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) instrument in motherhood, (2) to identify the spectrum of their life goals and degree of their realization, (3) to determine the quality of their life, and (4) to determine the relationship between the stated quality of life and choice...

Job satisfaction as a predictor retention of nurses in the workplace - a literature review

Silvie Haroková, Elena Gurková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(2):573-582  

Aim: The aim of this work was to perform a literature review of nurses' job satisfaction factors with respect to their retention i n the workplace. Methods: Data sources - electronic databases: MEDLINE, Wiley Online Library, PubMed, Bibliographia medica Čechoslovaca; journals: Kontakt, Profese on -line, Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, Ošetrovateľstvo: teória, výskum, vzdelávanie; and peer-reviewed publications. The key words were entered into the databases published from 1990 or later that have examined the job satisfaction of nurses and its impact on their retention in work. Literature results are presented in a tabular format for...