Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2014 (vol. 5), issue 1

Editorial

Darja Jarošová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):1  

Evaluation of quality of life of patients with diabetic foot syndrome in selected health care facilities of Moravian-Silesian region

Renáta Zeleníková, Radka Bužgová, Eva Janíková, Darja Jarošová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):2-8  

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the quality of life of patients with diabetic foot syndrome in selected health care facilities in the Moravian-Silesian Region using the standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Methods: A Czech version of the standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used to determine the quality of life of patients with diabetic foot syndrome. The sample consisted of 84 patients. The results were compared with the population norm. Data were collected from November 2012 to February 2013 in selected health care facilities in the Moravian-Silesian Region: University Hospital Ostrava, Municipal Hospital Ostrava...

The quality of life for children with epilepsy

Anna Ovšonková, Zuzana Mahútová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):9-14  

Aim: The aim of this research was to find out the influence of this disease on the quality of life in children with epilepsy. Methods: To collect the empirical data, we used a standardized questionnaire concerning the quality of life - Quality of Life in Epilepsy for Adolescents (QOLIE-AD-48) designed for an age group of 11 - 18 years. The sample consisted of 70 participants. For statistical analyses, we used descriptive statistical methods. Results: The majority of participants rated their health status as good. Participants indicated difficulties in implementing more demanding activities; half of the participants did not have...

Quality of life of patients with a permanent pacemaker

Radka Kurucová, Katarína Žiaková, Elena Gurková, Eva Šimková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):15-20  

Aim: To find which areas of patients' quality of life were most affected by permanent pacemaker implantation and to assess quality of life in patients after permanent pacemaker implantation with respect to rhythm disorders. Methods: The research sample consisted of 100 patients with permanent pacemaker implantation, of whom 58 were women and 42 men; all hospitalized in Žilina Faculty Hospital and Polyclinic. The average age of the participants was 66.5. To collect empirical data, the Quality of Life Index Cardiac Version - IV, an assessment tool for patients with cardiac disease, was used. Results: The results of the statistical...

Influence reminiscence therapy on quality of life patients in the long-term hospital

Jarmila Siverová, Radka Bužgová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):21-28  

Aim: The aim of the research was to identify and describe the quality of life of the elderly admitted to the Long Term Care Institution (LTCI) of Municipal Hospital of Ostrava (OCH) and compare it with the population norm. Furthermore, to evaluate the influence of reminiscence on their quality of life, cognitive function, and the presence of depressive symptoms. And to recognize the importance of reminiscence in the provision of nursing care for the elderly in a health care facility. Methods: The research sample consisted of 41 patients older than 60 who were admitted to the LTCI with reduced cognitive function, MMSE test results of 24...

Quality of women's life with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Marie Balíková, Radka Bužgová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):29-35  

Aim: The pilot survey aimed at determining and describing the quality of life (QOL) of women who developed nausea and vomiting during the first trimester of their pregnancy (NVP). Another goal was to find out whether pregnant women's QOL is influenced by the severity of NVP, parity, duration of pregnancy, gynecologic history, age and marital status. Methods: The cohort comprised 179 women in the first trimester of their pregnancy suffering from NVP. Data were collected using two questionnaires: the specific Health-Related Quality of Life for Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy (NVPQOL) and the supplementary SF-12 health survey. Results:...

Menopause rating scale - validation Czech version specific instrument for assessing health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women

Markéta Moravcová, Jiří Mareš, Stanislav Ježek

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(1):36-45  

Aim: The aim of the present study was to create a Czech version of the Menopause Rating Scale questionnaire, to validate its psychometric properties and to assess its applicability in the Czech clinical practice. Menopause Rating Scale enables to assess the quality of life in postmenopausal women from women's perspective and is applied worldwide in gynaecological clinical practice. Methods: A Czech version of the Menopause Rating Scale was created by repeated and backward translation. It was validated on a sample of 204 women after natural menopause (49 - 63 years). We judged the reliability of the Czech version of Menopause Rating Scale...