Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2014 (vol. 5), issue 4

Editorial

Lucie Sikorová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):136 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0008  

Criterion validity of the self-report dysphagia assessment tool EAT-10 among neurological patients

Petra Mandysová, Jana Fialová, Edvard Ehler, Arnošt Pellant

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):137-144 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0009  

Aim: The aim was to study criterion validity of the Czech version of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) by comparing it with the Nursing Dysphagia Screening Tool (NDST). Moreover, the aim was to compare three items of the EAT-10 that focused on swallowing liquids (EAT3) and solids (EAT4) and on cough while eating (EAT9) with one item of the NDST, the swallow test (NDST8). Design: The design was cross-sectional. Methods: The sample included 57 hospitalized patients with a neurological condition. Their swallowing function was assessed using the EAT-10 and NDST. The relationship between the dichotomized EAT-10 and NDST and the selected...

Self-care program for older community-dwellers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Khoon-Kiat Tan, Sally Wai-Chi Chan, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):145-155 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0010  

Aim: To report a trial protocol to determine if a self-care program enhances quality of life and sense of coherence in community-dwellers aged 65 years or over. Design: A randomized controlled trial with a two-group pretest and posttest will be conducted in a community activity center involving a sample of 64 community-dwellers who are 65 years or over. Methods: The intervention group will receive Resource Enhancement and Activation Program, a structured 12-week self-care program comprising 24 activities based on a salutogenic framework. The control group will receive the routine service. Both outcome and process evaluations will...

Effects of music listening on preoperative state anxiety and physiological parameters in patients undergoing general surgery: a randomized quasi-experimental trial

Abouzar Mohammadi, Neda Mirbagher Ajorpaz, Mahsa Torabi, Alireza Mirsane, Fatemeh Moradi

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):156-160 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0011  

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of music on preoperative state anxiety and physiological parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate and mean systolic, and diastolic blood pressure in 60 patients undergoing general surgery. Methods: The study was designed as a randomized quasi-experimental trial. A total of 60 patients were allocated to two equal groups. Subjects in the trial group listened to non-vocal classical music through headphones for 20 minutes before entering the operating theater. State anxiety was measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the physiological parameters by pulse...

The effect of education on lifestyle changes and metabolic syndrome components

Mária Sováriová Soósová, Jana Hrehová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):161-168 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0012  

Aim: To assess the impact of education in adult patients meeting the criteria for metabolic syndrome (MS) on their lifestyle, blood pressure and selected anthropometric and laboratory indicators. Design: The study had an experimental character. Methods: The study group consisted of 55 patients before the education and 46 patients three months after the education who met the criteria for MS according to the International Diabetes Federation for European population. Their lifestyle was assessed by a modified version of the standardized questionnaire Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Blood pressure and selected anthropometric...

Perception of the effectiveness of evidence-based practice courses by Czech nursing and midwifery students

Renáta Zeleníková, Darja Jarošová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):169-175 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0013  

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine Czech nursing and midwifery students' perception of the effectiveness of evidence-based practice (EBP) courses. Another objective was to verify the psychometric properties of a Czech version of the Perception of Effectiveness of EBP Courses questionnaire. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The Czech version of the 13-item instrument was used. Data were collected from April 2013 to July 2013. The sample consisted of 119 students of nursing and midwifery. The reliability of the scale was measured by Cronbach's alpha. The construct validity of the instrument was tested...

Assessing the methodological quality of clinical practice guidelines for preventing intravascular catheter-related infections

Darja Jarošová, Petra Žitníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2014, 5(4):176-183 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2014.05.0014  

Aim: The study aimed at assessing the methodological quality of selected clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for preventing intravascular catheter-related infections. Methods: CPGs were systematically searched in electronic databases and on websites of organizations, colleges and societies based on predefined criteria and keywords over a period of 2000-2013. After sorting and analyzing 104 documents, the methodological quality of three selected CPGs was assessed with the AGREE II generic instrument. Results: All the CPGs obtained the highest domain scores in the dimensions Scope and Purpose (87%), Stakeholder Involvement (85%)...

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