Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2016 (vol. 7), issue 3

Editorial

Jana Marečková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):461 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0015  

Nurses' experience and attitudes towards inpatient aggression on psychiatric wards

Martina Tomagová, Ivana Bóriková, Martina Lepiešová, Juraj Čáp

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):462-469 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0016  

Aim: To determine the incidence rate of forms of inpatient aggression towards nurses who working on psychiatric wards; to identify their attitude to patient aggression, to the factors that condition the occurrence and management of aggression. To determine the differences between nurses in relation to educational training aimed at the issue of patient aggression. Design: Quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: Selection of respondents was deliberate. The sample comprised 223 nurses with an average of 21.27 (± 11.41) years of clinical practice. Data collection was implemented by means of the self-assessment scales: Violence...

Factors influencing the effectiveness of clinical learning environment in nursing education

Elena Gurková, Katarína Žiaková, Silvia Cibríková, Dagmar Magurová, Anna Hudáková, Slávka Mrosková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):470-475 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0017  

Aim: The purpose of the cross-sectional descriptive study was to investigate how nursing students evaluate particular factors of clinical learning environment during their professional placement in hospitals. We explored which factors of clinical environment contribute significantly to students' evaluation of it. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample included 503 nursing students in their second or third year of study at six Slovak universities. A valid and reliable questionnaire, the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher evaluation scale (CLES+T), was used to evaluate the student...

The incidence of anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with dermatological diseases

Andrea Solgajová, Tomáš Sollár, Gabriela Vörösová, Dana Zrubcová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):476-483 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0018  

Aim: The study aim was to establish the differences in the levels of anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with acne and atopic dermatitis, to examine differences related to gender, and to examine the relationship of levels of anxiety, depression, and quality of life to age and personality traits. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) were used for data collection, and the Mini International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) was used for identification of five personality factors. Results:...

Determinants of quality of life in the elderly

Mária Sováriová Soósová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):484-493 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0019  

Aim: To assess the impact of selected demographic (age, sex), socio-economic (marital status, education, income) and health factors (functional status, anxiety, depression) on quality of life (QOL) of seniors in the Košice region. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: QOL was assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD questionnaires, functional status was assessed by the Barthel test Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), anxiety by the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and depression by the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. Relations between variables were assessed by Pearson correlation coefficients. Linear regression analysis was used...

Health literacy of primiparae in the first six months of maternity: review

Ivana Olecká, Kateřina Ivanová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):494-503 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0020  

Aim: The aim of this study was to find out how the health literacy of primiparae in the first six months of motherhood is examined. The following research questions were raised: What methods are used to examine maternal health literacy? What aspects of maternal health literacy are investigated? Do the results prove any link between maternal health literacy and child health? Design: Review. Methods: The search for primary research studies was based on a combination of the following keywords: health literacy, mother, maternity, information, and knowledge in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Exclusion criteria: not a primary...

Communication and interpersonal skills enhancement in midwifery: review

Zuzana Škodová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2016, 7(3):504-510 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2016.07.0021  

Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the available research evidence on the effectiveness of training methods used in communication and interpersonal skills enhancement in midwifery practice and study. Design: Review. Methods: A systematic search in SCOPUS and PubMed databases was performed, with the following selection criteria for studies: quantitative studies in English between the years 2006-2016, using the key words: communication enhancement, communication training, and midwifery in their abstract or title. Theoretical analyses of the problem and review articles were excluded. The search process resulted in the discovery...