Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2021 (vol. 12), issue 1

Nurses as the indisputable heroes of the current pandemic

Rastislav Maďar

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):207 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0006  

The effect of life skills training on the coping of people with multiple sclerosis

Mahnaz Seyedoshohadaee, Shima Parnian, Hamid Haghani, Mohammad Sadegh Sargolzaei

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):208-214 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0032  

Aim: One of the psychological interventions that help patients effectively deal with the problems and challenges of daily life is life skills training. So determining the effect of life skills training on the coping of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) was the aim of this study. Design: A quasi-experimental study. Methods: The research was conducted with a sample of 80 people with MS attending the Tehran MS Association in 2017. The intervention group received four one-hour life skills training sessions and the control group received only routine care. To contrast the results between the two groups and the findings before and...

Evaluation of Turkish nurses’ attitudes to workplace incivility

Ezgi Dirgar, Betül Tosun, Siyabe Arslan

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):215-224 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0033  

Aim: This study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the attitudes of nurses to workplace incivility. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: This study was implemented with the participation of 195 nurses working in a hospital in southeastern Turkey. The Nurse Information Form and Nursing Incivility Scale were used as data collection tools. Results: When the total scores for the scale were compared in terms of the working hours of the participants, it was found that those working only night shifts had higher scores than those working only during daytime hours (p = 0.036). A total of 43.6% of the participants thought...

A randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of discharge training in patients following cardiac surgery

Yesim Yaman Aktas, Hacer Gok Uğur, Oya Sevcan Orak

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):225-234 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0037  

Aim: The aim of the current study was to determine the effectiveness of discharge training on self-efficacy and post-discharge problems after cardiac surgery. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Methods: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery (n = 66) were randomly assigned to either control or discharge training groups. Patients received training from the first day they were hospitalized until the day they were discharged. The self-efficacy scores and post-discharge problems were assessed prior to the surgery, at 10 days and 30 days post-discharge. Results: Concerning self-efficacy scores, no statistically significant difference...

Women’s childbirth satisfaction and obstetric outcomes comparison between two birth hospitals in Barcelona with different level of assistance and complexity

Pablo Rodríguez Coll, Rocío Casañas, Anna Collado Palomares, Gladys Maldonado Aubián, Florencio Duran Muñoz, Xavier Espada-Trespalacios, Ana Rodríguez Martínez, Ramón Escuriet Peiro

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):235-244 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0038  

Aim: Barcelona Hospital Campus Vall D’Hebron (Hospital A) and Hospital Mollet (Hospital B) provide women with humanized maternity care, but there are differences in dimension and complexity. This study describes the obstetrical results and women’s childbirth satisfaction of these two Spanish hospitals. Design: A correlational descriptive study was conducted with 194 postpartum women. Methods: Satisfaction and birth experience were evaluated using the CEQ-E and the MCSRSS questionnaires. A bivariate and discriminant analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationship between satisfaction and the recorded variables. Results:...

Association between nurses’ burnout, hospital patient safety climate and quality of nursing care

Mária Sováriová Soósová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):245-256 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0039  

Aim: To evaluate the associations between nurse burnout, the hospital patient safety climate, the patient safety grade, and adverse events. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: 117 nurses completed the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and the Hospital Survey on patient safety culture. Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis was conducted to assess associations between variables. Results: Higher level of burnout significantly met with lower grade of patient safety, overall perception of patient safety, higher frequency of adverse events recorded, and medication errors. The overall perception of safety was positively related...

Perineal tears sustained during vaginal birth: a cross-sectional study

Jaqueline Sousa Leite, Adriana Caroci-Becker, Victor Hugo Alves Mascarenhas, Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):257-266 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0040  

Aim: To analyse the type, location, degree, shape and size of perineal tears sustained during normal birth. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample was composed of 100 women with perineal tears whose length and depth were measured using the tool Peri-Rule™. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out using a significance level of 5% (p = 0.05). Results: Similar numbers of women sustained single or multiple tears (51% vs 49%). Perineal tears occurred more frequently in the posterior than anterior region of the perineum (80% vs 58%). In 77.5%, 20.0% and 2.5% of the women, first-, second- and third-degree...

Perinatal stress events and burnout among midwives in Poland. The mediating role of self-efficacy

Arkadiusz Mirosław Jasiński

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):267-278 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0002  

Aim: The aim of the study was to check whether there is a link between perinatal stress events, self-efficacy, and burnoutin a group of midwives. According to the Job Demands-Resources model (JD-R model), perinatal stress events may be linked to burnout, and self-efficacy can play a mediating role in this connection. Design: A quantitative longitudinal study. Methods: The research involved 99 midwives working in the Polish public health service. Results: Stepwise regression analysis showed a direct relationship between perinatal stress events and emotional exhaustion (β = 0.12; p = 0.02). The results of mediation analysis...

Self-management education programs for patients with heart failure: a literature review

Eli Zuraida, Andi Masyitha Irwan, Elly Lilianty Sjattar

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):279-294 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0025  

Aim: To identify and evaluate self-management education programs. Design: A literature review. Methods: A search of five databases PubMed, ProQuest, Science Direct, Wiley, and the Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL) was conducted. Reviewed studies were as follows: articles published from January 2015 to August 2019, with full text in English, featuring randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and patients with a diagnosis of heart failure, and self-management education interventions with follow-up. Results: Eighteen articles were reviewed in this study, whose participants were predominantly male patients aged 65 years old. Types of self-management...

Mirror therapy in adult stroke patients: a review of possible applications and effectiveness with an emphasis on activities of daily living

Jan Chrastina, Hana Svízelová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):295-305 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0026  

Aim: To present the current knowledge about possible applications, effectiveness, and other aspects of mirror therapy in adult stroke clients, with an emphasis on the performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), or on supporting independence and self-care, including limitations. Design: A descriptive mapping study. Methods: A systematic literature search and an interpretative content analysis (according to predetermined criteria) of 34 identified relevant studies (2000–2017) and conceptualization of findings in relation to ADL performance / limitation among adult stroke clients. Results: Mirror Therapy (MT) is a simple and undemanding approach...