Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, 2010 (vol. 1), issue 3
Measuring quality of life based on the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in patients with tuberculosis
Jarmila Siverová, Radka Bužgová
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2010, 1(3):66-73 
Aim: Evaluation of quality of life relates to the fundamental goals of health care. The aim of our work was to assess the quality of life of patients with tuberculosis from district of Ostrava town and Karvina district and to compare it with norm of population. Furthermore, to compare the determined quality of life of patients by age, gender, marital status, education, type and length of treatment (hospitalization, outpatient care). Methods: The research was formed by 46 patients who were at the time of investigation (July-December 2009) treated for tuberculosis of lung. For measurement of the quality of life was used the questionnaire...
Importance of content validation of hopelessness in development of instruments for hope measurement
Elena Gurková, Juraj Čáp, Katarína Žiaková
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2010, 1(3):74-82
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the content validity of nursing diagnosis Hopelessness and to identify the related defining characteristics applicable in development of instrument for hope measurement in clinical practice. Methods: Fehring's Diagnostic Content Validity Model was used to measure importance of diagnostic characteristics of Hopelessness. Relationships between identified characteristics was evaluated by correlation analysis. Factor analysis was used to examine factor loadings of identified characteristics. Results: Results of the study confirm that defining characteristics of the diagnosis Hopelessness are...
Psychoprophylactic training for childbirth - its effectiveness and importance for midwifery
Martina Bašková, Paulína Struhárová
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2010, 1(3):83-88
Aim: The aim of this work was to map awareness and the satisfaction of pregnant women who received psychoprofylactic preparation for childbirth. At the same time, to identify the differences in knowledge, skills and attitudes of pregnant women in terms of age, reached levels of education and parity. Methodology and file: Filed respondents comprised 100 pregnant women hospitalized after the delivery at Gynecology-Obstetrics Clinics in Trencin in the period from January to April 2010. For collection of data own questionnaire was used. The observed characteristics (age, education, parity) were compared in women who underwent psychoprofylactic preparation...
Caregiver burden in process of providing care of patient with chronic disease
Radka Šerfelová, Barbora Hladeková
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2010, 1(3):89-92
Purpose: Assessment of burden of caregiver in caring for chronically ill relatives in home enviroment. Methods: As a method for collecting empirical data was used valid, reliable questionnaire, the Caregiver Strain Index, which consists of 13 items. The final score of 7 or more indicates a high degree of burden. Research sample consisted of 50 respondents who provide care to chronically ill family member at home environment. The rate burden was assessed in terms of the following demographic data: age, sex, length of care provided, and family membership of the caregivers to the chronically ill. Results: Based on the analysis of...
Sexual and reproductive health of women in terms of some social and cultural aspects
Martina Tomašíková
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2010, 1(3):93-98
Aim: In the paper we discuss the question of risk of selected social and cultural aspects of sexual and reproductive health of women, which takes place in the specific cultural-historical background. Background: Models, which deal with sexual and reproductive health, can not provide an adequate answer to the question of the possible risk behavior of women and the significant people in her neighborhood. The risk factors themselves may be classified as behavioral or individual, or are environmental in nature. Methods and analysis: Risk assessment in the area of sexual and reproductive health of women, in terms of cultural and social...
Internal consistency of the CAM scale for assessment of acute confusion in conditions of the Slovak and the Czech Republic
Gabriela Vörösová
Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2010, 1(3):99-105
Assessment of nursing diagnosis of acute confusion by nurse with the use of valid and reliable screening tool is important. Early recognition and accurate diagnosis are inevitable for effective management of acute confusion. Objective: The aim of the study was to identify the differences and the extent of dependence in the criteria of the Slovak translation of the CAM scale (Confusion Assessment Method). Methods: The sample consisted of 400 patients with an average age of 77.57 years, who were diagnosed with acute confusion during hospitalization in 10 selected clinical sites in the conditions of the Slovak and the Czech Republic. The...