Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017 (vol. 8), issue 1

EDITORIAL

Hana Matějovská Kubešová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):558 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0001  

ASSESSING SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY IN SENIORS

Iveta Kukliczová, Renáta Zeleníková, Petr Bujok

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):559-564 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0002  

Aim: The study aimed at assessing the quality of sleep in seniors. Another objective was to determine the impact of gender, age, type of residence and taking sleeping medication on the quality of sleep. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected using the standardized Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. The sample comprised 146 seniors living in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. The survey was conducted from January 2014 to the end of October 2014 in a long-term chronic care department of a selected hospital, two retirement homes and among seniors living in their own homes. Results:...

EVALUATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS OLD AGE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN AN INSTITUTIONAL FACILITY

Pavlína Urbanová, Radka Bužgová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):565-571 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0003  

Aim: The aim of the research was to determine attitudes towards old age in older adults living in institutional facilities, and to compare them with the population standard. A further aim was to determine differences in attitudes towards old age by gender, age, level of education, and self-sufficiency in the older adults surveyed. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: A research sample consisting of 121 elderly people living in retirement homes. Data were collected using a Czech version of the AAQ questionnaire (Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire), and Barthel's test of Activities of daily living was used to assess levels of...

A COMPARISON OF THREE SELF-REPORT PAIN SCALES IN CZECH PATIENTS WITH STROKE

Petra Mandysová, Adriana Nedvědová, Edvard Ehler

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):572-579 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0004  

Aim: The first aim was to determine the performance of three self-report pain scales, the combined Visual Analogue Scale / Numerical Rating Scale (VAS/NRS), NRS, and Faces Pain Scale - Revised (FPS-R), in a study on pain in Czech patients with stroke. The second aim was to compare the patients' overall pain scale preference rankings and preference rankings by gender, the location of the brain damage, and cognitive functioning. Design: The design was cross-sectional. Methods: Eighty hospitalized patients with stroke evaluated their pain using the mentioned scales and subsequently expressed their preference rankings of the scales....

FEAR OF FALLING AMONG COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

Michaela Dingová, Eva Králová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):580-587 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0005  

Aim: The aim of the study was to describe experience with falls, fear of falling, perceptions of the consequences of falls and how the fear of falling affects daily life in community-dwelling older adults. Design: The study used a qualitative design to describe the lived experiences of community-dwelling older adults with the fear of falling. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted individually with six participants who reported the fear of falling. Results: Five main areas emerged from data analysis: development of the fear of falling, feared consequences of falling, activities curtailment, fall prevention behavior...

PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE MORSE FALL SCALE

Ivana Bóriková, Martina Tomagová, Michaela Miertová, Katarína Žiaková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):588-595 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0006  

Aim: The goal of this study was to analyse relevant research studies focusing on the testing of the predictive value of the Morse Fall Scale measuring device on hospitalized patients. Design: Literature review. Method: Search for full text research studies in Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Summon Discovery Tool (licensed electronic information databases), based on pre-established criteria, and key words, from 1989 to 2016. Results: Sensitivity values ranged from 31% to 98%, and specificity values ranged from 8% to 97% in 14 analysed studies. The predictive value of the tool in validation studies varies depending...

SUBJECTIVE PERSPECTIVES OF DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

Sigrun Simolka, Wilfried Schnepp

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(1):596-608 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0007  

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore data concerning subjective theories, personal resources, and recommendations for counseling changes in people with diabetes mellitus from different Russian-speaking nationalities. Russian-speaking immigrants and Russian Germans may require a different type of diabetes education to native inhabitants. Design: A literature review of subjective theories of illness, personal resources, and recommendations for counseling was conducted. Methods: Literature published since 2009 was searched, including qualitative and quantitative studies. Data were found for Jewish and Russian-speaking immigrants...