Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017 (vol. 8), issue 3

Editorial

MIDWIFERY!

Peter Koliba

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):657 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0015  

Original articles

EXTERNAL BREAST PROSTHESES IN POST-MASTECTOMY CARE IN GERMANY - WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Regina Wiedemann, Wilfried Schnepp

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):658-666 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0016  

Aim: In Germany, external breast prostheses are recognized and funded as medical devices for adjustment and care following a mastectomy due to breast cancer. Nonetheless, there is a lack of awareness of the prostheses-fitting service in German breast centres and outpatient care. In this study breast cancer survivors give voice to their experiences. Design: The study employs qualitative research evaluation methods. Methods: Data was collected via semi-structured interviews. The analysis was carried out via open and axial coding. Results: Women's experiences and requirements are presented in a two-phase model. Phase one describes...

WORK-RELATED STRESS AND COPING AMONG MIDWIVES IN SLOVAKIA

Ľubica Bánovčinová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):667-674 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0017  

Aim: The purpose of the study was to identify the most common workplace stressors and most frequently used coping strategies among Slovak midwives, as well as the relationships between work place stressors, coping strategies, and demographic characteristics. Design: Quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with the research sample, which consisted of 100 midwives (females, age 37.91 ± 11.03). The Brief COPE questionnaire and Expanded Nursing Stress Scale were used. Descriptive statistic, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Student's t-test, and Pearson's Correlation Analysis were employed. Results:...

NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS IN A GENERAL PRACTITIONER'S OFFICE

Radka Kozáková, Lada Hrbáčová, Renáta Zeleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):675-681 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0018  

Aim: The study aimed at determining the nutritional status of senior citizens in a general practitioner's office. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Mini Nutritional Assessment - Short Form (MNA-SF) and laboratory parameters (prealbumin, transferrin and CRP). The study comprised 241 participants. The significance of differences in selected nutritional markers for various groups was determined using a chi-squared test, Spearman's correlation coefficient and Fisher's test at a critical statistical significance...

EFFECTIVENESS OF NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL NURSING INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON FEMALE PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Eman Ali Metwaly, Nadia Mohamed Taha, Heba Abd El-Wahab Seliem, Maha Desoky Sakr

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):682-690 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0019  

Aim: The aim of study was to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological nursing intervention programs on female patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Methods: Pre-post follow-up assessment of outcome was used in this study. The study was conducted in the inpatient and outpatient clinics of rheumatology and rehabilitation at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. Results: There was a significant improvement in knowledge and practice of patients with RA in the post and follow-up phase of the program in the intervention group. In addition, the patients showed a...

SELECTED DAILY REGIME ACTIVITIES AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS - TROJAN HORSE OF GESTATIONAL OBESITY?

Martina Bašková, Jaroslava Kopčáková, Tibor Baška

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):691-696 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0020  

Aim: The article analyzes breakfast-skipping, excessive screen-based activities (two or more hours a day), and insufficient physical activity in relation to body mass index and family affluence in 13-15 year-old girls in Slovakia. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Health Behavior in School Aged Children (HBSC), an internationally standardized cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted in 2014, in Slovakia. The representative sample consisted of 3,077 adolescent girls aged 13-15 years. Results: Overweight and obesity was found in 6.2%, and 4.0% of respondents, respectively. The majority (55.0%) of girls admitted...

Review

VALIDITY OF TOOLS FOR ASSESSING THE RISK OF FALLS IN PATIENTS

Kamila Majkusová, Darja Jarošová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(3):697-705 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0021  

Aim: The aims were to analyze studies determining the validity of tools assessing the risk of falls in adult inpatients and to define a suitable tool to be used in acute and long-term care for preventing patient falls. Design: A review study. Methods: The studies were searched using predefined criteria in the electronic databases EBSCO, CINAHL, Medline, ScienceDirect, Wiley Library Online, ProQuest and ScienceDirect over a period of 2005-2015. After sorting the retrieved materials according to the PRISMA recommendations, a total of 12 articles were analyzed. Results: The validity of 11 tools for assesing the risk of falls...