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Understanding healthcare professionals' perspectives on factors influencing public decisions to donate organs after brain death: a qualitative studyOšetřovatelství - původní práce
Mirko Prosen, Anet Rožnik
Kontakt X:X | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2025.045 
Introduction: Organ transplantation is often the only effective and successful treatment for end-stage organ failure, but it still faces many challenges today, one of which is the shortage of donors after brain death. The aim of the study was to determine the attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals about people's willingness to donate organs after brain death. Methods: A qualitative research method was used. Six focus groups were conducted in February and March 2024 with a purposive quota sample of 24 healthcare professionals. The data collected was analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Six themes were identified: (1) healthcare professionals'...
From expertise to empathy: multi-dimensional brand perception in Czech healthcareSociální vědy ve zdraví - původní práce
Zbyněk Stavař, Alena Hricová
Kontakt X:X | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2025.053
Background: Brand management in healthcare is becoming increasingly important due to marketization and rising patient expectations. However, the specific nature of this sector - including ethical norms and patient vulnerability - challenges the direct application of commercial branding models. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify key factors influencing brand perception among Czech healthcare users, and to analyze the impact of sociodemographic and lifestyle variables on this perception. Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted on a representative online panel of 502 Czech adults. The structured questionnaire focused on brand awareness,...
Determinants of nurses' distress during organ donation after circulatory deathOšetřovatelství - původní práce
Jana Křivková, Jiří Šimek, Alena Lochmannová, Pavel Leden, Tomáš Karel
Kontakt X:X | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2025.056
Background: Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) poses ethical, emotional, and procedural challenges for nurses at critical junctures of the donation pathway. Despite its growing adoption to address organ shortages, determinants of nurse distress in DCD remain underexplored - especially in Central Europe. Aim: To quantify associations between nurse distress during key DCD phases and four factors: (1) perceived ethical dilemma, (2) level of personal participation, (3) perceived professional respect, and (4) cumulative DCD experience. Methods: A cross sectional survey of Czech ICU nurses used a bespoke questionnaire to rate discomfort at twenty...
Factors accompanying the grieving process in the perception of widowed elderly womenSociální vědy ve zdraví - původní práce
Martina Černá *, Jana Gabrielová
Kontakt X:X
Aim: The aim is to describe the factors that accompany the grieving process following the loss of a partner, from the perception of widowed elderly women. Theoretical base: Grieving is a taboo topic in the Czech environment. Grieving people are misunderstood by those around them, who often do not know how to behave towards them, what communication strategies to choose, and which aspects of everyday life are burdensome. Methods: Accompanying factors were described based on an analysis of 15 interviews with widowed elderly women whose partner died as a result of a serious illness. The grieving process in these cases differs in many aspects to that of...
Social and emotional determinants of death anxiety in the context of health careOšetřovatelství - původní práce
Norbert Domonkos, Kornélia Helembai, István Vingender
Kontakt X:X | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2025.062
Introduction: Health care professionals (HCPs) often meet terminal patients in the course of their work, which potentially poses psychological and existential challenges. The identification of individual and social factors associated with fear of death (FoD) is crucial for prevention. Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the psychological and social variables related to FoD levels among HCPs. Methods: In a quantitative, cross-sectional study, the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale was applied (N = 500). Data were analysed with Mann-Whitney, Spearman's, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The mean FoD score was 129.76 points....