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The competencies and practical activities of social workers in Ústecký region in Czechia

Dita Štyvarová ^*, Miroslav Barták

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):183-190 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.030  

Introduction: The main goal of the work is to analyze how social workers identify their specific competencies regarding the general characteristics of the workplace and how they subjectively evaluate their abilities and capabilities to fulfill these competencies in the Ústecký region in Czechia. Methods: The data were obtained from a combined convenience online and paper-pencil survey. Respondents were employees of the 48 social services organizations in the Ústecký region: 101 females and six males. The one-factor analysis of variance comparing means and two non-parametric tests, the Friedman test and Kendall's W test, was employed, as well as Spearman's...

Multiculturalism as a value in healthcare services in the Western Balkans

Driton Maljichi, Blerim Limani, Bernard Tahirbegolli, Troy E. Spier, Iliriana Alloqi Tahirbegolli, Sanja Stojković Zlatanović, Drita Maljichi, Ahmed Kulanić, Irida Agolli Nasufi, Milica Kovač-Orlandić, Gëzim Qerimi

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):174-182 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.026  

In this study, we aimed to examine the healthcare preferences and perspectives of citizens in the Western Balkans (namely Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina), as well as their trust toward medical professionals of various genders and ages. Almost 4,000 citizens (N = 3,789) of six countries in the Western Balkans (Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina) were surveyed using a self-reported questionnaire in this inter-country cross-sectional study. Most of the participants state that their ethnicity (86%) or religion (89%) has no effect on receiving services...

Prevalence of substance use among adolescents in residential educational facilities in the Czech Republic

Pavla Doležalová, Karel Červenka, Věra Vojtová

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):168-173 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.029  

This study presents part of the research from a 2019 project in Czechia's residential educational facilities for children with emotional and behavioral disorders. The high prevalence of drug use among these adolescents has a cumulative set of harms to health. The main research objective was to examine the prevalence of substance use among adolescent girls and boys living in residential educational facilities. The auxiliary research objective was to compare its results with the ESPAD (2015 and 2019) survey of the general Czech adolescent mainstream population. The sample consisted of 204 respondents aged 15-19 years. The primary data collection instrument...

Status and prospects of improvement of health care in Ukraine: Legal aspects

Nataliia Lytvyn, Olena Artemenko, Alla Melnyk, Myroslava Kokoshko, Anna Yarosh

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):160-167 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.010  

The purpose of the article is a comprehensive analysis of the current legislation of Ukraine and the scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign scientists in the field of health care. The study makes it possible to consider the realization of equal opportunities in receiving healthcare services according to the state healthcare policy. In particular, this research ounlines that the state shall ensure the availability of free medical assistance and medical services. The article pays special attention to the problem of financing. It is noted that work in this direction should include two components - internal and external, which affect the factors of...

Sleep quality of paramedics in the Czech Republic

Hana Locihová, Bohdana Kupčíková Břegová, Renata Zittová, Jana Hrušková, Monika Bahulová

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):153-159 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.019  

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common among shift workers and those who work under stressful and unpredictable conditions. Sleep quality and its promotion in paramedics are understudied. Objective: The study aimed to investigate the quality of sleep in emergency medical service workers, to compare certain relationships between variables (gender, age, length of experience), and to assess whether a cut-off score of 10 is appropriate for the discriminatory ability of the selected instrument in the Czech clinical setting. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were obtained using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The sample comprised...

Optimal strategies for prevention and preparation of medical personnel for emergency response to an active shooter attack in a healthcare facility - scoping review

Tomáš Heřman, Ilona Plevová, Leoš Navrátil

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):144-152 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.022  

Goal: To seek and describe current scientific knowledge on the preparedness of medical personnel for an active shooter attack, with the identification of an optimal preparation strategy concerning prevention and potential management of this emergency on the premises of a medical facility. Methods: A scoping study with five phases of methodological steps was applied on the basis of the identified research question. According to the PCC (population, concept, context) format, the research question was divided into individual keywords in selected languages used for the search. Primary studies published between 2000 and December 2023 were included in the...

Determinants of risky behaviour of 15-year-old adolescents in relation to early underage sexual initiation in Slovakia

Radoslava Cifríková, Martina Bašková, Peter Kolarčik, Zuzana Škodová

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):138-143 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.002  

Introduction: The objective of this article is to analyse the determinants of risky behaviour of school children and their impact on early sexual initiation, considering differences between sexes. Methods: The paper analyses the results of the HBSC international study conducted in Slovakia in 2018. A total of 1,293 schoolchildren (81.8% response rate) participated in the study. 15-year-old adolescents were assessed. Differences between boys and girls were also analysed. Results: In the 2018 data collection, the occurrence of underage sexual intercourse was more common among boys (17%) than girls (11.3%). Overall, 94.3% of children reported not having...

Quality of life in patients with migraine

Michaela Miertová, Katarína Jankovská, Anna Ovšonková, Anna Barnau

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):133-137 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.020  

Aim: To assess the quality of life in adult patients with migraine. Methods: The sample consisted of 194 respondents. The Migraine Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQ version 2.1) was used for data collection. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results: The sample consisted of 92.3% women and 7.7% men with a mean age of 42.085 ± 10.48 years. The median duration of migraine was 15.70 ± 10.64 years. The majority were those with secondary education (56.2%) and those doing mental work (60.8%). According to the average score achieved in the MSQ version 2.1, patients' quality of life was at average...

Trust in maternity care: challenges for healthcare professionals and migrant women

Alena Pařízková, Alena Glajchová ^*

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):126-132 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.027  

Migrant women have a greater potential to experience limits when using maternity care than non-migrant women; therefore, they have a greater risk of vulnerability. Vulnerability and barriers to maternity care have the potential to erode trust, which is an important aspect of maternity care in general. In this exploratory qualitative study, we analyzed factors influencing trust in interactions between migrant women and healthcare professionals in maternity care. In total, 71 in-depth interviews were conducted with migrant women and healthcare professionals in the Czech Republic. Migrant women generally trust medical care, and healthcare professionals...

Depression and burnout among Hungarian health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aniko Nemeth, Katalin Papp

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):120-125 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.021  

Introduction: The coronavirus epidemic caught the world by surprise. The already overburdened and understaffed health sector faced new challenges that made the daily lives of health workers even more difficult. Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent of burnout and symptoms of depression in health workers, and their association with work in COVID care and other sociodemographic and workplace factors. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from 27 January 2022 to 14 February 2022 with a self-constructed questionnaire. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and Spearman correlations (p <...

Multifactorial analysis of sociodemographic and nursing factors in the context of nutritional management of preterm infants: A longitudinal study

Michaela Abrmanová ^*, Iva Brabcová, Martin Červený, Valérie Tóthová

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):112-119 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.004  

Goals: This study aims to identify sociodemographic predictors of breastfeeding and evaluate the effect of nursing interventions on nutritional strategies in premature infants (0-6 months). Methods: A prospective monocentric longitudinal study focused on the nutritional management of 201 preterm infants. Monitoring was performed for two years at specific time intervals. Results: The mother's nationality influences the child's nutrition in the first weeks but this influence decreases with the child's age. The mother's education has a significant effect on nutritional choices. Higher education correlates with using different nutritional combinations....

Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression, anxiety, stress, and psychological flexibility in women with breast cancer

Jamal Ksiksou, Lhoussaine Maskour, Smail Alaoui

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):104-111 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.023  

Background: The present study proposes to investigate the benefits of a Therapeutic Approach based on Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) in the face of depression, anxiety, stress and psychological flexibility experienced by women with breast cancer. Methods: This research was conducted using a pre-test and post-test design with 40 breast cancer patients, allocated randomly to the intervention group (n = 20) and the control group (n = 20) through convenience sampling. Unlike the control group, the intervention group benefited from 6 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy. Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the...

Treating survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine: insights from the Balkan wars on improving social welfare programs

Linda Abazi-Morina, Natallia Sianko, Mark Small

Kontakt 2024, 26(2):101-103 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.025  

What does a "theoretically-guided" intervention really look like? A guide for nursing and social science researchers

Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Valérie Tóthová, Martin Červený

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):96-99 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.003  

Theoretical frameworks and models provide a roadmap for clinical practice and research by explaining and predicting the processes that influence intervention outcomes. They serve as the basis for understanding, conceptualizing, and designing nursing and social science intervention studies. Yet what is often not clearly understood is how theory actually guides intervention development and testing. What do we really mean when we describe an intervention as theoretically driven and how does a research scientist go about making this happen? The purpose of this article is to provide an exemplar of how theory guided the development of an evidence-based nursing...

Gendered impact of caregiving on older nonmedical healthcare workers

Marie Pospíšilová ^*, Alena Křížková

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):89-95 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.016  

Background: The paper deals with older workers and the issue of combining informal care for family members with paid employment, which is increasingly important in the light of socio-demographic changes in society - namely demographic ageing and the lengthening of working life. The topic is highly relevant to the group of non-medical healthcare professions studied, as they combine care in the professional and domestic spheres. Purpose of the research: The aim of the research is to point to gender inequalities in how the combination of formal and informal care impacts the work and personal spheres of (pre-) retirement-age nonmedical healthcare workers....

"Being a caregiver has changed my life": the experience of family caregivers caring for a loved one in the first episode of psychosis

Andi Buanasari, Ralph Kairupan, Asep Rahman, Hendro Joli Bidjuni, Novena Paulicia Pontoh

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):83-88 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.007  

Aim: Distress and confusion when caring for patients in the First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) will affect family caregiving roles and quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore caregivers' experiences in caring for patients in the FEP. Design: A qualitative design with a phenomenological approach was conducted to uncover the uniqueness of each individual's experience. Methods: Participant selection was conducted through purposive sampling, involving 12 family caregivers. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews and then analyzed using the Content Analysis method. Results: Caregivers expressed responses in the form of blaming,...

Fulfilment of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the practice of Czech courts

Kateřina Cilečková, Monika Chrenková, Martin Kornel

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):77-82 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.013  

The aim of the project was to find out how the opinions of minor children are ascertained in proceedings in which they are participants, what techniques are used, and whether (and to what extent) the courts take the ascertained opinions into account when making decisions that affect the children's future life. The rights of children to adequate participation in court proceedings mainly results from the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The paper discusses how the child's opinion is ascertained depending on his or her age, the methods of ascertaining the child's opinion, including the specific techniques that may be used and, last but not least,...

Perceived functioning of the family system in professional foster families

Elena Gažiková, Gabriela Šeboková, Martina Mojtová, Alena Hricová, Michal Kozubík

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):69-76 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2023.045  

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the differences in the perception of the functioning of the family system between professional foster parents, their life partners, biological children, and children placed in professional foster families. Methods: The sample consisted of 401 respondents. The functioning of the family system was measured using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale - FACES IV. The Family Communication Scale and the Family Satisfaction Scale were administered to assess communication and satisfaction with the family system. Results: The results of the statistical analyses did not confirm differences in the perception of the...

Spiritual and religious interventions as a complementary and supportive therapy in women with breast cancer: an integrative literature review

Mária Sováriová Soósová, Renáta Suchanová, Valéria Parová, Zdenka Hertelyová

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):60-68 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.011  

Introduction: Effective coping mechanisms and available support systems are essential to managing the disease and maintaining the mental health of women with breast cancer. It has been found that spirituality and religion can be an important supportive element in coping with cancer and its consequences. Aim: To analyse spiritual and religious (s/r) interventions provided by health care professionals to breast cancer patients, and their relationship to physical health, psychosocial, and spiritual outcomes. Methods: Integrative literature review of systematic literature reviews and/or meta-analysis was chosen. PubMed and Web of Science databases for...

Relaxation response, brainwaves, and quality of life in women with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Santi Wahyuni ^*, Badriah, Komarudin, Yanti Cahyati, Tifanny Gita Sesaria

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):52-59 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.017  

Aim: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of ATHP-HC on the severity of nausea and vomiting, relaxation state, brainwaves, and quality of life in women with Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP). Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 62 pregnant women randomly allocated into intervention and control groups using a pre-post-test. Researchers provided ATHP-HC to the intervention group and Cirebon Gamelan audio therapy to the control group. The research instruments included PUQE-24-hour scoring, measurement of vital signs, brainwaves using NeuroSky MindWave Mobile II, and WHOQOL-BREF. The data collected were processed with SPSS...

Self-efficacy of mothers in breastfeeding and psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the BSES-SF

Lucia Mazúchová, Erika Maskálová, Zuzana Škodová, Dominika Koteríková, Simona Kelčíková, Nora Malinovská, Radka Wilhelmová, Marián Grendár

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):45-51 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.008  

Introduction: Self-efficacy is considered one of the key components of breastfeeding success and thus is important to explore. However, this requires reliable measuring tools. Goal: The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BSES-SF as a measure of confidence in breastfeeding among Slovak mothers, and to determine the self-efficacy of mothers in breastfeeding and its related factors. Methods: The research was designed as a quantitative cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 678 women who were on the 3rd-4th day after delivery. A Slovak version of the 14-item Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form (BSES-SF)...

How to restart myself? The lived experience of young stroke patients after first ischemic stroke: an interpretative phenomenological analysiss

Šárka Šaňáková, Elena Gurková, Kristýna Šobrová, Juraj Čáp, Daniela Bartoníčková

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):38-44 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.015  

Aims: To gain a rich understanding of young stroke patients' lived experience one year after their first ischemic stroke. Methods: An interpretative phenomenological analysis design was used to explore the meaning of the lived experience of young stroke patients. Eight stroke survivors, aged 18-50, years took part in semi-structured qualitative interviews. Results: Stroke was not only perceived as a traumatic event that led to losses and limitations; for many participants, it was a "turning point" or a path of growth with new challenges and opportunities. Ten subthemes and three interconnected group experiential themes were generated: (i) Stroke...

Awareness and perceptions of the Slovenian public regarding organ donation after brain death

Anika Božič, Anet Rožnik, Kristina Martinović, Patrik Pucer, Igor Karnjuš

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):32-37 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.005  

Background: Awareness and understanding of organ donation after brain death can significantly influence an individuals' perceptions of the issue. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the current level of awareness and perception of the Slovenian public regarding organ donation after brain death. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire to collect data from a sample of 784 individuals. Inferential statistics were conducted using IBM SPSS version 25. Results: The research sample of the studied Slovenian population demonstrated support for organ donation after brain death, despite a relatively low level of awareness...

The impact of isolation on the health of adolescents with low socioeconomic status: A longitudinal study during the Covid-19 pandemic

Martina Derzsi-Horváth, Henrietta Bánfai-Csonka, Andrea Masa, Bálint Bánfai, Zsuzsanna Kívés, Attila Szabó, Krisztina Deutsch

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):25-31 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.006  

Introduction: The main objective of our research was to measure the impact on health of isolation and online education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly risk behaviours and mental health in adolescents with low socioeconomic status. Methods: We used an online questionnaire before (Q1) and after (Q2) the introduction of digital education, which was completed by a total of 212 Hungarian secondary school students. We measured the prevalence of risk behaviours and psychosomatic symptoms: subjective well-being, life satisfaction, self-esteem, sense of coherence, and changes in coping mechanisms among the students. Results: Stable smoking (p...

Utility of "The empowering nurse educators in the changing world" study programme

Imane Elonen, Elaine Haycock-Stuart, Anneli Vauhkonen, Juha Pajari, Andrea Solgajová, Dana Zrubcová, Ľuboslava Pavelová, Maria Cassar, Leandra Martín Delgado, Pilar Fuster-Linares, Laia Wennberg Capellades, Sanna Koskinen, Susanne Kean, Tomáš Sollár, Terhi Saaranen, Michelle Camilleri 5, Leena Salminen

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):17-24 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.018  

Nurse educators' competence requirements are constantly evolving. Continuous professional development opportunities vary and there are very few programmes that utilize international collaboration. An Erasmus+ funded New Nurse Educator project developed and implemented a 30 ECTS study programme for nurse educator education and continuous professional development. The aim of the current study is to report the evaluation of the utility of the Empowering Nurse Educators in the Changing World (ENEC) study programme. International descriptive multi method study with a pre-test post-test design was conducted. Evaluation of the impact of the programme on the...

Quality of life of patients with structural heart disease undergoing concomitant CryoMaze procedures for persistent atrial fibrillation - randomised comparison of a hybrid approach and CryoMaze alone

Iva Šafaříková, Alan Bulava, Pavel Osmančík, Dan Wichterle, Aleš Mokráček, Petr Budera, Petr Kačer, Linda Vetešková, Petr Němec, Tomáš Skála, Petr Šantavý, Jan Chovančík, Piotr Branny, Vitalii Rizov, Miroslav Kolesár, Marian Rybář

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):9-16 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.012  

Aims: We aimed to compare patients' quality of life (QoL) after two types of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment: a hybrid ablation strategy and a surgical CryoMaze procedure alone. Methods and results: Patients with non-paroxysmal AF undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and/or valve repair/replacement with concomitant CryoMaze procedure were randomly assigned to undergo either radiofrequency catheter ablation after three months (Hybrid Group) or no further treatment (Surgery Group). QoL was compared using the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) questionnaire. The AFEQT score was converted to the scale of 0 to 100 per cent points,...

Professionalism from the perspective of nurses with advanced practice

Katarína Žiaková, Dominika Kohanová ^*, Juraj Čáp, Radka Kurucová

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):2-8 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.001  

Introduction: Professionalism is a multidimensional and dynamic concept that can be understood and interpreted differently depending on time, job position, or culture context. Objective: To investigate how nurses with advanced practice interpret and understand professionalism in the Slovak sociocultural context. Methods: This qualitative study adopted an interpretative design. The sample consisted of seven advanced practice nurses (APNs). Data were collected between November 2021 and December 2022 using semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Professionalism was interpreted through five meaningful...

Social work and the quality of life of those cared for and caring for them

Libor Musil

Kontakt 2024, 26(1):1 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.014  

"Zemřeme spolu, mami": Reakce rodinných pečovatelů na péči o seniory s demencí

Rita Hadi Widyastuti, Junaiti Sahar, Etty Rekawati, Aria Kekalih

Kontakt 2023, 25(4):339-345 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2023.039  

Úvod: Senioři s demencí jsou vysoce závislí na pečovatelích; jak nemoc postupuje a její závažnost se zvyšuje, vyžadují větší pomoc a dohled. Rodinní pečovatelé mají různé reakce na péči o seniory s demencí. Cílem této studie bylo prozkoumat reakce indonéských rodinných pečovatelů na péči o seniory s demencí. Metody: Pro tuto studii byl vybrán kvalitativní výzkumný design. Na základě polostrukturovaných rozhovorů byla provedena deskriptivní fenomenologická studie mezi 15 účelově vybranými rodinnými pečovateli. Výsledky: Z dat vyplynula tři hlavní témata a osm podtémat. Prvním tématem bylo vnímání demence ze strany rodinných pečovatelů. Dílčími tématy...

Odhalení neviditelného: bibliometrická analýza bezpečnosti na pracovišti

Khairul Hafezad Abdullah, Mohd Firdaus Roslan, Noor Syazwani Ishak, Noor Syamimi Ishak, Mohamad Afifi Yahya, Haniff Riza Abdul Hadi, Mohamad Shahrul Nizam Mohd Rosaai

Kontakt 2023, 25(4):328-338 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2023.038  

Zajištění bezpečnosti na pracovišti je prvořadé pro organizace působící ve zdravotnictví nebo průmyslu, protože snižuje riziko nehod, zranění a nemocí, které mohou nastat při činnostech souvisejících s prací. Tato studie využívá bibliometrické metody k analýze a hodnocení publikované literatury o bezpečnosti na pracovišti, identifikaci hlavních témat, autorů a publikací v oboru a hodnocení dopadu a vlivu výzkumu v této oblasti. Výzkum využívá datové sady ze Scopusu a Web of Science (WoS). K analýze datových souborů byly použity softwary ScientoPy a VOSviewer. Zjištění naznačují stálý nárůst literatury o bezpečnosti na pracovišti od sedmdesátých let...