Kontakt, 2014 (vol. 16), issue 3
Evaluation of a pilot study to introduce outcome based home care in the Czech RepublicNursing - Original article
Yukari Yamada, Helena Kisvetrová, Eva Topinková
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e149-e154 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.06.004 
Objectives: To evaluate a pilot study to introduce the outcome-based home care as part of a comprehensive client assessment system in Czech home care agencies. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted with 13 home care agencies. Nurses were instructed to assess their home care clients with the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care (RAI-HC), an internationally developed comprehensive assessment instrument for home care clients. In addition, the perception of nurses regarding general acceptability and clinical and management relevance of the RAI-HC was evaluated using a questionnaire, which included certain items from a published...
Moderate alcohol consumption - blessing or curse?Social Sciences - Review article
Miroslav Stránský
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e155-e160 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.06.002
Alcohol affects organisms in different ways. It is impossible to determine a consumption baseline where adverse effects outweigh benefits. Although the results regarding moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy are inconsistent, it is not recommended that women consume alcohol throughout pregnancy. The adverse effects of alcohol stand against the positive effects on heart and blood circulation. Depending on dose, the correlation between alcohol consumption and the risk of various tumours has been demonstrated. The daily dose of alcohol for men should not exceed 20 g, for women, 10 g. Moderate alcohol consumption is not recommended in any case,...
Nutritional status of children under five years of age in Shire Indaselassie, North Ethiopia: Examining the prevalence and risk factorsSocial Sciences - Original article
Gezae Brhane, Nigatu Regassa
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e161-e170 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.06.003
Malnutrition among children under five years of age is a chronic problem in most regions of Ethiopia, including the study region (Tigray). This study estimated the prevalence and identified the key risk factors of malnutrition in children under five years of age in Shire Indaselassie Town, North Ethiopia. Data were collected from 316 children aged under five and their mothers using quantitative survey and standard WHO protocols, and subsequent analysis was made using Emergency Nutrition Assessment (ENA) and SPSS software packages. The study estimated the prevalence of malnutrition and investigated the effects of demographic, socioeconomic, child health...
Watching television in free time by school-aged youth in Central SlovakiaSocial Sciences - Original article
Mária Kožuchová, Martina Bašková
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e171-e176 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.08.002
The aim of this study is to explore the television watching habits on weekdays and on weekends of school-aged youth in Central Slovakia. The data were collected in 25 elementary schools and two eight-year high schools in the Žilina and Banská Bystrica regions from May to June 2010. The group of respondents consisted of 1187 pupils in three age categories: 11-year-olds (313 respondents), 13-year-olds (442 respondents) and 15-year-olds (432 respondents). The standardized questionnaire created for the requirements of the Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSC) study was used for the collection of the data, which also contained demographic data...
Development of the state-contributory supplementary pension insurance in the Czech RepublicLegal and Economic Issues in Medicine and Social Sciences - Original article
Jan Molek
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e177-e186 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.06.001
The state-contributory supplementary pension insurance is a popular product in the Czech Republic. According to the Association of Pension Funds of the Czech Republic, as at 31 December 2012 ca. there were 5.15 million registered participants in pension funds (as at 31 December 2011 it was ca. 4.60 million of participants) who had deposited ca. CZK 246.594 billion (as at 31 December 2011 it was ca. CZK 232.052 billion). Pension funds have been showing stable management, however, at the cost of low income. Since its reform was enforced by the government in 2013, supplementary pension insurance has remained a part of the pension scheme. It has become...
Health financing and regulatory fees in the Czech RepublicLegal and Economic Issues in Medicine and Social Sciences - Original article
Věra Pražmová, Eva Talpová
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e187-e194 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.08.003
The authors describe the method of payment for health care in the Czech Republic. Special attention is paid to the public health insurance system and its basic principles. The regulatory fees, which were introduced in the Czech Republic on 01/01/2008 are described in detail. Not only their economic function has been emphasized, but also other aspects of the reform, especially the protective limit, whose introduction ensures the availability of care for the chronically ill and socially disadvantaged patients. The authors follow the evolution of the price of all regulatory fees paid by all of the insured individuals of health insurance companies in the...
Transport safety at evacuation for people with disabilitiesLegal and Economic Issues in Medicine and Social Sciences - Review article
Miroslav Tomek, Miloslav Seidl, Gabriela Bucová
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e195-e202 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.08.004
At the onset of, or during the course of emergency events, when there is danger to life and health, it is necessary to provide protection to the population, and evacuation is one of the basic methods used to provide such protection. In the Slovak Republic, evacuation is legally described as the removal of endangered people, animals or things from a particular area. Any method of transport can be used, and it is clear that the method most often used for evacuation has been road transport. Disabled people present very serious problems and a number of factors impact on their safe and speedy evacuation, the most important of which are the method of evacuation...
Assessment of depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBiomedicine, Bioethics and Allied Professionals - Review article
Lucia Kendrová, Gabriela Kuriplachová, Miriam Ištoňová, Pavol Nechvátal, Wiolleta Mikuľáková, Peter Takáč
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):e203-e208 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.08.001
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the most common chronic lung diseases today and is a serious health, economic and social problem. It is characterized by a progressively worsening airway obstruction leading to respiratory insufficiency, even to death. Co-morbid mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are very common in patients with this condition and are associated with increased morbidity. Although they generally impair quality of life, they are rarely examined in the context of the clinical treatment of such patients. Studies indicate that the prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms and anxiety is around 50%....
Editorial BoardVaria
Editorial board
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):i | DOI: 10.1016/S1212-4117(14)00040-3
Potřebuje sestra vysokoškolské vzdělání?Editorial
Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):179-180
Hlavinka, P. Dobro a ctnost pohledem etických a náboženských koncepcíReviews
Jan Vitoň
Kontakt 2014, 16(3):245-246