Kontakt, 2016 (vol. 18), issue 2

EditorialEditorial

Jaroslav Slaný

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e55 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.03.001  

A cross-border educational session promoting nursing dysphagia screening in Greece: A pilot studyNursing - Original article

Petra Mandysová, Josef Fusek, Chrysoula Tsiou, Sotirios Plakas

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e56-e63 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.008  

Aim: Dysphagia is a common and potentially serious problem in patients with neurological conditions. In many countries, dysphagia screening is used, which contributes to better patient outcomes. In Greece, the implementation of dysphagia screening has not yet been described. The aim was to examine the effectiveness of an educational session delivered to Greek masters-level nursing students and their faculty on the correct use of an 8-item nursing dysphagia screening instrument developed in the Czech Republic.Methods: Fifteen students and nursing faculty members of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens were enrolled in this descriptive...

Specifics of nursing ethicsNursing - Review article

Jiří Šimek

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e64-e68 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.006  

The classic division of the tasks of doctors and nurses to "cure" and "care" is no longer valid. Nevertheless, medical ethics, more oriented towards treatment, has a long-term tradition and is more theoretically elaborated. The reason can be seen in the traditional dominance in the medical field, but a bigger factor is obviously the difficulty to grasp the theoretical concept of the word "care". In the game there are at least two players who can equally fail. Not only their attitudes but also their real activities are accented. An important part of the care is the relationship; a phenomenon that also cannot be described by simple definitions.To...

The potential use of conceptual models of cultural competence in the nursing professionNursing - Review article

Jana Maňhalová, Valérie Tóthová

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e69-e74 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.03.002  

The study focuses on the potential use of conceptual models of cultural competences in the nursing profession.The research was designed as a summary study and based on content analysis of studies published within the scientific databases EBSCOhost, PubMed and Scopus, by using the key words: cultural competence, model and nursing.The study points out the influence of globalization as a spontaneous uncontrolled process of integration of countries around the world in a single system, and the subsequent need for cultural competence. The most frequently cited cultural competences are knowledge, skills, attitudes, the ability to react in a kind and...

The perceptions of public health nurses on using standardized care plans to translate evidence-based guidelines into family home visiting practiceNursing - Original article

Karen A. Monsen, Sadie M. Swenson, Madeleine J. Kerr

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e75-e83 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.04.001  

Objectives: Public health nurse (PHN) perceptions of using standardized care plans to translate evidence-based guidelines into family home visiting practice have not been examined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PHN experience and awareness of cognitive processes while using evidence-based care plans in family home visiting practice.Design: This qualitative study used content analysis of PHN interviews.Sample: A purposive sample of PHNs in a local public health agency who were experienced in the use of care plans in electronic documentation.Measures: The qualitative study utilized content analysis methods. Semi-structured interviews...

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Visual Analog Sleep ScaleNursing - Original article

Funda Çetinkaya, Nezihe Karabulut

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e84-e89 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.003  

Objectives: The aim of this study was to adapt the English version of the Visual Analog Sleep Scale (VAS Scale) to Turkish, and to assess the validity and reliability of this Turkish version.Material and methods: The study design was both descriptive and methodological. The study group was comprised of 75 patients, who agreed to participate in the study. Each had received total hip replacement surgery in an orthopedic clinical hospital. Data was collected using a Turkish translation of the VAS Scale. Psychometric testing of the adapted instrument was carried out to establish internal consistency, interim correlation, and construct validity. The...

The health condition of the Roma population in the context of primary and secondary careNursing - Review article

Kristýna Toumová, Věra Olišarová, Valérie Tóthová

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e90-e95 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.002  

In the Czech Republic the Roma belong to one of the most numerous groups. The health condition of this minority is a sphere requiring more research studies and especially follow-up measures including illness prevention. The given paper tries to map studies considering the health condition of the Roma in the Czech Republic and other European states. It also deals with the approach of the Roma minority to health care in the Czech Republic. The database EBSCO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science etc., were used in order to map this subject. As the analysis of the available source shows, the Roma population in Europe generally has a worse health condition than...

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its implementation in the 21st centurySocial Sciences in Health - Review article

Jana Borská, Jitka Vacková, Mark A. Small

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e96-e102 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.005  

The paper deals with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the history of its origin and the problems of searching for a balance between the basic principles of CRC. It further summarizes the CRC structure, including analysis of the 3P principle (provision - protection - participation) and the best child's interest as a primary aspect for assessing the rights of the child. One part is also the analysis of CRC implementation, including the definition of a child and its problems. Implementation is considered from the aspect of the function of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and also from the aspect of the duties of parties after ratification...

The future development of elderly care home capacity in South BohemiaSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Natálie Šídlová Kunstová, Luděk Šídlo

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e103-e111 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.004  

The article explores capacity in elderly care homes in the South Bohemian region. The aim is to map the current state and the potential future capacity up to 2030. The need to ensure there are sufficient elderly care homes is linked to expectations that life expectancy will continue to increase, and that the top-heavy age structure of the population will lead to an increase in the number and proportion of elderly people in the total population. Existing population forecasts indicate that the number of elderly people in South Bohemia will have increased by more than 40% by 2030. Elderly care home capacity is now full and - given the large numbers seeking...

Draft of the regional pension scheme functioning simulated in the Czech RepublicSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Jan Bednář, Ivana Faltová Leitmanová

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e112-e119 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.001  

The article discusses the issue of retirement security of citizens in advanced age. It deals with the possibility of covering all inhabitants in the region. The analyzed solution is independent of the central state pension scheme, usually implemented in the first pension pillar.Due to the difficult changing of the pension scheme as a whole, the possibilities of the regional pension scheme are described and analyzed by the real conditions in the Czech Republic.Based on the analyses, possible roles of the region and opportunities in it have been defined while ensuring seniors. The result is the defining of the conditions for the public pension...

Assessment of drinking water quality as a factor affecting human health in Zhytomyr RegionSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Valerij Shygonskyj, Natalia Shygonska

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e120-e126 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.007  

The objective of the paper is to assess drinking water quality based upon analyses of water quality indexes from different sources in rural settlements of Zhytomyr Region.Materials and methods: The research data was taken from the national reports about the environmental situation in Ukraine, national reports about drinking water quality and current water supply state in Ukraine, Zhytomyr sanitary-epidemiological authority reports, and reports of the Zhytomyr main statistics department. The analyzed period was between 2003-2011. During the research the methods of systemic analyses and logical generalization were used to systemize the obtained information....

Where have all the skinheads gone? A content analysis of Reports on Extremism in the Czech Republic from 1997-2013Social Sciences in Health - Original article

Josef Smolík

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e127-e133 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.04.002  

This study explores the skinhead subculture in the Czech Republic, as reflected in the media and in the political, pedagogical, sociological, psychological, and security fields. It presents skinhead subculture on the basis of the Reports on Extremism in the Czech Republic that have been published by the Ministry of the Interior since 1997. It also describes the mechanism by which these reports are formulated and prepared, along with their history and ratification by the government. The main objective of the study is to identify security issues associated with the skinhead subculture in the Czech Republic, and the way it has been evaluated by the Ministry...

Editorial BoardVaria

Editorial board

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):i | DOI: 10.1016/S1212-4117(16)30013-7  

Hulková, V. Štandardizácia v ošetrovateľstveReviews

Mária Boledovičová

Kontakt 2016, 18(2):147-148