Kontakt, 2016 (vol. 18), issue 4

Will the prolongation of the retirement age be managed?Editorial

Gabriela Lubelcová

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e211-e212 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.007  

Nurses' attitudes and knowledge of the geriatric age issueNursing - Original article

Oľga Kabátová, Silvia Puteková, Jana Martinková, Henrieta Záhorecová

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e213-e218 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.002  

Aim: The research aim was to map attitudes and knowledge of nurses regarding the issue of geriatric age and to find the influence of selected determinants influencing nurses' knowledge.Design: The work has a design of a cross-sectional quantitative study that is performed based on a questionnaire survey.Methodology: The research group was formed of 100 nurses who were classified in the sample based on intentional selection. The quantitative research was performed with the help of two methodologies. The nurses' attitudes towards seniors were measured based on the Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA); we gathered information regarding the nurses' knowledge...

The concept of health literacy in contemporary nursingNursing - Review article

Jiří Kaas, Věra Stasková, Radka Šulistová

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e219-e223 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.001  

Health literacy is defined as a person's ability to act upon information about health and to effectively use such information to improve their health. The aim of this paper is to map the possibilities of applying this concept in contemporary nursing and to reveal the conditions for and against its use in the nursing profession. We used a content analysis of documents to process the presented study. The scientific databases of EBSCO, ProQuest, Pubmed, ScienceDirect and Scopus were used for the material search between April and May 2016. Based on the analysis of the found sources, we can generally claim that the concept of health literacy can be applied...

Nursing diagnosis Chronic Pain from the patients' perspectiveNursing - Original article

Alica Slamková, Ľubica Poledníková

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e224-e230 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.09.002  

Chronic pain is one of the priority problems in palliative care. The study objective was the validation of the nursing diagnosis of Chronic Pain (00133) in patients in palliative care. It is a retrospective study. To evaluate the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis, we used the patient-focused clinical diagnostic validity model of Fehring, which uses information obtained directly from patients. We designed a questionnaire-type measurement tool containing 15 defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis of Chronic Pain (00133). The sample included n = 83 patients in palliative care who were treated for pain for at least six months....

New challenges for the educational activities of midwives, gynaecologists and general practitionersNursing - Original article

Hana Konečná, Karolína Nováková, Taťána Rumpíková

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e231-e235 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.006  

One of the basic tasks of midwives' and other sexual and reproductive care professionals' work is to help people fulfil their family plans. An important tool for achieving this is to offer reliable and relevant information. The aims of this paper are: (1) to map topics currently understood under the term "family planning"; (2) to assess their relevance to the current European situation; (3) to uncover other missing important topics, if needed. Secondary analysis of various documents (e.g. WHO definitions, demographical and medical statistics, relevant research data) showed that the term "family planning" is still being understood only in its negative...

The "Choking Game" in the Czech Republic: An invisible phenomenon?Nursing - Review article

Petra Mandysová, Matyáš Boháč

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e236-e243 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.09.001  

Aim: The "choking game" (CG) is an activity in which self-strangulation, strangulation by others, or hyperventilation followed by applied pressure to the neck or chest is used in order to restrict oxygen flow to the brain and induce a brief euphoric state. Typically, the CG is engaged in by adolescents; it can cause serious injury and even death. The aim was to ascertain whether there are any scholarly publications on the CG in the Czech Republic (CR) and whether Czech adolescents engage in the CG, based on a search of sources available online.Methods: Nine online databases/search engines were accessed to identify scholarly publications on the...

Quality of life of patients on peritoneal dialysis treatment - Cross sectional study in the Czech RepublicSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Andrea Mahrová, Lukáš Svoboda, Eliška Křížová, Jitka Prajsová, Eva Dragomirecká

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e244-e252 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.005  

With the development of dialysing and treating process the life expectancy is extended and the patient's need of an improved quality of life (QoL) arises as well, but still not enough close to the level of a healthy population.We performed an area assessment of quality of life (QoL) in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) in the Czech Republic (n = 95; male/female = 49/46, average age 56.9 ± 12.8; total time on PD from 0.25 to 224 months; average time of PD 29.1 ± 32.4 months). Rating in QoL of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) is significantly decreased as compared with average values...

The impact of body mass index on craniofacial parametersSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Anna Nádaždyová, Eva Štefánková, Martin Samohýl

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e253-e257 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.003  

The purpose of the study is to analyze BMI and the mean values of craniofacial parameters in the patients measured by directed anthropometry (PDAA) and by 3D scan (P3DAS). The aim of the study is to identify the most frequent localization of facial fat. The study sample was recruited from patients attending dental surgeries in Bratislava. Data were collected from November 2013 to February 2016. In the first subgroup patients were analyzed by directed anthropometry (PDAA) (n = 65). In the second subgroup patients were analyzed from 3D scan (P3DAS) (n = 35). The differences in mean values of craniofacial parameters between the P3DAS and the PDAA groups...

Livelihood diversification under severe food insecurity scenario among smallholder farmers in Kadida Gamela District, Southern EthiopiaSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Mathewos Mentamo, Nigatu Regassa Geda

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e258-e264 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.09.003  

This cross-sectional study assessed the magnitude of Livelihood Diversification (LD) and the effects of some socio-demographic factors in severe food insecurity among smallholder farmers in Kadida Gamela district, Southern Ethiopia. Data were collected from 200 households, using simple random sampling. We used the Berger-Parker Diversity Index (activity based) and the Simpson index to measure the level of livelihood diversification and the Ordinal Least Square (OLS) to examine key determinants of LD. The majority (65%) of households witnessed engaging in 2-3 livelihood sources. However, the overall level of diversification, compared to potential available...

The current state of knowledge management activities in health facilities in SlovakiaSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Nadežda Jankelová, Štefánia Móricová, Dušan Masár

Kontakt 2016, 18(4):e265-e275 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.10.004  

The research article compares opinions of domestic and foreign authors concerning the most important knowledge management aspects through the application of which a certain model of KM implementation in a health facility is affected. Knowledge management is a discipline with a high potential for development because of highly qualified work in the health care sector, and because of changes that occur in the science itself, as well as in the surrounding social environment, requiring creation and constant sharing of knowledge. The main goal of the article is to evaluate the current state of knowledge management activities in the health facilities in Slovakia....

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Kontakt 2016, 18(4):i | DOI: 10.1016/S1212-4117(16)30043-5