Kontakt, 2019 (vol. 21), issue 3
Returning home when immigration fails: risk factors and the need for improved careEditorial
Albina Balidemaj Basha, Mark Small
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):231-233 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.046 
Social support in the education of patients with cardiovascular diseases: the situation in the Czech RepublicNursing - Original article
Lenka Šedová, Valérie Tóthová, Věra Olišarová, Sylva Bártlová, Ivana Chloubová, Helena Michálková, Marie Trešlová, Radka Prokešová, Kristýna Toumová, Věra Adámková
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):234-239 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.028
The incidence of cardiovascular disease is linked to the risk factors of lifestyle. Traditional influences are smoking, diet, physical activity and psychosocial factors. Psychosocial factors include low socio-economic status, lack of social support, work-related stress and the state or type of family life, depression and anxiety, and hostility. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the connection of the views on selected psychosocial factors of cardiovascular diseases with selected sociodemographic characteristics. A quantitative method using quantitative interviews was used to achieve the objectives. In total, 1,992 persons aged 40 years and older...
How patients with laryngeal cancer evaluate their quality of lifeNursing - Original article
Jana Škvrňáková, Lenka Teichmanová, Iva Bártová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):240-247 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.045
The aim of the study was to find out the quality of life in patients with laryngeal cancer after the treatment and to compare it with the quality of life of the general population of the same average age. Data collection was conducted through a cross-sectional quantitative survey using the standardized World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), including the population standards for the age groups. Data collection was undertaken in patients treated at the Otorhinolaryngological Department. Data from 42 patients, with an average age of 70 (16 patients with permanent tracheostomy) were evaluated. A t-test was used for...
Factors contributing to implicit rationing of nursing care: Qualitative responses to a survey of Slovak nursesNursing - Original article
Dominika Kalánková, Radka Kurucová, Daniela Bartoníčková, Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):248-253 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.027
Objective: This study aimed to identify the main contributing factors to the implicit rationing of nursing care in the Slovak Republic. Design: A mixed-method study. Methods: In our study, we included 504 registered nurses from two university hospitals and three teaching hospitals. Respondents who answered the open-ended question were involved in the further analysis. The Perceived Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care (PIRNCA) instrument was used for measuring the implicit rationing of nursing care. The open-ended question in the questionnaire was the subject of the thematic analysis in this study. Results: Four major topics were identified regarding...
The issue of documenting pressure ulcers: literary reviewNursing - Review article
Katarína Kačalová, Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):254-262 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.034
Objective: To find, analyze and compare clinical recommended practices, national recommendations, guidelines, nursing standards and assessment tools with a focus on documenting pressure ulcers. Methodology: The selection of relevant sources was carried out in 2018 using search services and sources in electronic databases (Medline, ProQuest, PubMed), book publications, from professional societies, and professional journals. Out of 139 sources, 38 sources were selected and processed in three phases based on the ranking and exclusion criteria. Results: By analyzing and comparing clinically recommended procedures, national recommendations, guidelines,...
Is there stigmatization in the nursing profession?Nursing - Original article
Jan Neugebauer *, Sylva Bártlová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):263-268 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.037
Introduction: Stigmatization is considered a multidisciplinary issue which is connected to a number of scientific fields. It is defined as a sign of presumed inferiority for various reasons is seen as a strongly discrediting attribute. The social environment frequently confuses stigmatization with prejudice. A negative aspect is an ingeniously hidden form of this phenomenon, which is influenced by daily routines and whose consequences are reflected especially in the manifestation of racism, sexism or ethnocentrism. Goals: The main goal of this research was to find out the level of the awareness of nurses about stigmatization, map causes and received...
Real-life experiences of patients with Parkinson's diseaseNursing - Review article
Martina Tomagová *, Martina Lepiešová, Ivana Bóriková, Juraj Čáp, Jana Nemcová, Mária Zanovitová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):269-278 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.036
Parkinson's disease (PD) has a major impact on patients' real-life experience. Up to now, there has been a lack of literature reviews, including comprehensive systematic ones oriented on the real life experience of PD patients. The aim was to identify, analyse, summarise and synthesise findings from qualitative studies focused on real-life experiences of PD patients. A qualitative literature review was adopted. Using EBSCOhost interface, the following research databases were searched in January 2018: Academic Search Complete; Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition and MEDLINE. To appraise the methodological quality of selected studies, the CASP -...
Leadership style and its influence on employee identification with the organisation: A study from a Czech hospitalNursing - Original article
Martina Bednářová, Miloslava Hiršová, Lenka Komárková
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):279-285 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.035
Leaders are in daily contact with subordinate employees, and through their leadership style they affect the day-to-day running of the organisation. Using the transformational leadership theory, this paper aims to explore the impact of leadership styles on organisational identification, i.e. on an important and complex variable that plays a key role in organisational effectiveness. We asked a sample of nurses from a medium-sized regional hospital to assess the prevailing leadership style of their head nurses along with the degree of their own identification with the hospital. The quantitative research design based on a questionnaire survey was applied...
Comparison of tools used to evaluate pain in surgery in the Czech Republic and abroadNursing - Review article
Kristýna Toumová *, Vendula Dvořáková, Věra Olišarová, Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):286-290 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.030
Introduction: Pain has accompanied man from time immemorial in many life events, from birth to death. Nowadays we have many ways to treat it. However, the right pain must be evaluated to get started. In order to obtain this information, a variety of measuring tools that focus on localization, intensity, the spread of pain, continuity with daytime, physical or psychological activity, or previous patient experience are used. Objective: The aim of this paper is to find out which place the measuring instruments take in pain assessment in surgical patients, and to map the use of individual pain tools in the Czech Republic and the world. Methods: The article...
Women's satisfaction with the activities performed by a support person during birthNursing - Original article
Eva Urbanová, Martina Bašková *, Erika Maskálová, Anna Šrenkelová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):291-297 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.039
The presence of a support person during birth increases the quality of health care, improves birth outcomes and increases women's satisfaction with birth. The main objective of this study was to ascertain the overall satisfaction of women with the activities performed by a support person during birth. The satisfaction was assessed in the four key areas of support: physical, psychological, emotional and informational. Methods: The study has a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 166 women who had a support person during birth. A non-standardized questionnaire was used to collect data on women's satisfaction in the four basic areas of specific...
Coping strategies in midwife care for women with labour painNursing - Review article
Eva Šalanská, Markéta Moravcová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):298-305 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.018
Objective: Literary review; analysis of literary sources dealing with midwives who use coping strategies in care of women with labour pain. Design: A review study. Methodology: Qualitative study; system search in the electronic databases Pubmed, Web of Science, midwives magazine, CINAHL, Cochrane, according to established criteria and the following keywords: coping, birth, labour pain, strategy. The overview was made within the period between September 2017 and June 2018. Selected studies were reviewed from the years 2000-2014. The obtained studies were organized according to Prism recommendations. Results: A comparison of studies from the UK, Ireland,...
Social support in the working poorSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Zuzana Řimnáčová *, Stanislav Ondrášek, Alena Kajanová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):306-311 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.029
Introduction: There are many groups of people who are threatened by poverty. One of these groups is relatively new - the working poor. These people work but their income is still below the poverty level. Fortunately, in the Czech Republic, the number of such people is relatively low - approximately 4%. However, poverty can lead to involuntary social exclusion. Social support can help avoid such exclusion. Social support is influenced by the quality of family relationships, relationships with neighbours and the creation of social networks. Social support helps to solve difficult situations on one's own. Methods: The research was carried out using...
Gender differentials in internal migration decisions: the case of Dilla Town, Southern EthiopiaSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Million Yilma, Nigatu Regassa
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):312-319 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.026
Introduction: Internal migration has become an increasingly important socioeconomic phenomenon in Ethiopia as the country has been passing through new economic and social order since the year 1991. This study was primarily aimed at examining the gender differentials in migration decisions based on data collected from a town in Southern Ethiopia. Methods: The study used data collected from 216 randomly selected households from three sub-cities of Dilla Town. Both bivariate (chi-square) and multivariate analysis (logistic regression) were used to examine the gender differentials in migration decisions. Results: The analysis showed the importance of gender...
Analysis of balance ability in senior age related to quality of life indicatorsSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Milada Krejčí, Martin Hill, Dobroslava Jandová, Jiří Kajzar
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):320-325 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.017
Objectives: In this study, physical balance indicators in relation to seniors' quality of life indicators are analysed. The objective is to analyse balance in the holistic epistemological concept, when physical imbalances have an impact on emotional and social imbalances in ageing. Procedure: Analysed data were collected from 500 randomly chosen seniors, selected from all regions of the Czech Republic. Seniors were in the age of 65 years old and over; there were 234 males (mean: 74.5 SD ± 7.74) and 266 females (mean: 76.9 SD ± 7.23). Seniors participated voluntarily on the base of the fulfilment of the informed consent. Methods:...
Exploring the meaning of old age from the Czech adult perspective: A quantitative research studySocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Jitka Vaculíková *, Soňa Vávrová
Kontakt 2019, 21(3):326-333 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.038
It is believed that age is just a number, meaning that it does not dictate how to feel or how to act. However, empirical studies, on a representative sample, describing old age boundaries in terms of longevity and in words that best describe old age are, to our knowledge, lacking in the Czech environment. This article is, therefore, methodologically grounded in the quantitative approach, applying a descriptive design in the investigation of the interrelationships of the self-reported data taken from a representative Czech adult population perspective (n = 1,040). The research shows that most respondents consider age 70+ to be old age and associate...