Kontakt, 2019 (vol. 21), issue 4
The Jubilee of the Czechoslovak Red CrossEditorial
Jan Kyselák
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):335-336 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.054 
Malnutrition in older people in clinical nursing diagnosisNursing - Original article
Ľubica Poledníková *, Alica Slamková, Andrea Solgajová, Dana Zrubcová
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):337-343 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.040
The aim of this study was to validate the actual nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements in older patients. It is a retrospective and comparative study. To validate the nursing diagnosis, we used the Fehring's models: the Diagnostic Content Validity Model and the Patient-Focused Clinical Diagnostic Validity Model. They were used to find out the significance of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements. After data collection, we calculated a weighted score (WS) for each defining characteristic. There were two samples in the study. The first...
Physical disabilities in nursing - the use of selected tools to monitor physically disabled patients' needsNursing - Review article
Jan Neugebauer *, Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):344-351 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.032
Introduction: The multidisciplinary concept of physical disability (in comparison with other disabilities, such as mental or social) is considered less problematic. In nursing, we can point out many variables (incontinence, a higher risk of decubitus ulcers, spasticity, etc.) whose combination can be called physical disability. Goal: The goal of this study is to map selected evaluation and measuring tools that can be applied in the assessment of physically disabled patients' needs. Methods: This review study was carried out to map selected evaluating tools for the assessment of physically disabled patients' needs. The data were gained from academic...
Documentation of the treatment of pressure ulcers in home care agencies and welfare institutions in the Slovak RepublicNursing - Original article
Katarína Kačalová, Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):352-359 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.042
Objective: To analyze the documentation of pressure ulcers at home care agencies (HCA) and welfare institutions (WI) to determine whether the records comply with legislative and contractual requirements. Methods: Empirical data were collected from the documentation containing the Nursing Care Proposal (Proposal), the Course of disease, the Expert Findings, and the Records of examinations and prescription drugs for the treatment of pressure ulcer in the Health Insurance Information System (HIIS). Data collection was carried out from the year 2014 to 2018. Documentation of 101 patients treated for pressure ulcer which were reported to the General Health...
Parental and health visitor assessment of children development and factors affecting children development assessment in HungaryNursing - Original article
Krisztina Deutsch, József Betlehem, Bálint Bánfai, Sára Jeges, Kinga Lampek, Dóra Domina Tancsics, Melinda Csima
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):360-366 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.052
Unlike the international practice, knowledge of parents about child development has not been studied in Hungary and researches have not been aimed at examining the sources of parental knowledge. Therefore, the aim of our research was to measure parental knowledge about their children's level of development according to development areas and to gather information about the sources of parental knowledge. There was an opportunity to examine the adequacy of parental assessment by comparing parent and health visitor (professional) opinions about the development level of children. The cross-sectional, descriptive study was realized in Budapest and in five...
How students understand spirituality and spiritual care: Descriptive study on a sample of bachelor nursing students from SloveniaNursing - Original article
Igor Karnjuš, Jelena Bašić, Katarina Babnik
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):367-373 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.044
Research shows the potential role of a specific cultural environment in understanding spirituality and spiritual care among nursing staff and students. In Slovenia, spiritual care within the framework of nursing is still under development alongside efforts for the greater professionalisation of nursing. The objectives of the study performed on a sample of nursing students from Slovenia were to: (1) explore nursing students' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care; (2) examine the role of demographic characteristics, and (3) determine the perceived importance of education in the field of spiritual care. A quantitative, non-experimental survey...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and high-risk pregnancyNursing - Original article
Jana Hudecova, Petr Hosek, Bretislav Gal, Ondrej Trcka, Tomas Kostlivy, Jaroslav Betka, Martina Baneckova, Gabriela Krakorova
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):374-379 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.043
Introduction: According to the available data, OSAS (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome) occurs in the fourth decade in 1 to 5% of women in the total population, and over 90% of women with OSAS do not know about their problems. Approximately 15% of obese pregnant females are thought to suffer from SAS. The aim of this work is to explore OSAS incidence in high-risk pregnant women and the association of OSAS with risk factors for pregnancy. Material: 85 women of a group of 480 monitored high-risk pregnant females were examined, and 61 of these were involved in this study. Methods: We statistically evaluated the relation between OSAS and hypertension, obesity,...
"It is better to treat a Vietnamese woman than a Czech": Strange interactions between healthcare professionals and women in the context of perinatal careNursing - Original article
Alena Glajchová *
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):380-387 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.041
The periods of pregnancy, childbirth and becoming a mother are some of the most important moments in a woman's life - and they are usually experienced within a healthcare institution. However, contact with the healthcare system during these periods can bring a number of difficulties and barriers for women with other nationality than Czech and affect interactions between them and healthcare professionals. The aim of this text is to explain how the category "foreigner" is established, and what "strangeness" means for healthcare professionals in relation to women within the context of perinatal care. The qualitative research was focused on healthcare...
Unfinished nursing care - the first pilot study in the Czech RepublicNursing - Original article
Darja Jarošová, Renáta Zeleníková *
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):388-394 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.048
Aim: The main aim of this pilot study was to investigate the amount, type and reasons for unfinished nursing care among Czech hospital nurses. The other aim was to compare the differences in the level of unfinished nursing care according to age, perceived lack of staffing and job satisfaction of nurses. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: A self-reported PIRNCA (Perceived Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care) instrument was used to measure unfinished nursing care. A sample included 100 hospital bedside nurses from two different hospitals in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Data were collected in 2017. Results: Elements...
Quality of life in patients with chronic heart failureNursing - Original article
Pavla Kudlová, Ilona Kočvarová, Kateřina Burešová
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):395-402 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.050
Goals: Our goal was to establish the level of life quality in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), and to find out whether there was a connection between their gender, socio-demographic status, BMI, number of comorbidities, NYHA class, treatment regime, time of treatment, age, and quality of life. Methods: This research was conducted in 2018 at cardiology outpatient wards in patients with CHF using the standardized Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). In order to perform complex monitoring of the relations among the variables within the study we conducted regression analysis, however, in exploratory regime as a descriptive...
Finances of the citizens of the Czech Republic spent on sports activities to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseasesSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Radka Prokešová, Valérie Tóthová, Věra Olišarová, Lenka Šedová, Ivana Chloubová, Marie Trešlová, Sylva Bártlová, Helena Michálková
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):403-409 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.033
Sports activities are important factors in the prevention of the incidence and development of cardiovascular diseases. The goal of this article was to find out, describe and assess the relationship of the finances spent on sports activities to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases to education, employment and marital status. The research was carried out using the quantitative research strategy (a non-standardized questionnaire). The sample group (1,992 people from the Czech Republic - 937 men and 1,055 women) had the typical structure of the Czech population and was representative from the point of view of regions, gender and age. The results showed...
Using the validated PedsQLTM questionnaires for measuring the quality of life of children who suffer from diabetes mellitus and cerebral palsySocial Sciences in Health - Review article
Ingrid Baloun *, Miloš Velemínský
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):410-415 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.051
The validated Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM questionnaires (PedsQLTM) are globally used for measuring the quality of life of children who suffer from diabetes mellitus and cerebral palsy. In the Czech Republic, the PedsQLTM questionnaires are used very little. The goal of this review article is to inform experts and the wider public about the use of the validated PedsQLTM questionnaires in families with children who suffer from diabetes mellitus and cerebral palsy. We used the content analysis of documents/studies that are focused on the validated PedsQLTM questionnaires which deal with...
Position of seniors in rural areas in relation to the Czech RepublicSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Renata Korcová *, Jana Borská
Kontakt 2019, 21(4):416-423 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.049
The aim of this article is to characterize the legal position of seniors living in rural areas, and to research the question of whether the term "senior" is defined in the Czech legal system, and how the law deals with social exclusion and the possibilities of its elimination. Methods used in this article include, in particular, legal analysis of selected legal texts. An additional technique was qualitative research enacted through the technique of focus groups with seniors living in the territory of the district of Strakonice and Český Krumlov, situated in the region of Southern Bohemia. There were in total 31 informants participating in the research,...