Kontakt, 2020 (vol. 22), issue 3
The social determinants of health - how migrants and the Roma are effected by the pandemicEditorial
Bernadett M. Varga
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):137-138 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.024 
The need for cultural competence education in nursing degree programmes: comparative perspectivesNursing - Original article
Mirko Prosen, Sandra Boąković
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):139-145 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.022
Objective: The purpose of this study was to define and compare the experiences, feelings and needs of Slovenian and Croatian nursing students in relation to the concept of transcultural nursing. Design: A qualitative descriptive research design was used. Methods: A purposive sample of 15 Slovenian and 15 Croatian nursing students was selected. The data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire and analysed using the method of content analysis. Results: Three categories were identified: (1) understanding interculturalism; (2) recognition of the importance of intercultural awareness; (3) integration of cultural content into the curriculum. Conclusions:...
Effect of the 'Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol' on the workload of nurses in cardiac patientsNursing - Original article
Sabina Krupa, Dorota Ozga *, Maciej Kolowca, Kazimierz Widenka
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):146-151 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.030
The aim of the study was to compare the workload of nurses in patients after cardiac surgery with minimal access, anaesthesia standard and according to the 'Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol' (ERAS protocol). A quantitative descriptive design was used. The study included a group of 100 patients with mitral valve disease in a Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Poland. The research project lasted 7 months. The nurses' workload was assessed in accordance with the guidelines of NAS scale. The average age of cardiac surgery patients studied was 54.9 ± 14.38. In the studied group of cardiac surgery patients there were 48% women and...
Resilience, occupational satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue in Turkish intensive care nursesNursing - Original article
Elvan Emine Ata, Emel Bahadir Yilmaz, Nurten Gülsüm Bayrak
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):152-158 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.028
Nurses' resilience and occupational satisfaction are important factors for preventing burnout, compassion fatigue and turnover of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. This study determined the relationship between resilience and occupational satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue in Turkish intensive care unit nurses. This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted with 79 ICU nurses. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Life Quality Scale for Workers, and the Resilience Scale for Adults. The mean scores for the ProQOL subscale scores were examined; occupational satisfaction 24.64 ± 8.45, burnout 19.17...
Development of a patient safety round guideline for nurse managers: Action research study in IndonesiaNursing - Original article
Setiawan Setiawan *, Dewi Elizadiani Suza, Diah Arruum
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):159-164 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.025
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a patient safety round guideline for nurse managers, in an attempt to strengthen the care culture provided within the hospital. Methods: This study uses an action research approach, which involved 20 head nurses and the nursing team leaders as participants. In addition, data collection was performed using a qualitative approach, through focus group discussions (FGD) and observations, and quantitative assessment required questionnaires. The data obtained were evaluated using both content analysis and simple statistics. Results: The study outcome showed that a patient safety round guideline could be used...
Knowledge and self-assessment of general practitioner nurses in the area of diabetes mellitusNursing - Original article
Pavla Kudlová, Ilona Kočvarová
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):165-171 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.031
In general practitioners' offices (GPOs), nurses care for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), too. Goal: Our goal was to find the amount of knowledge and the level of self-assessment of nurses in GPOs in connection to persons with DM, and to analyze the relationships between the dependent variable (overall level of knowledge about DM) and selected independent variables. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of nurses in 2018. A 64-item questionnaire was used to collect the data; a part of which was a standardized Rev. Diabetes Knowledge Test (revDKT). Within the data analysis, regression analysis was conducted in exploratory...
Mindfulness-based mobile applications for social interaction in people with schizophreniaNursing - Original article
Cecilia Indri Kurniasari, Sri Padma Sari, Meidiana Dwidiyanti, Rozzano C. Locsin
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):172-177 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.026
People with schizophrenia experience limited social interaction because of affective, cognitive, and psychomotor alterations. The problem of interaction requires intervention to increase their social interaction. There is a need for a system that can monitor the development of the interactive social abilities of people with schizophrenia. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of mindfulness therapy on the social interaction of people with schizophrenia using a mobile application (SI-DESIS). Fifty-two people with schizophrenia who met the criteria were divided into an intervention group and a control group. The mindfulness therapy was...
Effect of cognitive training in seniors with dementiaNursing - Original article
Andrea Botíková, Oµga Kabátová, Nikol Hoąková, ©árka Tomová
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):178-182 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.032
Aim: The aim of the research was to demonstrate the positive effect of cognitive training on the state of cognitive functions in seniors with dementia. Design: Qualitative cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 22 seniors who met the criteria (which we specified for listing in the selected sample) participated in the cognitive training. The seniors completed 14 lessons (each lasting 45 minutes) of intensive two-week group cognitive training. The content included exercises for practicing attention and concentration, mnemotechnics and their application in life, and tasks for practicing short-term and long-term memory. All seniors were initially examined...
Adverse events in anaesthesia careNursing - Review
Petra Bejvančická, Iva Brabcová
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):183-192 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.011
The goal of this review study was to summarize research conclusions on reported adverse events in anaesthesia care regarding paediatric and adult patients in the last 10 years. Methods: Relevant sources were found in scientific databases EBSCO, PubMed, Science Direct, Wiley and Scopus. We used the following keywords: adverse events/incident/malpractice, anaesthesia, report. Other criteria for the inclusion of studies were: full-text, English language, publications that were no older than 10 years (2009-2019) and human related. In the end, we included 15 studies. Results: The studies (analytical, prospective, retrospective, cohort, observational, systematic...
Prevalence of musculoskeletal lower back pain among nursesNursing - Review
Andrea Gilchrist, Andrea Pokorná
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):193-199 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.020
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the scientific findings available on the prevalence of musculoskeletal lower back pain among nursing professionals in an inpatient direct care setting. This literature review is baseline research for further analysis on cross-cultural comparisons of the prevalence of lower back pain among nursing professionals in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. Methods: Rapid literature review - selected keywords according to PICO, using Boolean Allies, were searched in scientific electronic databases (MEDLINE, SCOPUS, EMBASE, CINAHL). Results: A total of 370 scientific sources were found. After being analysed,...
Volunteering of people with disabilitySocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Aneta Marková
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):200-206 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.013
This article deals with the volunteering of people with disability. Currently, this issue is becoming of interest to both the expert and non-expert population. The introduction focuses on the clarification of the research and points out the studies that deal with this issue. The crucial part of this article is in the results of the research that was carried out as the author's dissertation. The goal was to clarify what factors affect the participation of people with disability in volunteering from the point of view of volunteers with disability. We chose the method of Strauss and Corbin's Grounded Theory. We used it to analyze 25 interviews with volunteers...
Needle fixation among drug usersSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Alena Hająmanová, Alena Kajanová, Tomáą Mrhálek
Kontakt 2020, 22(3):207-212 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.029
Needle fixation describes the state in which drug users derive satisfaction from using needles, regardless of the substance applied via the needle. The phenomenon is essential for therapeutic approaches for needle-addicted persons, as it significantly affects the success level of the therapeutic process. Goals: To describe the prevalence of individual dimensions of needle fixation among drug users in the city of Plzeň, considering their factors of drug use. Methods: The data were collected with the help of the NEFPRO questionnaire working with fixation dimensions, specifically: preference of the effect of intravenous application, sexual satisfaction,...