Kontakt, 2021 (vol. 23), issue 3
Interdisciplinary care of people after a brain strokeEditorial
Lenka Krhutová
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):147-148 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.037 
Health literacy and modifiable risk factors of a strokeNursing - Original article
Lenka Šedová, Sylva Bártlová, Andrea Hudáčková, Lucie Havierniková, František Dolák, Svatopluk Ostrý
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):149-156 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.024
Introduction: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in European countries. Prevention and the associated health literacy are among the effective tools for reducing the incidence of this disease and serve to reduce its consequences. Goal: To examine the relationship between socioeconomic factors of health literacy and modifiable risk factors in connection with ischemic stroke. Methods: A quantitative survey strategy. The research was conducted using the technique of a standardized controlled interview between the interviewer and the respondent. The research group included 1,004 citizens. A combination of a standardized overall...
Quality of life in post-stroke patientsNursing - Original article
Lucia Dimunová, Mária Sováriová Soósová, Kinga Kardosová, Martin Červený, Mária Belovičová
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):157-161 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.036
Introduction: Strokes are the third most common cause of hospitalization in Slovakia. This is a serious social and economic problem, because after a stroke almost half of the patients have a persistent neurological deficit. The goal of this research was to assess the quality of life of patients who have had an acute stroke. Design: Quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The Stroke Impact Scale (SIS 3.0) was completed by 80 patients, an average age of 69.9 (± 9.49) years within 28 days after a stroke. The results were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman correlation. Results: The average score for each SIS 3.0 domain ranged...
Utilization of ADL performance tests to predict expected functional status in patients after strokeSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Yvona Angerova, Pavel Marsalek, Anna Kratochvilova, Irina Chmelova, Tereza Gueye, Jan Briza, Vladimir Rogalewicz
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):162-169 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.022
The main objective of this paper is the study of patient self-sufficiency functional tests in the early rehabilitation stage of stroke, and their further development in relation to the initial disability severity. Attention is paid to the identification of links between the first weeks of early rehabilitation therapy and the patients' state one year after their discharge from the early rehabilitation ward. There were 87 patients in early rehabilitation wards in three different parts of the Czech Republic. One year after their discharge, 29 of them were tested again. The FIM (Functional Independence Measure) values from the follow-up check statistically...
Longitudinal study of postural and locomotor function development in clients with brain damageSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Markéta Bendová, Martina Hartmanová, Jitka Vacková, Marcela Míková, Anna Kuželková
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):170-177 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.023
Background: Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a disease that causes severe disability. For this reason, we established an interprofessional rehabilitation team consisting of physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social workers operating in home settings - in an effort to minimize the consequences of long-term disability. Objectives: Evaluate the development of postural and balance functions (over a 9-month period) in 17 clients with ABI undergoing individualized 3-month physiotherapy in the home setting. Methods: Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up and Go test (TUG) were used to quantify the functional status of the clients. A total...
Eating habits and food composition of stroke survivors as a form of secondary preventionSocial Sciences in Health - Review article
Slávka Mrosková, Martina Reľovská, Gabriela Kuriplachová, Alena Schlosserová
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):178-186 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.047
Aim: The aim of this review was to analyze eating habits and food composition in stroke survivors. Methods: In the years 01/2000-06/2020, research published in the following databases was analyzed: Pubmed, EBSCO, Science Direct, Scopus. The literature review integrated 9 studies. Results: Studies included in the review were published mainly in the years 2015-2019. Dietary analysis in the research was predominantly focused on fruit/vegetable intake and salt intake. Consumption of fruits and vegetables in stroke survivors is not at an adequate level and their intake is lower in comparison with a healthy population. Qualitative analysis of salt intake...
Early rehabilitation after stroke in comprehensive cerebrovascular centres in the Czech Republic: a comparison of three stroke unitsSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Anna Kratochvílová, Vladimír Rogalewicz, Yvona Angerová, Tereza Gueye, Pavel Maršálek, Irina Chmelová, Miroslav Barták
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):187-192 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.013
Quality of life and costs related to stroke survivors are important issues for the Czech healthcare system. Early rehabilitation after stroke has a great potential to improve patients' quality of life as well as to contribute to saving long-term societal costs. A tri-centre pragmatic longitudinal study was focused on the economic analysis of early rehabilitation after stroke in hospitals in the Czech Republic. The research also revealed dissimilarities in procedures between the involved hospitals. The number of patients included in the study was 87 (Prague - 29, Ústí nad Labem - 31, Ostrava - 27). All of them were admitted to the early rehabilitation...
Self-awareness and its evaluation in patients after acquired brain injurySocial Sciences in Health - Review article
Mária Krivošíková, Yvona Angerová
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):193-199 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.027
Introduction: Self-awareness deficit is a complex cognitive-behavioural disorder that is typical of patients after acquired brain injury. Deficiency of self-awareness in these patients causes reduced motivation for rehabilitation or unrealistic expectations. It leads to poorer results in therapy and problems in engaging in activities in the wider community and in employment. Aim: The aim of this review study is to describe the definitions and theoretical models of self-awareness and to summarize the conclusions of research on how to assess self-awareness in adult patients after acquired brain injury in the last 15 years. Methods: Review with elements...
Typology of informal carers providing care to family members after cerebrovascular accidentSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Miroslav Paulíček, Lenka Krhutová, Iva Kuzníková, Kamila Vondroušová, Iva Tichá, Hana Lukšová, Petra Anna-Marie Blahová, Veronika Valoušková, Marcela Dabrowská, Jarmila Kristiníková, Petr Šaloun
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):200-206 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.039
Introduction: The study is underpinned by the research of people providing care to relatives after a cerebrovascular accident outside the sphere of public institutions - so called informal carers. The aim was to create a typology of these carers, reflecting their way of constructing identity, their attitude to their own emotions, their reflections on and experience with caring, their forms of communication, and how they work with information. Methods: The research was led by a qualitative approach with the use of the principles of biographical research. It is based on thirty semi-structured interviews. Areas were identified within these interviews...
Participants' experiences of rehabilitation campSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Zuzana Rodová, Petra Sládková, Anna Kuželková
Kontakt 2021, 23(3):207-213 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.034
Background: Enabling people to return to independent living following Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is a challenge for rehabilitation. In co-operation with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, the non-governmental organization Rehalb holds week-long rehabilitation camps (RC). These deliberately take people from the hospital setting to a more demanding environment in order to encourage attendees to become more independent. Aim: This study aimed to uncover and describe the personal experiences of rehabilitation camp participants. Methods: A phenomenological approach was used. Data were gathered from 6 in-depth interviews....