Kontakt, 2022 (vol. 24), issue 1
45 years of the holistic model in medicineEditorial
Małgorzata Nagórska
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):1-2 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.008 
Missed nursing care and its association with the work environment of nurses working in pediatricsNursing - Original article
Daniela Bartoníčková, Elena Gurková, Dominika Kalánková, Lenka Mazalová, Romana Bečvářová
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):3-11 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.053
Objective: To examine the association between missed nursing care and the work environment in selected pediatric care units in the Czech Republic. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: Data collection was carried out from January to March 2021 using the MISSCARE Survey-Pediatric and Practice Environment Scale - Nursing Work Index instruments. The respondents were pediatric nurses (N = 138) from five care units in the Czech Republic. Results: The most frequently missed nursing care activities were assessing the activities attributes to a caregiver, promoting neuro-evolutionary development, or emotional support to the child and/or...
Opportunities to increase compliance when administering first aid to childrenNursing - Original article
Luca Anna Ferkai, Bence Schiszler, Bálint Bánfai, Attila Pandúr, József Betlehem, Krisztina Deutsch
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):12-19 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.001
Background: The effectiveness of emergency children care and first aid is influenced by several external and internal factors, which often do not receive sufficient attention during treatment. The aim of our research was to assess the factors that influences children's cooperation in real situations. Methods: Our target group consisted of 80 children (<16 years) who required first aid at Lake Balaton during the summer vacation in 2016. The effect of music, child-friendly equipment and rewards on compliance were observed in contrast to ordinary care. For data collection observation, documentation, Wong-Baker and PSS (Pain Severity Score ) scales...
Use of SWOT analysis to optimize and reduce the risks of the process of administering drugs by nurses in selected departments of South Bohemian hospitalsNursing - Original article
Radka Prokešová, Iva Brabcová, Valérie Tóthová, Hana Hajduchová, Ivana Chloubová, Jan Neugebauer, Jozef Filka, Hana Kubešová, Edita Klavíková, Květoslava Slabáková, Dana Velimská
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):20-28 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.047
Objective: Administering medication is one of the key nursing processes in hospitals. Unfortunately, there are many mistakes in drug administering that arise from human error and interfere with all activities related to drug management. Methods: This qualitative research aimed to analyse the process of administering drugs by nurses at selected South Bohemian hospitals using SWOT analysis and SWOT risk analysis. We studied medication processes in selected South Bohemian hospitals. The research was conducted at selected inpatient departments of these hospitals (surgery, internal medicine, and aftercare department). Top management representatives and...
Postoperative pain management - knowledge and experiences of general nurses with a multicultural backgroundNursing - Original article
Denisa Porter, Petra Búřilová, Andrea Pokorná
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):29-35 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.028
Aim: We evaluated the knowledge and experience of general nurses, across multicultural backgrounds, on managing postoperative pain in one healthcare facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Online cross-sectional questionnaire survey. The data was analysed using the STATA 15 programme at significance level α = 0.05. Results: In total, 473 general nurses were involved in the survey across 16 different nationalities (average age 35.7 years, 92.4% female). The use of pain scales differs according to the type of department (p = 0.000). The numeric pain scale was most commonly used in the standard surgical department and the FLACC (Face,...
Comparing the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit and Neelon and Champagne Confusion Scale for assessing delirium in non-intubated intensive care patientsNursing - Original article
Hana Locihová, Jana Pelikánová
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):36-42 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.006
Introduction: There are many scales of assessment and prediction of risk of delirium, but they are little known and rarely used by professionals. Recognition of delirium by nurses continues to be limited. Design: The prospective observational study included 50 consecutive non-intubated patients staying in the ICU for more than 24 hours. Setting: Department of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine (5 beds) of AGEL Hospital in Valašské Meziříčí, between September 2020 and March 2021. Methods: Primary outcome was to compare the presence of delirium in non-intubated ICU patients with two simultaneously used assessment tools: the Neelon and Champagne...
Improving nursing student self-confidence and competence through integrated public health care trainingNursing - Original article
Stefanus Mendes Kiik, Muhammad Saleh Nuwa, Yasinta Betan, Irlin Falde Riti
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):43-47 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.003
Background: Nurses are on the frontline in all health practice settings, including public health. It is important to prepare nursing students with public health care training to give them the confidence to practice in a public health center. This study aimed to examine the effects of integrated public health care training on the self-confidence and competence of nursing students. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was applied using a pre-test and post-test control group design. To collect data, simple random sampling was taken, involving 114 respondents (intervention group: n = 76; control group: n = 38). The data were compared between...
Translation and validation of the Omaha System into English language simplified Omaha System termsNursing - Original article
Robin R. Austin, Christie L. Martin, Clarence R. Jones, Sheng-Chieh Lu, Ratchada Jantraporn, Igor Nestrasil, Karen S. Martin, Karen A. Monsen
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):48-54 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.007
Purpose: COVID-19 has caused a shift toward consumer-facing technology such as mobile health (mHealth) applications. However, most mHealth apps do not use accessible language. Standardized terminologies have potential to solve this problem but have not been simplified for consumer use. Methods: We used a standardized health terminology, the Omaha System, as the framework to develop the Simplified Omaha System Terms (SOST) for use within a mHealth application, MyStrengths + MyHealth. Plain language principles informed the SOST development in three phases, a community-validation focus group enabled feedback from diverse end-users, a readability assessment...
Evaluation of non-healing woundsNursing - Original article
Adéla Holubová, Andrea Pokorná
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):55-63 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.040
Introduction: The treatment of patients with non-healing wounds requires a systematic approach, including a complete wound assessment and an accurate description of this assessment. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study - content analysis of documentation from various localities of the Czech Republic. Using the cluster analysis method to find out if there are groups that differ in their approach to evaluating the parameters of non-healing wounds. 331 dossiers from 16 inpatient and outpatient care providers and social service providers were analysed. Goals: The goal was to assess how non-healing wounds are evaluated and documented in clinical...
Nurses and midwives in Slovakia - important trends and ageing of the nursing workforceNursing - Original article
Silvia Megyesiová
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):64-72 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.043
Introduction: Nurses and midwives play an important role in society and are essential for each human being. In Slovakia, nurses and midwives constitute the most significant group of employees in the health care institutions. Methods: The data regarding the number of nurses and midwives in Slovakia were collected from 2000 to 2019. Chain indexes and/or fixed-base indexes were used to follow the changes of the nursing workforce. The ageing of nurses and midwives was determined by mean age and age structure. Correlation analysis was selected to detect the association between the living standard and number of nursing workforce per 1,000 people in the EU....
Determinants of postmenopausal osteoporosisNursing - Review article
Mária Šupínová, Elena Janiczeková, Júlia Jankovičová, Jana Lauková
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):73-78 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.045
Introduction: Osteoporosis is generally associated with menopause. Scientific research has shown the existence of several factors involved in decreasing bone density in post-menopausal women. Goal: The aim of the review study is to map in detail the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in the context of postmenopausal age, postmenopausal duration, women's BMI and selected behavioural factors. Methods: Relevant sources were selected in 2020 using search services and sources in electronic databases (PubMed, BioMed Central, Web of Science). The analytical review was performed using PRISMA and PICO tools. Results and discussion: In analysing...
Depression and anxiety as predictors of quality of life after a strokeSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Tomáš Sollár, Katarína Dančová, Andrea Solgajová, Martina Romanová
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):79-84 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.002
Introduction: Evaluating quality of life in stroke patients is an essential part of treatment. Quality of life can be predicted not only by the physical disability after a stroke, but also by the patient's psychosocial state. The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between depression, anxiety, and quality of life in the acute phase after strokes. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive type of study was carried out. The research sample consisted of 79 patients after a stroke (Mage = 67.9 ± 12.3). Depression and anxiety were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and quality of life using the Stroke Specific...
The influence of lifestyle on the quality of life and body composition of women at productive ageSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Simona Šimková, Pavel Kohout
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):85-91 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.005
Overweight and obesity fall into the category of diseases of civilization. Being overweight causes other diseases. Excessive weight is often the cause of poor quality of life. Goal: This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between selected health and social aspects and proper nutrition, discover how lifestyle affects BMI, and body composition, especially fatty tissue, identify the relationship between BMI and the quality of life, compare the quality of life of respondents to population norms, and find out whether there are differences between indicators depending on BMI. Methods: We used BMI to evaluate obesity. We mapped the relationship between...
Attachment of vulnerable adolescents in residential facilities in the Czech RepublicSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Pavla Doležalová, Karel Červenka, Věra Vojtová
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):92-97 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.042
We are presenting some of the results of a study that examined the prevalence of attachment styles among children with emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) from special educational residential facilities in the Czech Republic. The development of EBD that brought these children into residential facilities was influenced by a variety of factors. One of such risk factors can be an attachment disorder influencing behavior, socialization and resilience. The aim of the research was to determine the prevalence of attachment style, anxiety and avoidance of vulnerable adolescents towards father and mother as possible determinants of behavioral disorders. The...
Assessment of pain in preschoolers (aged 3-7): A scoping review of existing instrumentsSocial Sciences in Health - Review article
Petra Kašparová, Petra Mandysová
Kontakt 2022, 24(1):98-106 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.048
Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the available scientific knowledge on the assessment of pain in preschool children (aged 3-7). The information obtained will provide a basis for further research. Methods: The data were collected with the help of keywords by PCC and using Boolean operators that were searched for in scientific electronics databases. The data were collected using keywords that were selected based on a research question and targeted at a specific population, concept and context. Four scientific databases were included: PubMed, ProQuest, OVID, EBSCOhost. Results: A total of 243 articles were identified, plus another 10 records...