Kontakt, 2022 (vol. 24), issue 4
Professionalism and ethics in nursingEditorial
Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):263 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.039 
Adaptation and psychometric analysis of the Czech version of the Nurse Competence ScaleNursing - Original article
Radana Pěrůžková, Renáta Zeleníková, Elena Gurková, Satu Kajander-Unkuri, Lenka Štureková, Darja Jarošová
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):264-272 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.033
Aim: The aim of the study was a transcultural adaptation, linguistic validation, and testing of psychometric properties of the Czech version of the Nurse Competence Scale (CZNCS). Methods: Designed as a cross-sectional observational study. The sample comprised 274 students from third-year bachelor's nursing study programmes at Czech universities. To collect the data, a Czech version of the Nurse Competence Scale was used, containing 73 items grouped into seven subscales. The data was collected between 2018 and 2021. The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Content validity was assessed using the Content validity index,...
Hospital patient safety culture in selected Slovak hospitals: a cross-sectional studyNursing - Original article
Radka Kurucová *, Dominika Kalánková, Alexandra Žuffová, Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):273-278 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.041
Introduction: Patient safety is one of the most serious and currently very relevant global health problems. In addition to indicators of quality of nursing care, it is important to consider safety culture as one of the factors in the effort to ensure patient safety. Aim: To assess nurses' perception of hospital patient safety culture. Methods: Empirical data was collected using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). The research sample consisted of 196 nurses working in six Slovak hospitals. The relationships between variables were tested by Spearman's rho. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine predictors of the...
Effect of BUZZY application on pain and anxiety in children with cancer during peripheral intravenous catheter intervention: a randomized controlled trialNursing - Original article
Casman Casman, Allenidekania Allenidekania, Happy Hayati
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):279-285 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.036
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of using the buzzy application on the level of the anxiety and pain in children with cancer during infusion. Methods: This is a randomized control trial study comprising of a sample of 53 children with cancer (aged 3-18 years) scheduled to be given infusion. The study was conducted in a children's chemotherapy ward. Data were obtained using a patient biographical data questionnaire, the buzzy application, and an infusion needle. The Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale instrument was used to measure pain and anxiety. The measurement of anxiety in the buzzy and control groups was carried out before...
Chronic heart failure, depression, and its links to selected aspects: a cross-sectional studyNursing - Original article
Katka Bobčíková *, Radka Bužgová
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):286-293 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.037
Background: The symptoms of chronic heart failure affect patients' emotional and physical well-being. Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of depression in hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure and its links to selected aspects. Methods: Depression was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, data were obtained on functional independence, NYHA classes, illness perception, quality of life, and social support. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's correlation coefficient at a 5% level of significance. Results: The sample comprised 173 patients...
Factors affecting the quality of life and health status of Czech women during the transition from reproductive to post-reproductive lifeNursing - Original article
Romana Belešová, Valérie Tóthová, Małgorzata Nagórska
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):294-301 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.025
Introduction and objective: In the period of transition from the reproductive to post-reproductive phase, clinical problems and changes of various character and intensity occur, which can affect the life of women. The aim of this quantitative study was to evaluate the factors affecting quality of life and quality of health of Czech women during the transition from reproductive to post-reproductive life. Methods: The data were obtained using two standardized questionnaires - (1) the WHO's WHOQOL-Bref and (2) Women's Health Questionnaire, (WHQ), as well as one non-standardized questionnaire to identify the women's quality of life and quality of health....
Determinants of respectful care in midwiferyNursing - Review article
Radka Wilhelmová, Lenka Veselá, Iva Korábová, Simona Slezáková, Andrea Pokorná
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):302-309 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.035
Women's positive experience of maternity care is related to the quality of care and is as important as objectively measurable perinatal outcomes. Satisfaction is a relatively broad concept with relatively difficult operationalisation. The tools for measuring it most often include variables related to structure, process, and outcomes. Improving current practice requires the accurate identification of existing care deficits and the main determinants of women's satisfaction with maternity care. Aim: To contextually highlight significant determinants of women's satisfaction that have been identified through a literary review. Methods: A clinical question...
Association between trait anxiety and quality of life in an adult population with food allergyNursing - Original article
Barbora Waldhof, Marta Vavrová *
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):310-315 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.032
Introduction: Food allergy is a chronic disease that requires a great deal of effort. It can result not only in a reduced quality of life, but also increased feelings of anxiety and stress. This study examines the association between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and trait anxiety levels in adults with food allergy. Methods: The research sample consisted of 167 adults with food allergy aged 19-69 years, arithmetic average (M) age 37. The STAI X2 questionnaire was used to measure trait anxiety. The food allergy quality of life questionnaire for adult population (FAQLQ-AF) was used to measure the health-related quality of life - and this achieved...
Factors influencing the (non) use of social services - from the point of view of family members from selected municipalities of the Moravian-Silesian Region who provide care and guardianship for a loved one with an intellectual disabilitySocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Anna Musialová, Romana Gulová
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):316-323 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.034
Introduction: Despite the fact that caregivers see social services as an important form of support, in the Czech Republic we are increasingly encountering situations where a person with a disability lives together with their parents in the same household until the caregiver becomes elderly or dies. These families use the bare minimum of social services or none at all. Goal: The goal of this paper is to present factors identifying the (non) use of social services from the perspective of family members from selected municipalities of the Moravian-Silesian Region who provide care and guardianship for a relative with an intellectual disability. Methods:...
The influence of social exclusion on the cognitive abilities of Roma childrenSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Tomáš Mrhálek, Alena Hricová, Stanislav Ondrášek
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):324-330 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.031
This article aims to analyse the connection between factors of social exclusion and cognitive development in Roma children. Methods: The research group included 400 Roma children aged 7-11 years (ethnicity based on self-identification) and their parents. They were quota selected from all regions of the Czech Republic, from socially excluded localities and beyond. We used the Woodcock-Johnson IV COG comprehensive intelligence test battery as a research tool to measure cognitive abilities. We measured social exclusion with the newly created Social Exclusion Scale test. We used the SPSS programme to process the data using correlations and regression analysis....
Impact of mindfulness and coping strategies on the well-being of hospice workers in Slovakia during the Covid-19 pandemicSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Katarína Kohútová *, Lenka Štefáková, Filip Gerec
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):331-338 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.040
Background: Working in hospice facilities is very difficult both physically and mentally. Workers are often confronted with difficult and borderline living situations, and the burden of the Covid-19 pandemic has now been added to the equation. It is essential to look for factors that increase the resilience of these workers and support their well-being. Purpose: The aim of this paper is to create a model of impact of mindfulness and coping strategies on the well-being of hospice workers in Slovakia. Results: Mindfulness correlated with negative coping strategies. The multiple regression model indicated that the combined effect of mindfulness, negative...
Adverse childhood experiences and aggressive behavior of adolescents in residential educational programs in the Czech RepublicSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Pavla Doležalová, Karel Červenka, Věra Vojtová
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):339-345 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.038
Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences and aggressive behavior of adolescents placed in residential programs in the Czech Republic represent significant risk indicators in their current and future lives. The text presents selected partial findings of the research. Aim: The aim was to map and compare general trauma and specific traumatic events, the level of dissociative conditions, and aggressive behavior in vulnerable girls and boys placed in residential programs. Methods: The study cohort consisted of 204 adolescents aged 15-19 years. The primary data collection instruments were the A-DES, ETISRS-F, and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale questionnaires....
What shapes students' interest in working in different health care settings? A case study of dietetics students in SloveniaSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Katarina Babnik, Darja Barlič Maganja, Tadeja Jakus, Mojca Stubelj, Tamara Poklar Vatovec
Kontakt 2022, 24(4/2022):346-353 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.042
Introduction: A holistic and prevention-oriented health care system relies, among other things, on educational institutions that prepare future professionals for the various specialties. Previous research shows that working in primary health prevention is less attractive to students of health sciences. Objectives: The study examined the career interests of dietetics students, and the role of acquired skills, satisfaction with their studies, and length of study on these interests. Methods: Three scales measuring self-assessed competencies, satisfaction with studies, and career interests were validated and used in the study on a sample (N = 123)...