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The goal of the article is to present the results of the research which is focused on the eating habits of adolescents. These habits are the basis for education in the field of nursing and healthy lifestyle. The data collection was carried out using a non-standardized questionnaire. The sample group of respondents consisted of 1130 people living in South Bohemia, who were 15–18-years-old (the average...
From the perspective of modern nursing as a regulated profession, the quality of provided care is evaluated not only with the focus on performance but also on communication skills, which increase this quality as well as the overall saturation efficiency of patient's needs. The application of modern teaching methods in the process of acquiring communication skills is essential in the professional preparation...
Clinical trials are one of the important tools leading to progress in health care and a part of clinical practice. Indispensable support to research teams is provided by research nurses responsible for managing the care for subjects enrolled in clinical trials. The objective was to assess the actual job duties of general nurses participating in clinical trials and to identify the main obstacles and...
The aim of this research study was to map the factors influencing health literacy in people who are in an unfavourable social situation and who have a right to social benefits, i.e. benefits for persons in material poverty. Health literacy characterizes the attitude to health in each democratic society and is subject to some socioeconomic and demographic variables–age, education, and social status...
Fruit plays an important role in the prevention of various diseases. Eating fruit in Slovak children is not entirely adequate. Nutrition programs include the possibility of improving children's eating habits.Non-randomized controlled trial.To create a nutrition education program, implement it and analyze its effectiveness on children's eating habits.The school nutrition program was focused on fruit...
The goal of the presented study is to compare the quality of life of patients who suffer from rheumatic arthritis to the quality of life of the rest of the population in six domains. The data collection was carried out quantitatively with the use of the standardized questionnaire: WHOQOL-100. 200 people who suffer from rheumatic arthritis were questioned. The following comparison of the subjectively...
A survey of 427 women which focussed on attitudes and factors affecting decisions concerning childcare leave (and a return to the workforce) was conducted in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary in 2014. Previous studies have shown that Hungarian women raising children are less employed (40%) compared to the EU28 average of 63%. In this empirical study of Hungarian women with young children, two...
The aim of the study was to determine the perception of painful invasive procedures in child patients such as venipuncture and parenteral drug administration from a nurse's point of view.A quantitative cross-sectional study.The sample consisted of 50 pediatric nurses with the mean age of 38.54±10.55 years and an average clinical practice duration of 16.44±12.05 years. A self-designed questionnaire...
The issue of HIV/AIDS is on the front burner in the Czech Republic because the number of newly diagnosed cases has been rising dramatically. One of the essential problems is late diagnosis of the disease. Another typical trend is longer life expectancy for those with HIV, including people with HIV who live to retirement age or start a family. HIV/AIDS is considered to be a so-called stigmatizing disease...
This survey is aimed at verifying the use of intervention activities of selected interventions of NIC classifications (Nursing Intervention Classification) in the prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia.The Intervention Content Validity test (ICV test) was used to assess the applicability of intervention activities of selected interventions of NIC classification. The group of experts, 36 general...
During its more than a hundred and twenty-year history, the German organization “Evangelisches Jugend- und Fürsorgewerk” has always devoted its Christian support to people in need. Today, its activities focus mainly on the area of inclusive nursery education, comprehensive assistance to children and youth in need, assistance to adults with disabilities, housing and related services for the elderly,...
At present, the number of migrants is globally increasing. Although the foreigners in the Czech Republic are pleading asylum less than in other countries of the EU (foreigners in the Czech Republic make up less than 5% of the whole population), there were 2,015,467,562 legally registered foreigners at the end of the last year, which was 15,639 more than in 2014. Migration is also associated with the...
This article presents the results of the project: “Social determinants of health and their impact on the health of immigrants living in the Czech Republic”. During the project, quantitative data were collected in 2013 and 2014 from 994 immigrant respondents from Ukraine, Vietnam, Russia, Poland, and Slovakia living in the Czech Republic. Data interpretation relied on the theory of social determinants...
The aim of this research was to confirm connections between work characteristics in selected groups of immigrants living in the Czech Republic and their nationality. As a part of the aim, gender differences in working conditions for the selected immigrants were also investigated.Research was conducted using the quantitative method of questioning. Data were collected from 1014 immigrants, but due to...
It is possible to state that every complicated question about dealing with the contemporary migration crisis has a simple but a wrong answer. From the constructivist perspective, the level of an objective grip of reality by the human mind is debatable, so, in this article, we can at least try to offer a certain (even simplified) view, particularly from the perspective of economics. Most economic analyses...
The mental health of foreigners is crucial for successful integration into their new home country. Hospitalization caused by mental disorder is regarded as an indicator of the gravity of the mental illness. The aim of this paper is to describe and analyze the hospitalizations of foreigners diagnosed with F00-F99, according to ICD-10 in all psychiatric facilities in the Czech Republic. The foreigners’...
The influx of Hispanic immigrants into rural areas of the United States has created demographic, economic, and social change within communities. Sense of community, a psychological construct that includes membership, influence, fulfilment of needs, and a shared emotional connection between community members, is a vital element in assessing the integration of immigrants into a community. This study...
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