Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitati, 2011 (vol. 2), issue 1-2

POSTPARTUM CARE IN SLOVAKIA IN EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Martina Bašková, Eva Urbanová, Erika Maskálová

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):23-27 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.003  

Midwifery provides during postpartum period essential care of woman, newborn and family on physiologic, emotional and social level. The article evaluates midwifery care in Slovakia in the light of situation in other European countries.Material and methods: The situation regarding postpartum care in 18 European countries is analyzed through qualitative survey. Representatives of national societies of midwives of European Midwifery Association member states responded within July and August 2009 five questionnaire items:- is it possible also home birth or all births are held exclusively in hospitals?;- who can provide delivery (physician...

AGE AS A RISK FACTOR FOR COLORECTAL CARCINOMA

Radek Axman, Věra Adámková, Jelena Skibová

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):28-36 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.004  

Colorectal cancer (CRCA) is one of the most frequent human malignancies, with the highest incidence in males. This paper is summarising the incidence of colorectal carcinoma (CRCA) in the Czech Republic (CR) with an international comparison.The goal of the study is to compare the age and gender structure in the South Bohemian region in patients with colorectal carcinoma with data from the Czech Republic. The group of patients consisted of patients treated for colorectal carcinoma in the Department of Surgery in the Hospital in České Budějovice, Plc. in the period from 2006 to 2008 (315 subjects, 202 males, 113 women older than 18 years)....

AGE COMPOSITION OF CHILDREN IN THE SUBSTITUTE FAMILY CARE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Pavla Štochlová

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):37-44 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.005  

The article describes the situation of placing children for adoption and in foster care in the Czech Republic, and collects the relevant data regarding the children recorded in the database of regional authorities for the respective year, focusing on their age composition. Individual groups of the researched unit are always divided into the children placed for adoptation, the children placed in foster care and the children that have been placed in the substitute family care with no success in the given research period. The respective data apply to the entire Czech Republic being divided into individual regions.Objective: The objective of...

CHOOSING UNMARRIED COHABITATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MARRIAGE

Miluše Vítečková

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):45-59 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.006  

The trends of current demographic development also include a so-called increase in extramarital fertility, which is related to the spread of unmarried cohabitation, because in approximately half of these cases this concerns children born into such families. Why do partners choose unmarried cohabitation instead of marriage and what is their attitude to marriage and unmarried cohabitation? Qualitative research in the form of multiple case studies was chosen to enable deeper understanding of this social phenomenon, which can be considered a dangerous social phenomenon in relation to family, and understanding of the reasons that lead parents to cohabit...

OUTCOME OF REGULATORY FEES IN HEALTHCARE

Věra Pražmová, Karel Dušek

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):60-72 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.007  

Healthcare in the Czech Republic is funded especially from public funds. Public health insurance, state funds and funds of regions and municipalities belong amongst these public funds. They represent circa ninety per cent of all expenses flowing into health service, which is the highest share from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. The share of private funds, which are cost sharing by patients, gifts or charity, are around ten per cent of all expenses on heath service. Regulatory fees paid in relation to healthcare provision since 1 January 2008 is a new form of cost sharing in the Czech Republic.The aim of...

SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF THE SOCIAL SUPPORT BY THE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ROMA PEOPLE

Alena Kajanová, David Urban

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):73-80 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.008  

Taking into consideration that a Roma family is still extensive and cohesive in comparison with a majority family according to David (2004), there is an assumption that it offers a fairly strong social support. In regard to the social support of the socially excluded Roma people, first of all, it concerns fulfilment in its economic factor.The objective of our article is to define what the selected Roma respondents read, from the subjective point of view, as factors of the social support, what is the proportion of its anticipated and instrumental forms and, last but not least, if there is any balance between the social support being provided and...

ANALYSIS OF THE BIO-PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SENIORS LIVING IN REST HOMES

Dagmar Dvořáčková, Adéla Mojžíšová

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):81-90 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.009  

This article provides a summary of the results of research in the quality of life of seniors. In the introduction we define the term quality of life and we discuss the roles of its psychosocial determinants.The purpose of this research is to establish the quality of life of seniors living in rest homes, assess the quality of life in various domains of life from the aspect of their significance with regard to overall satisfaction with the quality of life. A group of seniors who live in a home environment and who are also graduates of the University of the Third Age at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, served as a control group....

Review

HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH PROGRAMS SHOULD BE COUPLED TO PUBLIC HEALTH

Daniel Lindner, Sophia Walsh, Tatiana P. Benoit, Christine Serzo, Susan Corradino, Renee Markowicz, Diane Persad-Kouril, Robert Sheilds, George B. Stefano

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):11-16 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.001  

In the United States there are an enormous number of high school research programs that demand the expertise of the educator and interaction with other labs. The Department of Health (DOH) has several important functions that must ensure the safety of this population. Among these functions is notably the necessity to become involved in health issues that would possibly arise in high school research programs. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) establishes guidelines of ethical standards that laboratories and researchers must follow. Considering the potential hazards, ethical guidelines fall under the broader umbrella of public health which will...

CONTINUITY AND INDIVISIBILITY OF INTEGRATED PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL AND SOMATIC LIFE PROCESSES

Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh, Lili Maas

JNSS 2011, 2(1-2):17-22 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2011.002  

The continuum of life begins in utero. It is not possible to separate any stages of human development from the rest of an individual life's continuum. The life continuum is one of the basic needs in human life in order to maintain homeostasis and equilibrium.Since the vulnerability of an organism is greatest in a developing phase, already the prenatal phase of human life gives opportunities to influence later stages of human life in a positive way. Fundamental processes of life, such as reproduction, metabolism, information processing and immune responsiveness, are controlled by the neuro-endocrine-immune system. Integrated Psychoimmuno-Neuroendocrinology...