Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitati, 2013 (vol. 4), issue 1-2

Fighting Breast Cancer in Europe

Susan Knox

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):5-6  

A comparison of views of children and foster parents on the integration of a child into a family

Tomáš Čech, Michaela Králová

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):57-62 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.007  

The Czech Republic has been repeatedly criticised for the large number of children who are being placed into institutional substitute family care. A solution, for which inspiration can be found e.g. in Scandinavian countries, is to increase the number of foster families, which would provide upbringing in a substitute family for children from a risky environment. However, it has to be a systemic process of preparing foster parents for this uneasy social mission. Important feedback is without doubt studies which are carried out in foster families.Most surveys focus on the experiences of parents-fosterers with raising children in a substitute family....

Cognitive rehabilitation in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type and its impact on activities of daily living

Martina Tomagová, Ivana Bóriková, Michaela Miertová

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):63-74 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.008  

Aim: The aim of this pilot study is to demonstrate the possibility of using the resulting score of selected measurement tools to assess the impact of cognitive rehabilitation on carrying out ADL (activities of daily living) in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type.Methods: We used qualitative methods - a case study. Empirical data on two female patients were obtained by the following methods: interview with the patients and their relatives, observation of the patient, analysis of medical records, selected measurement tools to assess ADL and IADL (instrumental activities of daily living).Results: We presented two selected...

Maternal mortality in rural areas of Dodoma region, Tanzania: a qualitative study

Madan Mohan Laddunuri

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):75-82 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.009  

Introduction: High rate of maternal death is one of the major public health concerns in Tanzania. In Tanzania, the estimated Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is 454 per 100,000 live births. The main objective of the present study is to find out the contributing factors to maternal mortality in rural areas of Dodoma region, Tanzania.Material and methods: The verbal autopsy technique was used to reconstruct "the road to maternal death". A structured and open-ended questionnaire was developed on the basis of the "three delays" model: delay in the decision to seek care, delay in arrival at a health facility and delay in the provision of...

MORALISCHE KRITERIEN ZUR BEURTEILUNG DER HOMOSEXUALITÄT

Livio Melina

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):83-87 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.010  

New consideration of the degree of dependence for care benefit purposes in persons after cerebrovascular accidents as of January 2012

Libuše Čeledová, Rostislav Čevela, Eva Vaňásková, Miloš Velemínský

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):88-94 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.011  

The article introduces new medical assessment criteria for consideration of the degree of dependence for care benefit purposes pursuant to the Social Services Act in neurological diseases, e.g. in persons after cerebrovascular accidents. The principle of the new consideration method effective as of 1/1/2012 is an improvement of the existing system for consideration of the degree of dependence. The assessment process associated with consideration of the degree of dependence aggregated the tasks of self-care and the tasks of self-sufficiency into ten higher units. They cover basic personal needs, such as mobility, orientation, communication, food intake,...

Factors influencing the increase in incidence of suicide and substance abuse in Central Eastern Europe

Jessica E. Dowches, Daniel J. West, Jr.

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):7-20 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.002  

What caused the incidence of suicide and substance abuse to increase in Central and Eastern Europe after the Velvet Revolution? This paper examines the history, public health status, and mental health status of the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Hungary in efforts to identify key factors in the surge of suicide rates and substance abuse since the Velvet Revolution. Critical success factors and best practices are discussed in hopes of combating the mental health crisis facing the world. Solutions are presented as recommendations to improve the health status of Central and Eastern Europe.

A few more comments on the establishment and operation of baby boxes in the Czech Republic

Karel Attl

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):21-24 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.003  

The purpose of this article is to respond to the recommendation set by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on 22 June 2011. The UN Committee invited the Czech Republic to follow the given initiative and terminate the operation of baby boxes. The author's article defines the issues related to the subject of baby boxes in the Czech Republic in 2010. It is necessary to emphasize that several years before this; experts in family law had also shown their interests and expressed opinions on the issue in question.Until now, the legislative bodies of the Czech Republic have not considered the given matter, despite the fact that baby boxes have...

Influence of muscular imbalances on pelvic position and lumbar lordosis: a theoretical basis

Eva Buchtelová, Miroslav Tichý, Kateřina Vaníková

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):25-36 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.004  

This body of research originated as the theoretical basis for part of a dissertation.The aim of this literature review was to obtain a clear picture of the relationships between individual systems which contribute to the development of muscle imbalances. In particular the relationships involved in activation of muscles located in the abdominal wall and back, the position of the pelvis and spine, the associated skeletal muscles found in these areas, as well as the behavior of abdominal muscles in relation to breathing. Based on an analysis of the literature, it was possible to make some generalizations that should be taken into account during the...

Historical development of the ward nurse position in the Czech Republic

Eva Marková, Sylva Bártlová

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):37-46 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.005  

Ward nurse represents the basic level of managers in a healthcare organisation. The ward nurse position has changed in the past in relation to the development of the nursing sector, nursing care itself and the management of work teams and human resources. Relevant information on the ward nurse position can be obtained from historical sources. This overview article summarises information about ward nurse's work activities from studies carried out from the 1970s up to the present.We found that the ward nurse position was established due to the need to organise the operation in wards and coordinate activities of e.g. health professionals in patient...

Health condition of immigrants in the Czech Republic

Miloš Velemínský, Valérie Tóthová

JNSS 2013, 4(1-2):47-56 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2013.006  

The immigrants issue in the Czech Republic is still generally untransparent and undeveloped in all the areas. One of the unsolved problems is the assessment of health condition of immigrants and the availability of health care for this population group. It is necessary to solve this issue in context of social health determinants concept. The aim of this notification is to analyse the information about the health condition of immigrants and the availability of health care for them.In the analysis of this issue, mainly some research works of Health care ministry of the Czech Republic and the staff of University of South Bohemia in České Budejovice...