Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitati, 2014 (vol. 5), issue 1-2
An assessment of the barriers to women access to health facilities in Isi communities of Edo State, South-South Nigeria. Implication for policy development and social work
Ernest Osas Ugiagbe, G. Vincent-Osaghae
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):7-15 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.001 
The focus of the paper was the assessment of barriers to women access to health facilities in Isi communities of Edo State, South-South Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for this study. The purposive sampling method was used to select the research participants. This is because of the characteristics the participants must have to qualify for participation in the research. The instruments of data collection were the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and the in-depth interview. The data collected were analysed into frequency distribution, simple percentage and cross tabulated with the variables. The results of the data analysis reveal that the...
RAI-HC as an innovative tool for future practice in home care
Helena Kisvetrová, Yukari Yamada
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):16-22 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.002
This study aimed at examining the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care (RAI-HC) regarding its potential for a variety of researches as well as for improving quality of care. We searched Medline and PubMed database for peer-reviewed articles reporting primary data on the RAI-HC in English. Study site, objectives of the studies, and findings were abstracted. The search identified 34 articles that met the author's criteria. Nearly a half of the identified studies was conducted in Canada where the RAI-HC is officially used; therefore population based longitudinal survey is widely possible. Another nearly a half was based on a joint European study called...
Sexting experience of adolescent children
Bohdana Břízová, Kristýna Miltnerová
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):23-33 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.003
This article deals with the issue of sexting, a currently relatively widespread phenomenon, especially among adolescents. The purpose of the first section is to introduce to the readers basic information about this phenomenon - mainly to explain the term, outline the reasons why children practise sexting and what the basic prevention involves. The second part summarises results of an inquiry aimed at finding out whether adolescent inquiry population has ever met with the term sexting, whether they know what it means and whether they possess any practical sexting experience at all.The research techniques included qualitative strategy, inquiry methods...
Bullying at school and its impact on mental and physical condition of a child
Alena Machová, Mária Boledovičová
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):34-38 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.004
The concept of social determinants of health is the most complex approach to the analysis of personal health status and is based on the definition provided by the World Health Organization in 1948. The following are the ten social determinants: social gradient, stress, childhood, social inclusion, social support, employment, unemployment, nutrition, addiction and transport. The goal of this qualitative research survey was to map the influence of selected social determinants to the health of the child. The goal of this article is to deal especially with the social determinant of social exclusion in relationship to school attendance, namely, bullying...
Applicability of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for determining benefits for special aids and equipment in the social sector
Olga ©vestková, Kateřina Svěcená
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):39-54 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.005
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has wide application in the field of rehabilitation. To date, it has been the only tool to combine health and the social view of the patient in the area of services provided. It defines not only the aetiological diagnosis, but also the functional condition of the patient and their participation in society in relation to environmental factors. With the correct enactment in health and social legislation, this classification can be used to provide an effective tool for determining the necessary long-term social services and benefits. In the rehabilitation process of patients/clients...
The result of criminal law actions on physicians - a defensive medicine?
Katarína Fedorová, Oto Masár, Margita Rybánska
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):90-97 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.010
In recent years there is an increasing number of complaints and criminal information on health care provided by physicians. The driving force behind the increased number of complaints and criminal information leading towards physicians is usually not a rational basis - poor quality of work, but a targeted campaign directed towards the negative side of legal awareness raising of patients comprising in encouraging of patients to submit complaints and criminal information on physicians with the aim to reach the financial profit for the alleged injury.The state which does not provide such legislation, which would be responsible for errors clearly defined...
Review
Health care policy in Georgia: Reforms, priorities and future direction
Daniel J. West, Jr., Otar Gerzmava, James S. Dalkiewicz
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):55-62 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.006
The majority of developed countries and several developing countries have created, and are regularly updating, their national health policies. This is especially important for social and economic development. In Georgia, as in other developing countries, the main objective of the health reform process is a comprehensive policy. It is based on the main priorities of the nation's health problems, and targets specific areas to be addressed and corrected over several years.
An analysis of the social world of Lithuanian nursing during the turbulent period of 1935-1945
Laima Karosas, Olga Riklikienė
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):63-69 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.007
Background and objectives: Historical research has made it possible to document the changes in the social world of Lithuanian nursing between 1935 and 1945, a decade in which the country of Lithuania experienced major transformations surrounding World War II. The research questions were: What was the social world of Lithuanian nursing in relation to authenticity, socialization, arenas and segments? How did other social worlds influence the Lithuanian nursing?Material and methods: Historical inquiry was used to establish facts in order to describe and interpret selected, significant events.Results: Nurses apparently did...
Neurotoxicity of heavy metals in the light of gender studies
Jiří Patočka
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):70-82 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.008
Gender-related differences regarding susceptibility to chemical exposure to neurotoxicants have not received sufficient attention. Although a significant number of epidemiological studies on the neurodevelopmental effects of metal exposure have been published in the last twenty years, not many of these studies have considered the possible gender-specific effects of such exposure. This review is focused on studies in which the gender differences in pre- and/or postnatal exposures to five metals (mercury, lead, manganese, cadmium, and arsenic) and neurodevelopment were evaluated. A significant number of experimental and epidemiological studies on brain...
A child in the social exclusion process
Katarína Kotradyová, Lenka Rosková
JNSS 2014, 5(1-2):83-89 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2014.009
The social exclusion is a serious global problem, and the social exclusion of the child has not been examined in a more conceptual way so far. Our main objective is to refer to the social exclusion of the child as to a dimension to which attention is not paid adequately, although it belongs to serious negative phenomena of multi-dimensional nature. The introduction deals with historical and European context of the social exclusion. On the basis of a system analysis we created two groups of subsets by categorization from a set of propositions concerning the social exclusion, namely the category of reasons of the social exclusion and the category of...