Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitati, 2020 (vol. 11), issue 1-2
Obesity in children
Simona Šimková
JNSS 2020, 11(1-2):7-14 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2020.001 
Obesity is a non-infectious chronic illness which occurs from childhood. Its incidence is caused by many factors (one of them is genetic predisposition). However, the most significant and governable part is lifestyle. Particularly problematic is the fact that 80% of obese children and adolescents remain obese in adulthood. The goal of this article is to inform experts and the wider public about the significant risk factors regarding overweight and obese children. There can be complications caused by obesity, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension or dyslipidemia. The most important thing is prevention. In today's Czech Republic, the number of overweight...
The use of animals in education
Ludmila Malariková, Kristýna Machová, Ivona Svobodová, Mariana Vadroňová
JNSS 2020, 11(1-2):15-20 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2020.002
This article clarifies how animals may be of help in education - an approach called animal assisted education (AAE). AAE offers an improved and more interesting way of teaching. It also makes the process of education more effective and attractive to students. AAE may facilitate better communication between the students as well as the teachers; and, in general, establish better relationships in the classroom. This method of education is becoming increasingly popular. It is important to understand in which ways and how exactly animals may assist students and educators to achieve their goals.Therefore, the goal of this article is to summarize how...
Levels of vitamin D in the blood, the factors that affect it, and its relationship to repeated infections in pre-school-aged children
Adéla Havlová, Miloš Velemínský, Simona Šimková
JNSS 2020, 11(1-2):21-26 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2020.003
The influence of vitamin D on calcium and phosphorus metabolism in relation to bone and muscle metabolism has been known for a long time. Lately, it seems that the effect of vitamin D has expanded. Among other things, it influences the immune system, diabetes mellitus, obesity or neuropsychiatric development. The lack of vitamin D is associated with an increased incidence of infectious diseases in children and adults.The goal of this article was to map the levels of vitamin D in the blood of pre-school-aged children, its supplementation, using creams with protective factors in winter, stays at sea, nutrition and recurrent respiratory tract infections.The...
Are private sex workers really free?
Stanislav Ondrášek, Alena Kajanová
JNSS 2020, 11(1-2):27-34 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2020.004
This article has two levels. The first deals with the perception of sex business from the perspective of private sex workers; the second points out the interpretation mistakes that may occur within the qualitative data analysis. This article is the result of a project focused on reflections on the private sex business. The research was carried out with the help of biographic-narrative interviews with 36 women who work in the private sex business in the South Bohemia Region and Prague. The interviews were recorded with the respondents' consent, and subsequently transcribed verbatim and evaluated in the ATLAS.ti program with the use of the grounded theory...
The quality of life of families who have children with cerebral palsy
Ingrid Baloun, Aneta Witzanyová, Olga Dvořáčková, Miloš Velemínský, Sr.
JNSS 2020, 11(1-2):35-41 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2020.005
Objective: Quality of life is a subjective term that can be perceived in many ways. The objective side is primarily defined by an objective assessment of health and other life conditions. The subjective part includes a rational and emotional assessment of one's own life. The goal of this study was to find and compare the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and their families to healthy children and their families.Methods: We used the PedsQLTM questionnaire, specifically the PedsQLTM 2.0 Family impact module, to measure the quality of life of families. We also used the PedsQLTM 4.0 generic...