Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2015 (vol. 6), issue 1

Editorial

Sheila Payne

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):184 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0001  

Occurrence of annoying symptoms of patients with cancer

Radka Kurucová, Katarína Žiaková, Elena Gurková, Gabriela Šrámeková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):185-190 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0002  

Aim: To determine symptoms those occur by patients with cancer. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Methods: The sample of research consisted of 100 patients with cancer. We used Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) to evaluate the symptoms. This Scale determines 32 symptoms in three subscales (physic, psychic symptoms, and complete distress) focused on frequency, intensity and distress of symptoms of Likert Scale 1-4. Results: The research results demonstrate that in terms of frequency, intensity and distress the patients most frequently suffer pain (4.30 ± 3.30), despite of all the pain treatment options. The...

Validation of the Czech version of the Perinatal grief scale

Kateřina Ratislavová, František Kalvas, Jiří Beran

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):191-200 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0003  

Aim: To translate the Perinatal Grief Scale questionnaire (short version) into the Czech language, assess its reliability and validate its use for measuring perinatal grief intensity in the Czech Republic. Design: A validation study. Methods: The Perinatal Grief Scale was, with the authors' consent, translated using the translation/back translation method. The focus group translation method was used for the final version of the translation. This version was tested on a group of 87 women who experienced perinatal loss in the Czech Republic between 2007 and 2013. The Czech short version of the Perinatal Grief Scale (CzSVPGS) was...

Parents' experience with a dying child with cancer in palliative care

Elena Gurková, Ivana Andraščíková, Juraj Čáp

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):201-208 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0004  

Aim: The aim of the descriptive qualitative study was to illuminate and analyze experience of parents with failed treatment and the death of their child suffering from cancer. The analysis was focused on how the parents perceived the treatment itself, the care of their child, the level to which they were informed as well as health care workers' attitudes during the treatment. Design: A descriptive qualitative study. Methods: A semi-structured in-depth interview was used for data collection. One married couple and three mothers whose children died from cancer were interviewed. The respondents' ages ranged between 37 and 46 years....

Lived experience of parents of children with life-limiting and life-threatening disease

Radka Bužgová, Andrea Páleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):209-217 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0005  

Aim: The aim of the research was to identify and describe the problems and experiences of family members caring for children with life-threatening or life-limiting diseases from diagnosis to the eventual death of the child. Design: A qualitative study using grounded theory method. Methods: The sample consisted of eight family members with experience of direct care of children with life-limiting or life-threatening disease. For data collection a technique of non-standardized interview was used. Results: Based on data analysis, four main categories and subcategories were defined: 1. onset of the disease (diagnosis, prognosis...

Burnout among healthcare workers in hospice care

Helena Pavelková, Radka Bužgová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):218-223 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0006  

Aim: The aim of this survey was to determine the degree of burnout among healthcare workers caring for patients in hospices, sources of occupational stress and ways of coping with stress. Also to determine the associations between burnout and demographic characteristics of workers, type of hospice care and length of experience in hospice care. Design: A cross-sectional, observational study. Methods: The sample consisted of 241 healthcare professionals working in twenty hospices with a minimum length of experience in hospice care of 6 months. The Burnout Measure, a standardized questionnaire for the assessment of burnout, and our...

Evaluating the needs of children with cancer

Andrea Filová, Lucie Sikorová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(1):224-230 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0007  

Aim: The aim of the survey study was to analyze published studies assessing the needs of children with cancer. Design: Literature review. Methods: Freely available and licensed databases (MEDLINE, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Scopus, EBSCO, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Wiley and CINAHL) were searched for necessary data. Results: The literature analysis revealed that needs assessment of children with cancer was described by several authors. Specifically, eight studies were found that were published between 1993 and 2011. The needs of children with cancer diagnosis were evaluated by both qualitative and quantitative research...