Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2015 (vol. 6), issue 3

Editorial

Olga Riklikienė

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):273 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0015  

Relationship between asthma control, health-related quality of life and subjective well-being in Czech adults with asthma

Elena Gurková, Patrice Popelková, Petr Otipka

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):274-282 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0016  

Aims: To investigate the relationship between asthma control, health related quality of life and subjective well-being in Czech adult patients with asthma. Design: A prospective observational cohort study. Methods: The sample included 316 people with asthma. In this 12-month observational study, patients were tested three times - at the baseline and after six and 12 months. Asthma control, health related quality of life and subjective well-being were assessed at the initial time point and followed up at six and 12 months by using the Asthma Control Test, the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Personal Well-being...

Predictive validity of the Braden scale, Norton scale and Waterlow scale in Slovak Republic

Lenka Šáteková, Katarína Žiaková, Renáta Zeleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):283-290 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0017  

Aim: To determine the levels of predictive validity of scales for assessing the risk of pressure ulcers (Braden, Norton and Waterlow scales) in the Slovak clinical setting. Design: A prospective study. Methods: One hundred patients staying in a long-term care department of a hospital from April to August 2014 were investigated using the Braden, Norton and Waterlow scales. The inclusion criteria were age over 18 years and having no pressure ulcers on admission to the department. The predictive validity of the pressure ulcer risk assessment scales was evaluated based on sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values...

Depressive symptoms and perceived chronic stress predict test anxiety in nursing students

Christoph Augner

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):291-297 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0018  

Aim: The aim of this study is to identify predictors of test anxiety in nursing students. Design: Cross sectional pilot study. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 112 students of an Austrian nursing school (mean age = 21.42, SD = 5.21). Test anxiety (measured by the standardized PAF Test Anxiety Questionnaire), perceived chronic stress, depressive symptoms, pathological eating and further psychological and health parameters were measured. Results: We found highly significant correlations between test anxiety and working hours (0.25), depression score (0.52), emotional stability (-0.31), and perceived chronic stress...

The performance of three pain intensity scales and their preferences among Czech women with acute postoperative pain

Petra Mandysová, Zuzana Kadlečková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):298-305 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0019  

Aim: The first aim was to compare the performance of three pain intensity scales, the combined Visual Analogue Scale / Numerical Rating Scale (VAS/NRS), NRS, and Faces Pain Scale - Revised (FPS-R), in Czech women in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Intensive Care Unit. The second aim was to compare the women's overall pain scale preference rankings and preference rankings by education level and age. Design: The design was cross-sectional. Methods: Seventy-four women evaluated their acute postoperative pain using the three pain scales and subsequently ranked them according to ease of responding. The data were described and analysed...

Experience of nurses with in-patient aggression in the Slovak Republic

Martina Lepiešová, Martina Tomagová, Ivana Bóriková, Ivan Farský, Katarína Žiaková, Radka Kurucová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):306-312 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0020  

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the experience of staff nurses from selected hospitals in all regions of Slovakia of inpatient aggression in their past year of practice. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample consisted of 1,042 nurses with a mean number of years of work experience of 19.23 (SD 10.96) from medical, surgical, and psychiatric wards, and emergency and intensive care units. Data collection was conducted by the self-reference instrument, the Violence and Aggression of Patients Scale (VAPS). Results: Over the past year, 97.4% of nurses have been confronted with patient aggression....

Impact of psychosocial training on burnout, engagement and resilience among students

Zuzana Škodová, Petra Lajčiaková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(3):313-319 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0021  

Aim: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of psychosocial training, with a focus on increasing social and coping skills, on the levels of burnout and engagement in students in various healthcare professions. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in the present study. Methods: 97 students (20.2 ± 1.49; 95.9% female) of psychology, nursing and midwifery participated in the research (50 students in an experimental group receiving psychosocial training, and 47 students in a control group). To measure burnout, the School Burnout Inventory (SBI), Antonovski Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC), Utrecht Work...