Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2015 (vol. 6), issue 4

Editorial

Andrew Sirkka

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):320 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0022  

Measuring preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective surgery in Czech Republic

Pavlína Homzová, Renáta Zeleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):321-326 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0023  

Aim: The main aim of the study was to measure preoperative anxiety in patients in the Czech Republic before elective surgery, using the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A). Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Methods: The sample consisted of 344 patients undergoing elective surgery. The day before surgery patients completed a questionnaire consisting of demographic data, the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and the VAS-A. Spearman correlation was used to test correlation between the VAS-A and the subscales of the APAIS. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the Kruskal-Walis test were used...

Pain coping strategies in pediatric dental care

Lucie Sikorová, Lucie Rajmová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):327-335 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0024  

Aim: To determine pain coping strategies used by children during dental treatment. Design: A single cross-sectional survey with a questionnaire carried out in 199 children aged 10-17 years. Methods: The Waldron/Varni Pediatric Pain Coping Inventory was used. Interpretation of the results was preceded by exploratory factor analysis and Varimax orthogonal rotation. Statistical analysis of results concerning coping strategies was performed with descriptive statistics methods: the mean, standard deviation and median. Quantitative parameters were compared with the two-sample t-test, Mann-Whitney and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. All the...

Self-help group and the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis - Pilot study

Anna Eliášová, Ľudmila Majerníková, Anna Hudáková, Mária Kaščáková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):336-342 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0025  

Aim: The goal of the pilot study was to compare the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in the Presov region with or without the support of a self-help group. Design: The character of this pilot study on patients with MS was related to the use of self-help groups and their impact on the assessment of the quality of life of the respondents, with the help of a questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Methods: The research was carried out in the Prešov region with the help of the standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Ninety-one patients with MS participated in the pilot study (46 respondents attended a self-help group and 35...

Nursing intervention protocol for adult patients experiencing chronic low back pain

Nadia Mohamed Taha, Noha Ahmed Mohamed, Nahla Ahmed Abd El-Aziz

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):343-351 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0026  

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing intervention protocol targeting the knowledge and practice of adult patients experiencing low back pain. Design: A quasi-experimental research design. Methods: Pre-post assessment of outcome was used in this study. The study was conducted in the outpatient clinic of the physical therapy department at Zagazig University Hospital and Beni-Suef University Hospital, Egypt. Sample: 40 participants diagnosed with chronic low back pain (lasting for longer than six months). Seven of the 40 dropped out during the follow-up phase for personal or logistical reasons....

Psychological strain between nurses

Andrea Obročníková, Dagmar Magurová, Ľudmila Majerníková, Mária Kaščáková, Mária Harčariková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):352-359 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0027  

Aim: The aim of the study was to identify differences in perception of work (mental) workload among nurses providing acute and chronic nursing care. Design: Study design is cross-sectional and descriptive. Methods: The sample of respondents consisted of 97 nurses working in departments Neurology, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit of the hospital St. James in Bardejov, University Hospital of L. Pasteur in Košice and University Hospital J. A. Reiman in Prešov. To measure psychological strain, Meister's questionnaire for neuropsychological strain was used. Results: Increased psychological strain was observed in nurses...

Effect of the cognitive rehabilitation in patients with mild cognitive impairment and identified brain atrophy

Petr Nilius, Petra Krulová, Dagmar Beránková, Pavel Ressner, Olga Zapletalová, Jana Minarčíková, Jan Pouchlý

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2015, 6(4):360-366 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2015.06.0028  

Aim: The main objective of this study was to analyse the development of cognitive functions and effect of cognitive rehabilitation on patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as a result of brain atrophy. Design: A quantitative non-randomized intervention study on a control sample of patients. Methods: The effect was observed in a group of patients ranging 59-91 years of age (N = 36). Only patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of mild cognitive disorder diagnosed by tomography (CT) that had undergone 22 sessions, were involved in the clinical sample (n = 21). The control sample (n = 15) consisted of patients...

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