Profese Online, 2013 (vol. 6), issue 1

Articles

SMELL DISORDERS - PATIENT'S SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS

Pavlína Brothánková, Tereza Fuksová, Jan Vodička

Profese online 2013, 6(1):1-5 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.001  

Aim: The aim of study was to determine the degree of subjectively perceived problems in people with smell disorders. The results were compared with two standardized smell identification tests.Methods: The total of 134 persons (59 men and 75 women) aged 53 years on average were examined. 58 persons with sinonasal disease (aged 50 years on average), 21 persons after head trauma (aged 39 years on average), 19 persons with smell loss due to upper respiratory tract infection (aged 58 years on average), and 36 persons with other etiology of smell disorders (aged 54 years on average). Subjective assessment of severity of olfactory disorders and its perception...

THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE TEAMWORK ASSESSMENT IN HEALTHCARE

Dana Dolanová

Profese online 2013, 6(1):6-11 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.002  

Aims: The aim of the theoretical studies was to briefly characterize the team and the teamwork in health care, its evaluation and also to present the selected measurement tools useful for the evaluation of the teamwork in health care.Background: The focus of the work were the validation studies of different authors (Kalisch, Weaver, Salas, 2009, Kalisch, Lee Salas, 2010, Kalisch, Lee, Rochman, 2010, Shteynberg, Sexton, Thomas, 2005, Sexton, Helmreich, Neilands et al. 2006, Ryan 2008, Ryan, Cott, 2008)who dealt with the creation of measurement and evaluation tools for examining the efficiency, functionality and team culture of nursing and / or multidisciplinary...

THE USE OF THE NOC CLASSIFICATORY SYSTEM IN CONDITIONS OF INTENSIVE CARE

Jitka Hůsková, Petra Juřeníková

Profese online 2013, 6(1):12-16 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.003  

Aim: The evaluation using of cardiopulmonary class NOC outcomes of classificatory system in the relation to 00031 NANDA-I. Ineffective Airways Clearence diagnosis. With a view to testing use classificatory systems NNN by nurses in the real clinical workplaces of intensive care.Methods: Nurses evaluated using the outcomes array of NOC cardiopulmonary class of the classificatory system (4th edition, 2008) which they would really use in their clinical workplaces in the relation to fixed nursing diagnosis 00031 NANDA Int.-Ineffective Airways Clearence (NANDA-I, 2009-2011, translation Kudlová, p. 360). They evaluted with help of Likert type scale into...

SOCIAL SUPPORT AS SUPPORTING FACTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH

Šárka Ježorská, Tereza Hrtůsová, Martina Černá, Jan Chrastina

Profese online 2013, 6(1):17-22 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.004  

Aim: The article focuses on the effect of social support as a health protective factor against depression, anxiety and life satisfaction in patients treated for the diagnosis F10.2 Alcohol dependence and F32 Depression on psychiatric wards.Methods: A quantitative approach was chosen for the research. To collect data, a questionnaire battery comprising four standardised questionnaires was used: PSSS (Perceived Social Support Scale) J. A. Blumenthal, BDI-II (Beck Depression Inventory) Beck et al., SAS (Zung's Self Rating Anxiety Scale) and Questionnaire of Life Satisfaction by Fahrenberg et al.Results: The results of the research show that there...

UTILIZATION OF DIAGNOSTICS OF NANDA INTERNATIONAL IN FRAIL ELDERLY

Hana Lukšová, Yvetta Vrublová

Profese online 2013, 6(1):23-29 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.005  

There is no general definition of frailty in the elderly. Some authors describe it as a symptom, others as a complex syndrome, or as an accumulation of functional deficits in older adults. According to professional publications, frailty occurs in up to 25 percent of the elderly (Holmerová, 2007, p. 100). Developing of frailty in older adults may be subject to multimorbidity, undesired effects of medication, physical inactivity, malnutrition, loneliness or depression (Kalvach, 2008, p. 122). The aim of the article is to search for and analyse foreign scientific articles related to frailty in the elderly and to use gained knowledge in NANDA International...

PATIENT'S PERCEPTION OF ILLNESS - BENEFITS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

Eva Vachková

Profese online 2013, 6(1):30-34 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.006  

Aim: The report gives information about the first clinical verification of a shortened Czech version of the most widely used questionnaire which enables diagnosing the patient's perception of illness - questionnaire IPQ-R (Moss-Morris et al., 2002). The study had three aims: to evaluate patient's perception of illness in a homogenous sample, to evaluate interpretations of the results by nurses including the determination of educational needs of patients, to find out the nurses opinion on justified use of the questionnaire in nursing anamnesis.Methods: Shortened questionnaire IPQ-R-CZ (Brief) contains 20 items and comparable psychometric parameters...

THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY WITH THE FOCUS ON THE DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE

Jana Virgulová, Darina Schedová

Profese online 2013, 6(1):35-39 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.007  

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the attitude of the elderly receiving health care at home and those living in care homes towards their quality of life in activities of daily living.Methods: In our study we used the internationally-known WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire and the Barthel index of activities of daily living (ADL). The elderly living at home received the questionnaire from visiting nurses, residents of care homes from the nurses working in the care home. The study sample consisted of 140 elderly people.Results: Statistical analysis did not confirm statistically significant difference in the attitude of the elderly living at home...

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RANKINGS AND THEIR IMPACT ON A UNIVERSITY'S SCIENCE POLICY

Assoc. Prof. Jitse P. van Dijk MD PhD

Profese online 2013, 6(1)  

become increasingly important. The role of rankings regarding the current scientific policy of a university is explored. Several ranking systems currently exist: quantitative ones, some including aspects of quality or education, and web-based rankings. Dependent on their nature, different universities achieve a very different ranking. A university's strategic goal should be to have similar positions in different ranking systems, indicating that different fields at the university are equally developed. Universities that want to go the way of competing in research output with other universities in the world should facilitate their staff in regard to...

SCIENCE POLICY MEASURES TO INCREASE UNIVERSITY OUTPUT

Assoc. Prof. Jitse P. van Dijk MD PhD

Profese online 2013, 6(1)  

We explored what can be done with more efficient use of the resources and opportunities we already have such that we produce more output and more high quality output. We advocate measures for improving efficiency, such as focusing on certain research fields, publishing internationally, replacing monographs for PhD students and habilitation, by publishing international articles, educating researchers by establishing graduate schools, selecting young talent and finding international partners. All of these measures can be taken without external interference.

THE STRUCTURE OF A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

Assoc. Prof. Jitse P. van Dijk MD PhD

Profese online 2013, 6(1)  

Different elements of the structure of an article are described. The focus is on different elements of the structure of an article, the Introduction, the Methods, the Results and the Discussion. Dependent on the journal the author will not have space for more than 2500-3500 words.

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WRITING A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

Assoc. Prof. Jitse P. van Dijk MD PhD

Profese online 2013, 6(1)  

In this manuscript some writing tips and tricks are offered which can be of help in the process of creating a convincing and readable manuscript. The process of writing a manuscript itself should become easier, in particular for the inexperienced writer, with help of the websites mentioned in this article.