Editorial

Jaroslav Vomáčka

Profese online 2014, 7(2):i

THE UPPER EXTREMITY FUNCTION OF STROKE PATIENTS IN THE VIEW OF SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY

Petra Bastlová, Ivana Barbora Frgalová, Barbora Kolářová, Milan Elfmark, Alois Krobot

Profese online 2014, 7(2):1-6 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2014.007  

Background: Movement of a healthy organism is characterized by a high degree of variability performance of a movement task. In a situation of a motor control lesion, mainly due to neurological disease, occurs in varying degrees to a fixed musculoskeletal manifestation. There are manifesting in a limiting responsiveness to changing external or internal conditions during the task oriented physical action. Objective: To determine differences in muscle activity and variability between a muscle synergy of acral and proximal muscles during reach and grip in healthy subjects and stroke patients.Methods: The experimental group consisted of 24 probands...

THE MIDWIVES` AWARENESS OF EVIDENCE BASED MIDWIFERY

Karolína Kutálková, Věra Vránová

Profese online 2014, 7(2):7-11 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2014.008  

Background: Evidence-based practice is very useful in every profession, in midwifery exception. Lack of awareness about the use of evidence-based practice can lead to poor quality and fiduciary care of the client.Objective: To determine the awareness of Midwives of Evidence Based Midwifery, determine whether midwives are familiar with the concept of Evidence Based Midwifery and acronym EBM and whether they practice Evidence Based Midwifery in their work.Methods: Respondents were midwives working in the gynecological-obstetric wards and clinics in the Czech Republic selected by purposive sampling, there were 150 respondents. The research was...

AGEIST ATTITUDES AND STEREOTYPES AMONG THE STUDENTS OF NURSING SCHOOLS

Kristýna Šoukalová, Jana Holá, Markéta Nemšovská

Profese online 2014, 7(2):12-16 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2014.009  

Background: Due to geriatrization of nursing care becomes often discussed theme. Because of this it's very important that non-medical health staff will be enough educated. It is that sufficient awareness and practical experience that can affect the rate of inclination to ageist attitudes.Objective: The objective of this research was to evaluate ageist attitudes of nursing school students according to school which the respondents visited and find out the differences in perception of senior population among the students of second and fourth grade. Methods: Due to the aims of this work the quantitative research has been done through a questionnaire...