Editorial

Miroslav Kopecký, Šárka Rýznarová

Profese online 2016, 9(2):i

The pilot study of the needs of first time mothers with babies in the symbiotic life period in the area of the health literacy

Ivana Olecká, Kateřina Ivanová, Vladimír Mihál

Profese online 2016, 9(2):1-9 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2016.006  

Background: Health literacy of the primiparas is the literacy in the area of the health care about mothers and their child. According to WHO, it is necessary to emphasize a healthy start of life since it impacts people's health throughout their whole life. This report focuses on the health literacy of mothers with babies undergoing the symbiotic period, since they are the ones who make decisions related to the baby's health. Aim: The aim is to understand the needs of the primiparas with babies in the symbiotic period and understand what the health literacy of primiparas comprises. Methodology: The basic research tool is the phenomenological interpretative...

Inter-rater reliability of items of the Braden scale, the Norton scale and Waterlow scale

Lenka Šáteková, Katarína Žiaková

Profese online 2016, 9(2):10-15 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2016.007  

Background: Worldwide, approximately 40 pressure ulcer risk assessment scales are available. Despite of this amount, the psychometric properties were tested only for some. Aim: To determine inter-rater reliability of items of selected pressure ulcer risk assessment scales (Braden Scale, Norton Scale and Waterlow Scale). Methods: The data were collected from April to August 2014 in one long-term care department. The sample consisted of 32 patients. An intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to determine the inter-rater reliability. Results: The inter-rater reliability of Braden Scale ranged between ICC = 0.846 for the item "activity" and...

Aspects quality of life of seniors with total hip replacement

Jitka Tomanová

Profese online 2016, 9(2):16-23 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2016.008  

Background: The work deals with the aspects quality of life of seniors with total hip replacement due to arthritis. The work is mainly based on theoretical knowledge of the issues and implement our own research. The information were searched mainly in Pubmed and Cinahl between October 2015 and March 2016. Our data was compared with two works. Foreign long-term study evaluating the quality of life of ten years from the operation of total hip replacement and the Czech study evaluating the quality of life one year after surgery using a minimally invasive surgical approach. One of the most common diseases with which we can meet before retiring,...

Perineal trauma and its effect on the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence

Petra Kramná, Yvetta Vrublová

Profese online 2016, 9(2):24-32 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2016.009  

Background: High prevalence of urinary incontinence in women is a worldwide problem. Higher incidence of problems with urinary incontinence was observed in women after childbirth. Some studies have found a connection between urinary incontinence and perineal trauma. Aim: To determine the influence of perineal trauma (episiotomy, spontaneous rupture) on the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence. Methods: In search for sources we used the electronic databases Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Medvik, and the electronic search engines Google and Google Scholar. We searched for articles in Czech or English. The following keywords were used:...

United States share in the reorganization of the Czech nursing school in Prague in 1920-1923

Růžena Zaoralová, Jana Kutnohorská, Zdeňka Mikšová

Profese online 2016, 9(2):33-41 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2016.010  

Background: The research was motivated by the efforts to deepen the present knowledge in the opinions of American experts, who, on the basis of their experience, paid more attention to the reorganization of nursing care than official bodies in inter-war Czechoslovakia. Aim: To clarify the role of Red Cross of America nurses and Rockefeller Foundation experts in the introduction of modern approaches in nursing at Czech nursing school in Prague in the years of 1920-1923. Methods: The study is based on the retrospective analysis of historical documents and periodicals originated from the activities of Red Cross of America and Rockefeller Foundation as...