Profese Online, 2017 (vol. 10), issue 2

Editorial

Editoriál

Miroslav Kopecký, Irena Voříšková

Profese online 2017, 10(2):i

Dear readers, contributors and colleagues,Let us bring you the 2^nd issue of the Profese online Journal in 2017, providing you with articles from diverse areas of non-medical health sciences. The current issue contains the following articles:An article titled "New anticoagulants", written by the group of authors Zatloukalová, Janoutová, Homza and Janout, presents basic information on the issue of new anticoagulants, which we can meet in almost all medical specializations across all levels of health care. This article is a student contribution. This means that...

Articles

New anticoagulants

Anna Zatloukalová, Jana Janoutová, Miroslav Homza, Vladimír Janout

Profese online 2017, 10(2):1-9 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2017.006  

Background: Until recently, warfarin was the only peroral anticoagulant. Due to its numerous side effects, especially of various types of bleeding, a new oral anticoagulant with the same or better safety was developed. Patients using the new anticoagulant may be able to target all medical and non-medical specializations and at all stages of health care. Therefore, it is appropriate to know at least the basic information on this issue offered by this text. Aim: The aim of this article is therefore to briefly introduce new oral antikoagulants to health professionals at all levels of education and across disciplines. Methods: The article summarizes findings...

Back pain in children and adolescent

Jitka Tomanová, Kateřina Kikalová

Profese online 2017, 10(2):10-17 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2017.005  

Background: Regular physical activity promotes health and prevents the development of many diseases. The prevalence of sedentary lifestyle related to physical inactivity in children and adolescents increases with the decline of the needs and opportunities to be physically active. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the respondents suffer from back pain. Methods: The total number of respondents was 5,433. The respondents' age ranged from 6 to 21 years. There were 49.7% girls and 50.3% boys. The research survey was of a quantitative nature. The data was collected using a non-standardized questionnaire focused on the healthy lifestyle...

Administering medication as a part of nursing care at ICU

Jana Heczková, Alan Bulava

Profese online 2017, 10(2):18-28 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2017.007  

Background: Nursing care in patients with decreased level of consciousness involves various activities. Some of them may be linked to the administration of certain topical  medication with local effect. The traditional concept of the nursing role in administering medication is tied with the prior medical doctor order. Although real practice seems to differ significantly, this phenomenon has not yet been fully analysed.Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the real practice of administering topical medication in the provision of basic nursing care at intensive care units.Methods: A sample of 25 nurses participated in qualitative study....

The efficiency of virtual reality based physiotherapy on upper limb mobility in stroke patients

Lucie Navrátilová, Jana Havelková, Tereza Katolická, Dagmar Tečová, Petra Bastlová

Profese online 2017, 10(2):29-38 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2017.008  

Background: The importance of robotics and virtual reality has recently grown and complement traditional physiotherapeutic approaches. These new techniques offer the ability to train weakened movements only by adjusting to individual patient´s needs. Aim: To evaluate the effect of therapy using virtual reality on physiotherapy device in stroke patients and compare it to a conventional therapy. Methods: We enrolled 16 post-stroke patients in our study and divided them into 2 groups - experimental (using virtual reality) and control group (using conventional therapy). We made a 10 sessions of upper limb therapy, each for 30 minutes, and then we...