Pelclova D, Zdimal V, Kacer P, Vlckova S, Fenclova Z, Navratil T, Komarc M, Schwarz J, Zikova N, Makes O, Zakharov S. Markers of nucleic acids and proteins oxidation among office workers exposed to air pollutants including (nano)TiO2 particles. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(Suppl 1): 13-16
Brucknerová I, Ujházy E. Foetal asphyxia as a strong stimulator of the sympathetic nervous system in the brain. Case Report. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(Suppl 1): 9-12
Ujházy E, Navarová J, Zemánek M, Dubovický M, Mach M. Twenty-Year History of the Organization of the International Interdisciplinary Toxicological Conferences TOXCON. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(Suppl 1): 3-8
: Air pollution with increased concentrations of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs, represented by benzo[a]pyrene, B[a]P) affect fetal development, reduce birth weights (LBW) of newborns, and increases intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). The Southern Bohemia Region is believed to be one of the least air polluted regions in the Czech Republic. Monitoring air pollution in the city of České Budějovice from 2011-2015, PM2.5 (particulate matter <2.5 µm) decreased from 20.3 ± 14.5 µg/m3 to 14.3 ± 8.6 µg/m3, but concentrations of B[a]P did not change between the years 2007-2015: 1.5 ± 0.6 ng/m3 vs. 1.4 ± 1.4 ng/m3. Higher B[a]P concentrations the winter induce genetic damage in newborns, increase frequency of micronuclei (chromosomal aberrations), deregulate genes for immunity in umbilical cord blood, and increase incidence of IUGR and LBW in newborns....
Veleminsky M, Hanzl M, Sram R. The impact of air pollution in the Southern Bohemia Region on fetuses and newborns. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(suppl 2): 52-57
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to map the selected indicators of health literacy in the senior population via a qualitative survey that focused specifically on its relationship with autonomy in the context of health literacy among seniors.
METHODS: A qualitative survey focused on the selected indicators of health literacy of seniors living in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic (R1-19). The snowball sampling method was intentionally selected. Completed interviews were transcribed and data was reduced, analyzed, and categorized. The identified categories were 1) information comprehension, 2) decision-making in healthcare, and 3) compliance with nonpharmacologic treatment.
RESULTS: The 'information comprehension' category clearly shows that the seniors involved in this study rated the comprehensibility of information provided by medical professionals as being good. An especially positive finding was that seniors do seek information through the internet, print sources, or other media, even though, as one senior (80-year-old woman) said, comprehension of medical information is becoming "more and more complex". The 'decision-making in healthcare' category touched upon opinions regarding informed consent and opinions regarding seniors' own involvement in healthcare. Results from this category suggest that seniors accept informed consent as a routine necessity. Inhibition regarding personal involvement in healthcare was also apparent: "... I come from a family accustomed to not bothering the doctor unnecessarily, so I just stick out my arm..." The last category of 'compliance with nonpharmacologic treatment' clearly shows that respondents are informed regarding lifestyle modifications that would benefit their treatment, although, few respondents had achieved the desired lifestyle changes.
CONCLUSION: Results of this qualitative research show clear health literacy limits among seniors. As shown in this study, age itself could also be a limiting factor of health literacy....
Šedová L, Doskočil O, Brabcová I, Hajduchová H, Bártlová S. Selected aspects of health literacy among seniors. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(suppl 2): 11-17
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to assess specific features of risk management from the point of view of nurses in leadership positions in inpatient units in Czech hospitals.
METHODS: The study was performed using a quantitative research strategy, i.e., a questionnaire. The data sample was analyzed using SPSS v. 23.0. Pearson's chi-square and analysis of adjusted residues were used for identifying the existence associations of nominal and/or ordinal quantities. 315 nurses in leadership positions working in inpatient units of Czech hospitals were included in the sample. The sample was created using random selection by means of quotas.
RESULTS: Based on the study results, statistically significant relations between the respondents' education and the utilization of methods to identify risks were identified. Furthermore, statistically significant relationships were found between a nurse's functional role within the system and regular analysis and evaluation of risks and between the type of the healthcare facility and the degree of patient involvement in risk management.
CONCLUSION: The study found statistically significant correlations that can be used to increase the effectiveness of risk management in inpatient units of Czech hospitals. From this perspective, the fact that patient involvement in risk management was only reported by 37.8% of respondents seems to be the most notable problem....
Prokešová R, Brabcová I, Pokojová R, Bártlová S. Risk management in inpatient units in the Czech Republic from the point of view of nurses in leadership positions. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(suppl 2): 39-45
INTRODUCTION: Hospitals strive, over the long term, to reduce the incidence of falls of hospitalized patients. Falls are monitored, analyzed, and regularly evaluated and corrective and preventive actions are established based on the findings. To establish preventive actions, it is essential to determine the circumstances under which the patient fell and in what type of health care facility.
OBJECTIVES: The goal of the study consisted in retrospectively analyzing falls in selected hospitals of the South Bohemian Region in 2014 and 2015.
METHODS: Our retrospective analysis of 1101 patient falls was reported by the health care staff from 4 hospitals of the South Bohemian Region. The data from the reported incidents (i.e., falls) from individual hospitals were encoded and entered in a database using the SASD statistical program and subsequently subjected to statistical analysis.
RESULTS: The highest frequency of falls was found on internal wards, 565 (51.3%) with the second highest frequency found on subsequent care wards, 267 (24.3%). The study showed that the risk of falls increases with patient age; more than 60% the hospitals, in the monitored period, involved patients over 70 years of age. Falls occurred most frequently in patient rooms and in bathrooms. Statistically significant relationships were identified between the type of ward and the time of the fall, between the type of the ward and the location of the fall, between patient age and the time of the fall, between patient age and the location of the fall, between the time of fall and the location of fall, and between the location of fall and the patient mobility before the fall.
CONCLUSION: Intensive monitoring of patient falls and the circumstances under which the falls occurred are needed to fully understand the epidemiology of hospital falls....
Hajduchová H, Brabcová I, Tóthová V, Bártlová S. Retrospective analysis of falls in selected hospitals of the Czech Republic. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(suppl 2): 18-24
Šulistová R, Stasková V, Kaas J, Kimmer D, Treslova M, Olišarová V, Filausová D. Participation of adult patients in healthcare. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2016 Dec; 37(suppl 2): 25-31