Studie se snaţí zodpovědět otázku, jak vnímají, proţívají a hodnotí svou kvalitu ţivota ţeny v období mateřství. Nepouţívá však běţný dotazník, jehoţ znění je stejné pro všechny ţeny a je tedy zaměřen na neexistující „průměrnou ţenu“. Naopak vyuţívá individualizovaného přístupu, kdy ţena můţe sama nadefinovat a poté zhodnotit ty oblasti ţivota a ţivotní cíle, na nichţ právě jí záleţí. Cíl: 1. vyzkoušet metodu SEIQoL (Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life) v mateřství, 2. identifikovat spektrum jejich ţivotních cílů a míru jejich naplňování, 3. stanovit kvalitu jejich ţivota, 4. zjistit vztah mezi uváděnou kvalitou ţivota a volbou ţivotních cílů. Metodika: Metoda SEIQoL v úpravě J. Křivohlavého (2001), statistická analýza dat pomocí programu NCSS 8. Výsledky: U souboru 43 ţen respondentky uvedly celkem 16 ţivotních cílů. Subjektivně udávaná celková kvalita ţivota je poněkud vyšší (81,4), neţ kvalita vypočítaná u dílčích cílů (76,2). Obě stupnice spolu středně korelují (r = 0,513), rozdíl je na hranici statistické významnosti (p = 0,0862). Dále se u obou porovnávaly roz díly mezi vzděláním ţen, počtem dětí a vedením porodu. Závěr: V našem zkoumaném souboru byly ţeny v období mateřství s kvalitou ţivota spokojené. Nejfrekventovanější ţivotní cíle pro ně byly rodina, zdraví, zaměstnání, přátelé a finanční zajištění. Zajímavé zjištění bylo, ţe nebyly shledány statisticky významné rozdíly v kvalitě ţivota dle počtu dětí, vzdělání ţen a vedením porodu., The study is trying to answer the question of how women in their motherhood perceive, experience and evaluate their quality of life. Unlike a standard questionnaire which is the same for all women, an individualized approach was used, with women identifying and then evaluating their own most important areas and goals of life. Aim: (1) to test the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) instrument in motherhood, (2) to identify the spectrum of their life goals and degree of their realization, (3) to determine the quality of their life, and (4) to determine the relationship between the stated quality of life and choice of life goals. Methods: The SEIQoL instrument adapted by Křivohlavý (2001); statistical analysis of data using the NCSS 8 software. Results: A group of 43 respondents stated a total of 16 life goals. The overall subjective quality of life is slightly higher (81.4) than the quality calculated from sub-goals (76.2). Both scales are moderately correlated (r = 0.513), the difference is on the edge of statistical significance (p = 0.0862). Differences in women’s education, number of children and management of delivery were also compared. Conclusion: In our sample, women were satisfied with the quality of life in their motherhood. The most frequent life goals were family, health, job, friends and financial security. No statistically significant differences in the quality of life were found with respect to the women’s number of children, education and management of delivery., Eva Vachková, Eva Čermáková, Jiří Mareš, and Literatura
Background Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common in very premature infants. Pharmacological closure of PDA with indomethacin, a prostaglandin inhibitor, has remained the mainstay of treatment in premature infants over the last three decades. Intravenous ibuprofen was recently shown to be as effective and to have fewer adverse reaction in preterm infants. If equally effective, then oral ibuprofen for PDA closure would have several important advantages over the intravenous route. This study was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of oral ibuprofen and intravenous ibuprofen for the early pharmacological treatment of PDA in LBW preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Methods A randomized, single-blinded, controlled study was performed on premature neonates at the neonatal care unit of the University Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynecology”Koco Gliozheni”, Tirana, Albania, from January 2010 to December 2012. The study enrolled 68 preterm infants with gestational age between 28-32 weeks, birth weight ≤ 2000 g, postnatal age 48-96 h, and had echocardiographically confirmed significant PDA. The preterm infants received either intravenous or oral ibuprofen randomly as an initial dose of 10 mg/kg, followed by 5 mg/kg at 24 and 48 h. After the first dose of treatment in both groups, echocardiographic evaluation was performed, to determine the need for a second or third dose. The rate of ductal closure, adverse effects, complications, and the patient’s clinical course were recorded. Results All patients were born after 28 until 32 weeks’ gestation. 36 patients were treated with oral ibuprofen and 32 with intravenous ibuprofen in this period. After the first course of the treatment, the PDA closed in 30 (83.3%) of the patients assigned to the oral ibuprofen group versus 23 (71.8%) of those enrolled in the intravenous ibuprofen group (p = 0.355). There was no difference between treatment groups in demographics or baseline renal function. In the evaluation of renal tolerance, none of the patients had oliguria. There were no significant differences with respect to complications during the stay. Conclusions In low birth weight infants, the rate of early ductal closure with oral ibuprofen is at least as good as with the intravenous route. Oral ibuprofen is associated with fewer adverse effects, Alketa Hoxha, Ermira Kola, Numila Kuneshka, Eduard Tushe, and Literatura
Objective: To determine risk factors in different pathogenic subtypes of ischemic stroke in Tashkent hospital registry and to compare with the data of other stroke registers. Design: Prospective observational study. Participants: 300 adults aged 18 years or over who suffered first-ever acute ischemic stroke, of them, the data of 100 patients with atherothrombotic, lacunar and cardioembolic strokes were analyzed. Main outcome measures: Mathematically significant differences and not significant differences but interesting from other point of view. Categorical variables are expressed as frequencies and percentages. Differences were regarded as statistically significant when the P value was less than 0.05 (P<0.05). Results: Of 100 patients with acute first-ever ischemic stroke at the median age of 62.63±4.68 (interquartile range 25-92) years, 57% were men and 43% were women. Depending on aetiology and stroke subtype, all the patients were divided into three groups: 42 patients with atherothrombotic stroke, 41 – with lacunar stroke, and 17 patients with cardioembolic stroke. Atherothrombotic stroke developed often in people over 60 years old, while lacunar stroke prevailed at the younger age. Stroke cases increased in people over 51 years old. Although men were more likely to suffer strokes than women, stroke incidence was equal in both sexes with increasing of age (over 60 years old), especially in atherothrombotic stroke, testifying to that women live longer. Combination of cerebral atherosclerosis and hypertension was the most significant risk factor for stroke. Atherosclerosis was the main aetiological factor for ischemic stroke, independently of its pathogenic heterogeneity. Diabetes mellitus was an independent risk factor for all stroke subtypes, which in most cases worsened the European Medical, Health and Pharmaceutical Journal ISSN 1804-5804 course and outcome of stroke. Hypertension was the leader aetiological factor for lacunar stroke. In these patients, we Cardioembolic stroke developed mainly because of cardiac thrombosis and valve pathology, which were often associated with chronic diseases of other organs, worsening the course and outcome of stroke. Despite of high prevalence of myocardial infarction in men, women were more likely to develop cardioembolic stroke. Conclusions: This study found simultaneous influence of many risk factors (multifactorial disease) in the development of ischemic stroke. The more course and influence of the underlying disease and risk factor, the higher stroke risk and severity, especially in the absence or inadequate previous therapy of underlying disease before the stroke index. We have noted a high prevalence of under-diagnosis of vascular risk factors at levels of primary and secondary care. We recommend for improved public awareness of vascular risk factors and better diagnostic and treatment facilities aimed at addressing those factors at levels of primary and secondary healthcare. Larger population-based studies may provide additional data on stroke incidence and outcome among Uzbeks., Khurshidakhon Abduboriyevna Rasulova, and Literatura