BACKGROUND: Reminiscence therapy (RT) is a widely used approach to promote well-being among older adults and is an effective intervention method for older adults with diverse health conditions, including community-dwelling older adults. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of group RT on assessments of depression, anxiety and self-esteem in older adults living in the community. METHODS: We implemented sessions of group simple RT. The sample consisted of 24 older adults living in the community who attended a 12-week RT course. The duration of each reminiscence session was 60 min. The average age of the sample was 74.7 years. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, the Older adults' Quality of Life-Brief version and the Sense of Coherence scale to assess mental health outcomes before and after intervention. RESULTS: After intervention, we observed statistically significant improvements in assessments of depression (p < 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.011), self-esteem (p = 0.007) and the comprehensibility dimension of the sense of coherence scale (p = 0.039). Depression showed the largest effect size (Cohen's d = 0.870; 95% CI: 0.392 to 1.335), indicating a large effect, followed by self-esteem (Cohen's d = 0.612; 95% CI: -1.044 to -0.170) and anxiety (Cohen's d = 0.543; 95% CI: 0.108 to 0.967), both of which demonstrated a moderate effect. CONCLUSIONS: We found group RT to be effective for several outcomes among older adults. Reminiscence is a good non-invasive treatment for the promotion of mental health in community-dwelling older adults. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: As research has now established RT to be an essential component of activities for older adults in senior care facilities, we should also offer it to those living in the community as an effective activity for the promotion of healthy aging among older adults.

• MeSH
• deprese * terapie   psychologie   MeSH
• geriatrické hodnocení MeSH
• kvalita života MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• samostatný způsob života * MeSH
• sebepojetí * MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• skupinová psychoterapie metody   MeSH
• úzkost * terapie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, global healthcare systems faced unprecedented challenges, with a lack of resources and suboptimal patient care emerging as primary concerns. METHODS: Our research, using a comprehensive 24-item electronic questionnaire, "Reflections on the Provision of Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic," delved into the experiences of 938 physicians across the Czech Republic. RESULTS: Over fifty per cent observed a "lower standard of care" compared to pre-pandemic levels. A division arose among physicians regarding a decision's medical, ethical, or legal basis, with a notable gender disparity: male doctors leaned towards medical perspectives, whereas females accented the ethical perspective. Decision-making concerning health care limitations required agreement among the physicians on duty, interdisciplinary teams, or shift supervisors. Physicians reported varying degrees of patient or family participation in health care decisions. Variables such as age, pre-existing health conditions, and life expectancy influenced care decisions. Surprisingly, half of the physicians faced refusals of patients' transportation to better-equipped facilities due to resource constraints. One-third of physicians never discuss the decision about care limitation and other options with patients or their families. As a result, almost fifty per cent of the physicians rarely or never imparted information about care limitations to patients. CONCLUSION: The survey shed light on the profound ethical dilemmas hospital physicians face across different types of healthcare facilities during the pandemic. It uncovered the need for open dialogue and scholarly debate on resource allocation and strengthening the role of patients and their families in care decisions in future healthcare crises.

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• COVID-19 * epidemiologie   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• klinické rozhodování etika   MeSH
• lékaři * etika   MeSH
• lékařská etika MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• pandemie MeSH
• postoj zdravotnického personálu MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• rozhodování etika   MeSH
• SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

Objectives: The main objective was to determine the prevalence of depression and anxiety in older adults living in the Moravian-Silesian region. Methods: Empirical data was collected using a set of questionnaires and a personal data form. These tools were the Geriatric Scale of Depression, the Inventory of Geriatric Anxiety, the OPQoL-brief questionnaire, the Rosenberger Self-Esteem Scale, and the Social Support Questionnaire. A total of 935 older adults participated in the research. Results: Depression symptoms were found in 17.2% of older adults and anxiety symptoms in 22.8%. A correlation was shown between a higher prevalence of depression and anxiety and between the number of diseases and low social support. A higher prevalence of depression was also associated with older age (r = 0.162, p = 0.039). Older adults with depression and anxiety also showed a lower quality of life (r = -0.529, p < 0.001; r = -0.362, p < 0.001), lower self-assessment (r = -0.464, p < 0.001; r = -0.429, p < 0.001), and little social support (r = -0.260, p < 0.001; r = -0.211, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Depression and anxiety in older people is underdiagnosed and treated in primary care settings, although it significantly affects morbidity and quality of life in affected persons.

• MeSH
• deprese * diagnóza   epidemiologie   MeSH
• duševní zdraví MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• sociální opora MeSH
• úzkost diagnóza   epidemiologie   psychologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

Cíl: Cílem naší průřezové studie bylo zjistit, jaké mají senioři znalosti o demenci a postoje k demenci a zda se tyto postoje a znalosti liší dle vybraných faktorů. Soubor a metodika: Výzkumný soubor tvořilo 269 účastníků Univerzity třetího věku v Ostravě, kteří byli starší 60 let. Pro sběr dat byla použita škála znalostí o demenci (Dementia Knowledge Scale) a škála postojů k lidem s demencí a k péči o ně (The Scale of Attitudes toward People with Dementia and their Care; APDC). Statistické vyhodnocení bylo provedeno pomocí Mann-Whitneyho testu a Spearmanova korelačního koeficientu. Výsledky: Senioři průměrně znali pět z osmi příznaků demence a pět z deseti rizikových faktorů. Lepší znalosti o příznacích demence měli senioři se zkušeností s péčí o osobu s demencí (p = 0,002) a ženy (p = 0,043). Více znalostí o rizikových faktorech demence uvedli muži (p = 0,028). Největší neznalost rizikových faktorů byla v oblasti obezity, vysokého krevního tlaku, diabetu a kouření. Mezi znalostmi a postoji vůči demenci nebyla zjištěna žádná souvislost. Závěr: Zvyšování znalostí seniorů o příznacích a rizikových faktorech demence může vést k vyššímu dodržování preventivních opatření a včasnému rozpoznání nemoci. Současně je vhodné do preventivních programů zařazovat intervence formující postoje seniorů k demenci a péči o osoby s demencí.

Aim: The aim of our cross-sectional study was to find out what knowledge seniors have about dementia and attitudes towards dementia and whether these attitudes and knowledge differ according to selected factors. Materials and methods: The research set consisted of 269 participants from the University of the Third Age in Ostrava who were over 60 years of age. The Dementia Knowledge Scale and The Scale of Attitudes toward People with Dementia and their Care (APDC) were used for data collection. Statistical evaluation was performed using the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: On average, seniors knew five out of eight symptoms of dementia and five out of ten risk factors. Seniors with experience in caring for a person with dementia (P = 0.002) and women (P = 0.043) had better knowledge about the symptoms of dementia. Men reported greater knowledge about risk factors for dementia (P = 0.028). The greatest ignorance of risk factors was in the areas of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking. No association was found between knowledge and attitudes toward dementia. Conclusions: Increasing the knowledge of seniors about the symptoms and risk factors of dementia can lead to greater adherence to preventive measures and early recognition of the disease. At the same time, it is appropriate to include interventions shaping seniors‘ attitudes towards dementia and care for people with dementia in prevention programmes.

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• časná diagnóza MeSH
• demence * diagnóza   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• průzkumy zdravotní péče metody   MeSH
• rizikové faktory MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• výchova a vzdělávání metody   MeSH
• znalosti * MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

BACKGROUND: Due to the aging of the population, the promotion of healthy aging is an important part of public health. Healthy aging of the population can be influenced by the attitudes of the elderly themselves towards old age and aging. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to find out the attitudes of older people living in a community environment toward old age and the predictors that influence these attitudes. METHODS: The evaluation of attitudes towards old age using the WHO AAQ (Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire) questionnaire involved 1,174 elderly people living in the community. Age, sex, marital status, education, subjective health assessment, social support, depression (GDS-15), anxiety (GAI), sense of coherence (SOC-13) and self-esteem (RSES) were used to evaluate related factors. RESULTS: As part of the exploratory factor analysis, a three-factor model (Psychosocial Loss, Physical Change, and Psychological Growth) was confirmed. The Cronbach alpha was found to be acceptable (α = 0.835). The predictors of better AAQ in the Psychological Loss domain were: subjective health, age, quality of life, self-esteem, sense of coherence, life satisfaction, anxiety, and social support; in the Physical Change domain: subjective health, quality of life, self-esteem, life satisfaction, cohabitation, and depression; and in the Psychological Growth domain: age, self-esteem, sense of coherence, life satisfaction, and social support. CONCLUSION: Preventive and policy measures should aim to increase the satisfaction and self-assessment of the elderly, which can help them evaluate the period of old age more positively. It is also important to create a positive perspective of ageing and elderly in society.

• MeSH
• kvalita života * psychologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• postoj MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• sebepojetí MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• stárnutí * psychologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Úvod: Plicní resekce může zapříčinit změny ve funkčním stavu a z toho důvodu také v kvalitě života pacientů, kteří ji podstupují. Aby bylo plánování péče o tyto pacienty efektivní, je potřeba identifikovat oblasti, které si vyžadují zvláštní pozornost. Cíl: Cílem této prospektivní studie bylo porovnat kvalitu života a disabilitu před plicní resekcí a tři měsíce po ní. Metodika: Kvalita života a disabilita byly hodnoceny pomocí standardizovaných nástrojů: Short Form-12 verze 2 a WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2. Výsledky: Výzkumný vzorek zahrnoval 44 pacientů indikovaných k plicní resekci. Průměrný věk v souboru byl 65,7 let (min. 37, max. 79), 56,8 % představovali muži. Tři měsíce po resekci bylo zjištěno zhoršení kvality života v doménách Fyzické zdraví (p = 0,016) a Bolest (p = 0.044). Došlo také k signifikantní změně celkové úrovně disability (p < 0.001). Signifikantní změny disability byly zjištěny také v doménách Mobilita (p < 0.001), Životní aktivity (p < 0.001) a Účast ve společnosti (p = 0.037). Závěr: Tři měsíce po resekci plic bylo zjištěno statisticky významné zhoršení kvality života a disability ve více doménách. Fyzické zdraví, Bolest, Mobilita, Životní aktivity a Účast ve společnosti byly identifikovány jako oblasti, které při plánování pooperační péče o tyto pacienty vyžadují zvláštní pozornost.

Background: Lung resection can cause changes in patients' functional status, potentially affecting their quality of life. For effective care planning after resection, it is necessary to identify areas of quality of life that require special attention. Objectives: This prospective study aimed to compare the quality of life, health, and disability before lung resection and three months after it. Methods: Quality of life, health, and disability were assessed using standardized tools: Short Form-12 version 2, and WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2. Results: The research group included 44 patients with a mean age of 65.7 years (min. 37, max. 79) referred for lung resection. Men were more represented in the study group (56.8%) than women. Three months after the surgery, statistically significant deterioration in the quality of life was observed in the domains of Physical functioning (p = 0.016) and Bodily pain (p = 0.044). Where disability was concerned, the overall score also deteriorated (p < 0.001). This was driven predominantly by the domains of Mobility (p < 0.001), Life activities (p < 0.001), and Participation (p = 0.037). Conclusion: The deterioration in the quality of life in multiple domains three months after lung resection is highly significant. The deterioration in the domains Physical functioning and Bodily pain in the quality of life field, and of Mobility, Life activities, and Participation in the health and disability score identifies these areas as those that need special attention when planning post-surgery care for these patients.

• MeSH
• kvalita života * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• pneumektomie * MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH

Téma paliativní péče v neonatologii je v poslední době velmi aktuální, přičemž správná implementace do praxe vyžaduje multidisciplinární úsilí, kdy jsou nezbytnou součástí týmu sestry. Pro studium problematiky byl proveden kvalitativní výzkum, který vedl k identifikaci bariér, které byly dále kategorizovány. Bylo zaznamenáno, že poskytování paliativní péče na neonatologii je pro sestry náročné v emocionálních aspektech, spolupráce a podpora rodičů umírajícího novorozence je složitá a podpora celého týmu není adekvátně zajištěna. Velmi důležitá je osobnost sestry, specifika její práce spočívají v zajištění optimálních podmínek a koordinaci péče.

The topic of palliative care in neonatology has been very topical recently, and proper implementation in practice requires a multidisciplinary effort, with nurses being an essential part of the team. Qualitative research was conducted to study the issue, which led to the identification of barriers that were further categorized. It was noted that providing palliative care in neonatology is challenging for nurses in emotional aspects, collaboration and support of parents of dying newborn is difficult and support of the whole team is not adequately provided. The personality of the nurse is very important; the specifics of her work consist in ensuring optimal conditions and coordination of care.

• MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• neonatologické sestry MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• paliativní péče * MeSH
• perinatální péče * MeSH
• perinatální smrt MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH

Cíl: Cílem této průřezové studie bylo vyhodnotit kvalitu života, úzkost a depresi u seniorů s kardiovaskulárním onemocněním, kteří žijí v komunitě, a zjistit jejich souvislost se subjektivním hodnocením zdravotního stavu a s tím, zda senior žije v domácnosti sám. Také byla zjišťována souvislost s pohlavím a věkem. Metodika: Kvalita života byla hodnocena pomocí nástroje Older People's Quality of Life - Brief version (OPQOL-BRIEF), pro hodnocení úzkosti byl použit Inventář geriatrické úzkosti (GAI) a pro hodnocení deprese Geriatrická škála deprese (GDS-15). Kritériem pro zařazení do výzkumného souboru byl věk nad 60 let, jedinec s kardiovaskulárním onemocněním v anamnéze žijící v soukromé domácnosti, bez diagnózy demence, se schopností vyplnit dotazník v českém jazyce. Výsledky: Výzkumný soubor byl tvořen 639 respondenty, z toho bylo 74,2 % žen. Průměrný věk ve výzkumném souboru byl 72,9 roku (min. 60, max. 94) a 56,7 % respondentů žilo s manželem či partnerem nebo s dětmi. Průměrné skóre kvality života bylo 53,7 (min. 25, max. 65), průměrné skóre úzkosti bylo 4,9 (min. 0, max. 20), a průměrné skóre deprese 3,3 (min. 0, max. 15). Ženy udávaly statisticky významně lepší kvalitu života (p = 0,0001). Lepší kvalita života byla spojena s lepším subjektivním hodnocením zdravotního stavu (r = 0,439; p < 0,01), klesajícím skóre deprese (r = -0,526; p < 0,01), klesajícím skóre úzkosti (r = -0,342; p < 0,01) a mladším věkem respondentů (r = -0,166; p < 0,01). U seniorů, kteří žili v domácnosti samostatně, bylo zjištěno statisticky významně vyšší skóre deprese (p = 0,028). Závěr: Kvalitu života seniorů ovlivňuje celá řada aspektů, jejichž znalost je důležitá pro efektivní cílení programů určených pro seniory v komunitě. Z hlediska zlepšení kvality života seniorů s kardiovaskulárním onemocněním žijících v komunitě se jako efektivní jeví programy zaměřené na zlepšení celkového zdraví a intervence vázané na zmírnění symptomů deprese a úzkosti.

Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate a quality of life, anxiety, and depression of the senior citizens with cardiovascular diseases living in the community. Their links with the subjective assessment of the state of health, with whether the senior lives alone in the household, with gender and age were also investigated. Methods: Quality of life was assessed by Older People's Quality of Life - Brief version (OPQOL-BRIEF), the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) was used to assess anxiety and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) was used to assess depression. The criteria for inclusion in the sample were: age over 60 years, an individual living in a private household, with cardiovascular disease, without a diagnosis of dementia, with the ability to fill out a questionnaire. Results: The sample comprised of 639 respondents, of which 74.2% were women. The average age in the sample was 72.9 years (min. 60, max. 94), and 56.7% of respondents lived with a spouse or partner, or with children. The average quality of life score was 53.7 points (min. 25, max. 65), average anxiety score was 4.9 (min. 0, max. 20) and average depression score was 3.3 (min. 0, max. 15). Women reported a statistically significantly better quality of life (p = 0.0001). Better quality of life was associated with better subjective assessment of health status (r = 0.439; p < 0.01), decreasing depression scores (r = -0.526; p < 0.01), decreasing anxiety scores (r = –0.342; p < 0.01) and the younger age of respondents (r = –0.166; p < 0.01). A statistically significantly higher depression score (p = 0.028) was found in senior citizens who lived alone in the household. Conclusion: The quality of life of senior citizens is affected by a number of aspects, the knowledge of which is important for effective targeting of programs intended for senior citizens in the community. From the point of view of improving the quality of life of senior citizens with cardiovascular disease living in the community, programs aimed at improving overall health and interventions linked to the mitigation of symptoms of depression and anxiety appear to be effective.

• MeSH
• deprese komplikace   MeSH
• kardiovaskulární nemoci * komplikace   MeSH
• kvalita života * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• senioři * MeSH
• úzkost komplikace   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• senioři * MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the research was to identify the most frequent symptoms of patients with progressive neurological disease (PND) in relation to their functional state. Another objective was to determine the effects of consultations with a multidisciplinary palliative team on mitigating the symptoms burden, subjective evaluation of health, disease progression and improvement of the functional state. METHODS: The interventional control study included 151 patients with PND (98 patients in the intervention group, 53 patients in the control group). The intervention group was provided with consultations of a multidisciplinary palliative team. The symptoms scale of the progressive neurological diseases quality of life was used to collect data. The patients completed the questionnaire before the provided intervention and 3 months after that. RESULTS: Pain and fatigue were identified as the symptoms that trouble the patients the most. After the intervention, there was a determined statistically significant improvement in the evaluation of 9 out of 11 symptoms (except excretion and urination) among the patients from the intervention group compared with the control group. When assessed again, the patients from the intervention group showed an improvement with respect to six symptoms (pain, fatigue, tremor, stiffness, cramps, excretion), while the patients from the control group had six symptoms that deteriorated (drowsiness, dyspnoea, stiffness, swallowing, salivation, excretion). There was not any confirmed positive impact of the intervention on the cognitive functions of the patients. CONCLUSION: The provision of consultations with the multidisciplinary palliative team to patients with PND in an advanced stage of disease resulted in decreasing their symptoms burden and improving their functional state.

• MeSH
• bolest MeSH
• hospicová a paliativní ošetřovatelská péče * MeSH
• kvalita života psychologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• paliativní péče * metody   MeSH
• únava MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Neurological diseases cause physical, psychosocial, and spiritual or existential suffering from the time of their diagnosis. Palliative care focuses on improving quality of life for people with serious illness and their families by addressing this multidimensional suffering. Evidence from clinical trials supports the ability of palliative care to improve patient and caregiver outcomes by the use of outpatient or home-based palliative care interventions for people with motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease; inpatient palliative care consultations for people with advanced dementia; telephone-based case management for people with dementia in the community; and nurse-led discussions with decision aids for people with advanced dementia in long-term care. Unfortunately, most people with neurological diseases do not get the support that they need for their palliative care under current standards of healthcare. Improving this situation requires the deployment of routine screening to identify individual palliative care needs, the integration of palliative care approaches into routine neurological care, and collaboration between neurologists and palliative care specialists. Research, education, and advocacy are also needed to raise standards of care.

• MeSH
• demence * MeSH
• dlouhodobá péče MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• kvalita života MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• osoby pečující o pacienty MeSH
• paliativní péče * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH