Aim: This study aimed to test an existing theory of the Anxiety about Aging Scale and determine the relationship between ageism and anxiety about aging in nurses in the Republic of Croatia.Design: A ...cross-sectional study.Methods: The sample consisted of 798 nurses from Republic of Croatia. Participants filled Anxiety about Aging Scale and Kogan’s Attitude toward Old People Scale.Results: Regarding the factor structure of the 20 items, chi-square test revealed a statistically significant finding (χ² = 2131.090, df = 164, p > 0.05). Analyses confirmed the four-factor structure (fear of older adults, psychological concern, fear of loss, and physical appearance) and the indicators of adequate reliability and validity. Furthermore, Kogan’s Attitude toward Old People Scale significantly correlated with fear of older adults (r = 0.409; p < 0.01); attitudes changed with fear of older adults. Factors such as age, work experience duration (in years), and education individually affected aging anxiety, but not sex, living with older adults, and work department.Conclusion: The Anxiety about Aging Scale Croatian version is a valid and reliable measuring instrument for nurses. Nurses who have expressed greater anxiety about aging have a more negative attitude toward older adults.
Aim: This study aimed to determine how teacher demonstrations and video content affect the development of practical skills in the administration of intravenous therapy by nursing undergraduate ...students. Design: Prospective randomized trial. Methods: The study included 48 students in their first year of nursing studies, divided into two groups. In the first phase, the group of “video students” (n = 22) were trained to perform practical intravenous therapy skills by video demonstration, while the second group of “demonstration students” (n = 26) were instructed by live classroom demonstration. Both groups joined the second phase of the study after an interval of one week, when they were tested with the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for intravenous therapy. Results: Statistically significant differences were determined between the “video student” and “demonstration student” groups at a significance level of 0.05 (p < 0.05) for certain OSCE components. Conclusion: Pre-recorded video content is not an adequate substitute for live demonstration by teachers for mastering practical skills.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of nursing students towards nursing, and differences in attitudes between students engaged in full-time and part-time nursing study. Design: ...A three-year longitudinal study was conducted. Methods: A three-year longitudinal study was conducted. The study included full-time and part-time students in their first and final (third) year of nursing study. The students voluntarily completed the Nursing Image Questionnaire (NIQ7) and a questionnaire that included demographic information. Results: The results showed a statistically significant difference between full-time and part-time students in attitudes towards nursing roles and responsibilities, professionalism, and nursing stereotypes in society. An analysis of variance showed that full-time and part-time students did not differ in mean results from the NIQ7 in their first year of study, after which results increased in value for both group of students, increasing somewhat faster for full-time students, with their final results after the third year of study being higher than those of part-time students. Conclusion: Attitudes towards nursing changed in both groups of students (full-time and part-time) during their study programs, but with some differences between the groups.
Introduction: In times when the term inclusion, rights of patients, and the patient as a subject in health care are used more often, the limited availability of written material or sign language ...interpreters at health services is still a key barrier to health services for people who are hearing-impaired. The aim of this study is to examine nurses’ knowledge of communication skills with hearing-impaired patients, their preferred methods, and the possibility of using translation services.
Methods: The study was cross-sectional, and data were collected in September–October 2019. The study included 407 nursing students. A demographic data form and questions divided into three parts, namely, communication skills (six questions), communication methods (three questions), and interpretation services (five questions), were used to collect data. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics.
Results: The questionnaire was administered among 424 students, and total of 407 students completed the questionnaire. Most of the respondents were female (320 78.6%) with 0–5 years of work experience (227 55.8%) in the tertiary level of healthcare (184 45.3%). The results showed that 326 (80.1%) of the respondents encountered a person with some form of hearing impairment during their work. Sign language was used by 56 (13.8%) of the respondents, but 74 (18.14%) nurses did not communicate when meeting with hearing-impaired patients. Two-thirds of the respondents never had the opportunity to learn sign language, and 43 (10.54%) respondents would choose an official interpreter as support. Male respondents were aware of the importance of communication with hearing-impaired patients and the use of an application for pain assessment (p < 0.05). No statistically significant difference was observed regarding the department in which the respondents work (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed insufficient knowledge and skills of nurses to communicate with hearing-impaired people.
Introduction: The exponential increase of the older population is coinciding with the growing challenges of digital technology in the different socio-cultural environments.
This pilot study aimed to ...examine the knowledge of institutionalized elderly people about the use of technology and digital literacy and to analyze the perspectives of older users on the impact of smart technology on their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Methods: 10 users of the Home for the Elderly and Infirm "Jordanovac", Zagreb participated in a semi-structured 1:1 interview conducted in January 2021 after the approval of the Ethics Committee, respecting all epidemiologically prescribed measures. All narratives were recorded, then transcribed into tables, and went through a content analysis process.
Results: All 10 participants (average age: 83.4) use and own a mobile device, but only 4 of them use smart devices. They mostly use ordinary calls for communication, and of the applications, with only 3 users, Viber, WhatsApp, and video calling are equally represented. Only one user uses Skype to communicate with their family.
Discussion: Despite long-term isolation, respondents do not see technology as an opportunity to establish and maintain social contacts and do not have enough knowledge about using it. Most were educated on their own or by their families, which can be a good starting point for developing strategies in the form of activating volunteers who would teach the elderly about the possibilities of using digital content after the Covid crisis.
Sense of coherence (SOC) occupies the central place within the salutogenic model. It is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of people's health. This study aimed to assess the ...strength of sense of coherence (SOC) among nurses and the relationship between the strength of SOC and socio-demographic and work-related factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018. Linear regression was used to describe strength of association between SOC and socio-demographic and work-related factors. A total of 713/1300 nurses completed an SOC-29-item questionnaire for the assessment of SOC. The mean value for total SOC score (SOCS) was 145.0 points (SD 22.1, range 81-200). The results of the multivariate linear regression revealed statistically significant positive associations between SOCS and age (>40 years), level of education (master of nursing and bachelor of nursing), and transportation mode by car. Our study suggested SOC as an important and influential health-promoting personal resource of nurses which might offer protection regarding work-related stress.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. The disease is progressive in nature, and there is no cure to this day. Virtual reality (VR), exergaming or serious ...games are implemented in the therapeutic processes and are considered a beneficial rehabilitation approach. In this study, we reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of the implementation of virtual reality in rehabilitating patients with Parkinson's disease. The search was conducted through two databases, PubMed, and Scopus. The following keywords were used in search of titles, abstracts, and keywords of papers, in different combinations: Parkinson's disease, virtual reality, virtual reality exposure therapy, exergame, and rehabilitation. We selected nine articles for the final review. Most studies showed positive results from VR-based rehabilitation methods and better results than control groups that received traditional rehabilitation methods. However, the small sample size and lack of a follow-up period limit the usefulness of the results.
Aim: The aim of the study was to translate the Satisfaction with Simulation Experience (SSE) scale in Croatian language and examine whether the SSE scale was valid and reliable among Croatian nursing ...students. Design: In May 2020, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Croatia. A 145 bachelor’s degree nursing students participated in the study. Methods: To determine the instrument’s internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was used. In addition, Confirmatory factor analysis, Bartlett’s sphericity test, the Kaiser-Olkin statistic and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests were used. Results: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient demonstrated a high consistency of the Croatian version of SSE scale (α = 0.92). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO = 0.895) and the Bartlett’s sphericity (p < 0.000) demonstrate significant results. The confirmatory factor analysis CFA has yielded a three-factor structure of SSE scale. Conclusion: The Croatian version of Satisfaction with Simulation Experience scale (CRO – SSE) has shown adequate psychometric properties making it a suitable tool for examining the satisfaction of nursing students with the simulation experience in Croatian context.
The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of nurses and nursing students about pressure injury (PI) prevention.
A cross-sectional study was used, and the sample consisted of 312 ...participants, of whom 198 were nursing students and 114 were nurses from the clinical hospital. The response rate for the total population was 78%. The Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool PUKAT 2.0. was translated to Croatian and used in the study. Data were collected between January and March 2020. Descriptive statistics and chi square tests with Fisher correction for small samples were used to analyze the data.
The mean number of correct answers was 10.45 points or 41.8%, which is not considered a satisfactory result. Nurses from the clinical hospital achieved 45.48% correct answers, while part-time students achieved 39.7%. Respondents achieved the best results in the theme of risk assessment and the lowest in the theme prevention of pressure ulcers. A statistically significant difference between the two groups of respondents was found in the themes of classification and observation (p = 0.004), nutrition (p = 0.015), prevention of pressure ulcers (p = 0.010), and specific patient groups (p = 0.002), as well as in the number of total correct answers (p = 0.000).
The results showed that knowledge about PI prevention in nurses and nursing students was inadequate. Nurses showed a higher level of knowledge than the students. PIs are a significant clinical problem affecting quality of life, health care costs, and treatment outcomes in patients, so it is important that nurses have adequate knowledge.
•Nurses and nursing students demonstrated inadequate knowledge.•Nurses from hospitals showed a higher level of knowledge than nursing students.•Themes related to PI prevention should be an integral part of the nursing curriculum.•Continuous education of nurses on pressure injury prevention is needed.
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