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Visual disorder by geriatric patients as a nursing problem
BUMBOVÁ, Štěpánka
Due to aging, the incidence of chronic degenerative eye diseases increases. The most common visual diseases include cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Visual impairment reduces the patient's quality of life and therefore requires a special approach by nursing staff. A hospital stay can be one of the most difficult situations for such a patient, because he suddenly finds himself in a foreign environment. Being aware of everyday problems and needs, and the principles of communication is a beneficial element in providing quality nursing care. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to map the specifics of the approach to geriatric patients with visual impairment in nursing care. The empirical part was processed using a qualitative research survey, which was conducted in the form of a semi-structured interview. The research sample consisted of 10 informants older than 60 years suffering from various visual disorders. The obtained results showed that all informants were able to come to terms with the visual impairment and learn to live with it. Most informants underwent visual surgery and their visual impairment was much reduced, but some informants became more difficult after the operation. Certain requirements were directed mainly at the specifics of communication. Informants reported slight shortcomings in the verbal and nonverbal communication of nursing staff. A positive finding was that the informants consider the quality of the provided nursing services and information to be equivalent to that of persons without visual illness and evaluated the provided care as generally positive. The work provides a comprehensive view of the issue of visual disorders in geriatric age. The results can serve nurses in practice, but also students of medical and non-medical medical disciplines in preparation for future professions. Based on the obtained materials, an information brochure on cataracts and glaucoma was also created.
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Quality of life of people after spinal cord injury practicing outdoor sports and physical activities
Bumbová, Štěpánka ; Prokešová, Eva (advisor) ; Vilikus, Zdeněk (referee)
Title: Quality of life of people after spinal cord injury practicing outdoor sports and physical activities Objectives: The aim of this diploma thesis was to determine the quality of life of people after spinal cord injury who participe in outdoor sports or physical activities in their lesure time. The subsequent aim was to compare the obtained results with selected groups of people without spinal cord injury and people after spinal cord injury who do not primarily engage in outdoor sports. Methods: The standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire from World Health Organization was used to measure the quality of life in this thesis. The data collection was done online and the data were evaluated according to the relevant manual using Microsoft Excel. The results are presented in tables and graphs for clarity, including verbal descriptions. A total of 32 people with post-traumatic spinal cord injury (23 men and 9 women) aged 30-75 years participated in the study. 11 of whom had quadriplegia and 21 had paraplegia/paraparesis. Results: The research showed that the quality of life of people after spinal cord injury practicing outdoor sports and physical activities is best rated in the are of experience (15,54 points) and in the area of environment (15,31 points). The score were 14,93 for physical health and...
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