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Activation activities in home for the Elderly
FUČÍKOVÁ, Nikola
The aim of this bachelor thesis was to characterize what is activation activity and what is its content in a specific home for the Elderly. A qualitative research strategy was used to meet the desired objective. The method of interviewing in the form of a semi-structured interview was used. The research participants were selected on the basis of simple purposive sampling. The criteria for the selection of communication partners were predetermined. The open coding method was used to evaluate the collected data. The theoretical part defines the concepts of senior, aging and old age. It also deals with seniors with dementia and seniors with disabilities and certain changes in old age. Residential facilities for the elderly and their legal and ethical aspects are mentioned. This is followed by an explanation of the general principles of activation, the role of activation activities in homes for the elderly and a characterisation of what activation methods and techniques are involved in working in a home for the Elderly. The research question deals with what kind of activation activities are undertaken in a particular home for the Elderly. The research revealed that there is a diverse range of activities taking place and being used in the retirement home. The most common and popular activities include sports and physical activities, memory training, music therapy, and canister therapy. Research has shown that activation activities are beneficial for the elderly. Activities promote physical, social and mental health, help maintain their abilities and skills, improve their mood and strengthen social bonds, which reduces the risk of social exclusion, feelings of loneliness or isolation. Activation activities improve the quality of life of older people. This research can contribute as feedback for the social workers of the selected home in their work with the elderly and can also be used as information material for the public.
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Prognostic significance of atypical leukemic cell morphology in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Fučíková, Nikola ; Smolej, Lukáš (advisor) ; Vrbacký, Filip (referee)
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Study program: Health Care Bioanalytics Candidate: Bc. Nikola Fučíková Supervisor: doc. MUDr. Lukáš Smolej, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Prognostic significance of atypical leukemic cell morphology in chronic lymphocytic leukemia The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the prognostic significance of atypical cell morphology and smudge cells in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. We performed differential leukocytes count and classified lymphocytes as typical and atypical in a cohort of 101 patients (median age, 66 years; males, 69%, Rai III/IV stages, 18%). For atypical CLL, we used the 15% threshold and 59% of patients were classified as atypical CLL (aCLL). For smudge cells, we chose the 30% threshold and 33% of patients were classified as smudge cells positive. Patients in early clinical Rai stage (0) had significantly higher number of smudge cells (p=0.04). We didn't find a significant association between aCLL / smudge cells with modern prognostic indicators. We didn't find a relationship between aCLL and the time to first-line therapy (p=0.394). However, patients with aCLL had a significantly shorter overall survival (p=0.0397). There was a trend toward shorter...
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