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Education of patients with hepatitis C in selected high - risk groups.
Gluzová, Jana ; Holubová, Jana (advisor) ; Řehák, Vratislav (referee)
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C is an infectious viral disease that is currently the cause of significant morbidity and mortality in our country and worldwide. The group most at risk of this disease are injecting drug users, where it is particularly important to support motivation and increase adherence in treatment. One way to do this is to properly and thoroughly educate patients. AIMS: The main objective of the research is to investigate the education of respondents in the treatment of viral hepatitis C by means of a questionnaire survey. A partial goal is to create a proposal for the education of nurses in the hepatitis clinic. METHODS: For the quantitative research, the questionnaire method was used. The questionnaire was designed for patients of a private hepatological clinic. RESULTS: All patients were educated about the treatment of viral hepatitis C, but different subjects were covered. The content of education was sufficient for 62 % patients, for 62 % was the education understandable. A conversation with the doctor was an ideal way of education for 68 % respondents. Upon another visit to the hepatological clinic, reeducation was done by a nurse in 70 % cases. Health education took 70 % of respondents within 30 minutes, of which 24 % only took 5-10 minutes. CONCLUSIONS: All patients...
Patterns of buprenorphine use among clients of Outreach Programme SANANIM
Gluzová, Jana ; Janíková, Barbara (advisor) ; Matoušek, Petr (referee)
Abstact BACKGROUND: Buprenorphine is currently the most popular opiate drug on Czech drug scene. There was estimated at around 6,300 users of buprenorphine (Subutex ® mainly), in 2012 according to the annual report of the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. It provided 15% of all problem drug users in the country. However the issue of abuse of buprenorphine is discussed among experts rarely. AIMS: The aim of the study was described patterns of use of buprenorphine among clients Outreach programme Sananim. Emphasis is placed mainly on frequency of use, the daily consumption of buprenorphine and a description of common patterns of user behavior, from the purchase to the method of application of the drug. It was also examined subjective perceptions of somatic complications of users and frequency of use of other illicit drugs. METHODS: Data were collected by semi-structured questionnaire, which clients of Outreach programme Sananim filled with assistance of the researcher. For data analysis method was used grounded theory. Descriptive statistics was used subsequently and results were supplemented by testimonies of clients for illustrate. Open questions were evaluated according to the procedures of grounded theory - coding, categorization. RESULTS: All respondents were taking buprenorphine...

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