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Quality of life of patients with Crohn´s disease
RENDL, Lukáš
Theoretical foundation Crohn's disease is a chronical autoimmune disease categorized, together with ulcerative colitis, in the group of idiopatic intestinal inflammations. But in spite of this categorization, Crohn's disease may not be found only in the intestines but anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. However, the intestinal localization is most frequent and is related with numerous manifestations like stomachake, diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence, belching, loss of weight, etc. The pathogenetic cause of those discomforts consists in disorder of autoimmunity, when the body starts producing antibodies against its own tissues. But the cause of start of that pathogenetic mechanism has not been clarified so far. Experts speak about influence of infections, food, psychosomatics, smoking, genetic perceptiveness, etc. The hope of the patients is pinned on the continuously improving treatment, culminating by biological preparations that have most influenced the health condition of those persons so far. But in spite of the modern therapy, all characteristics of the disease can have negative impact on the quality of life of the patients. Goal of the thesis The goal of this thesis consists in ascertaining the quality of life of Crohn's disease patients. Hypotheses H1: Crohn's disease patients have problems in physical area. H2: Crohn's disease patients have problems in psychic area. H3: Crohn's disease patients have problems in social area. Methodology The practical part of the thesis was implemented based on quantitative inquiry within the grant Project No. 120/2012/S ?Reflection of life quality in nursing?. Two standardized questionnaires were used for the inquiry: the WHOQOL-100 general questionnaire and the IBDQ specific questionnaire, distributed among Crohn's disease patients. Valid licence was bought for both questionnaires. The size of the research set was determined at 100 Crohn's disease patients, the Crohn's disease diagnosis being the only criterion for selection of the respondents. The distribution of the questionnaires among the respondents took place with the help of gastroenterological centres. Results All data obtained were statistically processed in the SASD (Statistical Analysis of Social Data) program. The results of the processing can be divided into three areas, by the three main hypotheses verified. The first area of results provided information on the problems confronted by Crohn's disease patients in physical area. Only one problem was confirmed here: the Crohn's disease patients feel fatigue. All the remaining problems under verification in this area were refused. The second area brought information on psychical problems of the patients. Similarly to the preceding case, only one problem troubling the Crohn's disease patients was found here: feeling of irritation. The occurrence of the remaining psychical problems under verification was not confirmed. The last area of results found out the problems of the patients in social area. The results were the most positive in this case, as none of the problems under verification in this area was confirmed. Based on all results stated above, the hypotheses were evaluated as follows: H1 Crohn's disease patients have problems in physical area - refused; H2 Crohn's disease patients have problems in psychic area - refused and H3 Crohn's disease patients have problems in social area - refused. Conclusion The thesis provides comprehensive view on the issue of quality of life of Crohn's disease patients. The results may be used particularly in the work of so called IBD nurses, endoscopic nurses, but also general nurses working with the patients. The thesis can be also used as study material or as foundation for further research.
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Degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
KAAS, Jiří
Theoretical foundation: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic system disease manifesting itself particularly by inflammatory joint impairment. The main problems confronting daily the patient include pains of the motor system and fatigue. The disease has typically long, progressive development, and although it does not cause directly the patients' death, it reduces their life by some ten years on average. The serious character of the disease consists in the fact that the motor abilities of the individual are gradually impaired. At the beginning the patients must avoid major physical activity, often give up their hobbies and sometimes even their jobs. In the most serious cases, the disease may even prevent the patients from performing basic self-service activities. Goal of the thesis: The goal of the thesis consists in mapping the level of problems of rheumatoid arthritis patients at performing daily activities. Hypotheses - H1: Rheumatoid arthritis patients feel discomfort when performing common daily activities, H2: Rheumatoid arthritis patients make use of supporting and compensation aids when performing common daily activities, H3: Rheumatoid arthritis patients make use of another person's assistance when performing common daily activities. Methodology: The research part of the thesis was implemented based on quantitative inquiry within the grant Project No. 120/2012/S ?Reflection of life quality in nursing?. The actual research made use of HAQ standardized questionnaire, distributed among the rheumatoid arthritis patients. The size of the research set was set at 200 rheumatoid arthritis patients from all over the Czech Republic. The respondents were chosen based on quota selection, striving to observe the proportion of men to women at 3:1, i.e. 150 women and 50 men. When searching the respondents, organizations associating patients with the respective diagnosis were first approached. All results obtained were statistically processed in the SASD (Statistical Analysis of Social Data) program. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: The results can be divided into three areas, by the related hypotheses. The first part of the results gave information on the degree of discomfort felt by the individuals when performing specific common daily activities. It was found out that the patients see the most difficult activity in taking down an item from a place above their head and bathing in the bathtub. The second area brought information on the aids used to perform common daily activities. The respondents named dressing aids or handgrips at the bathtub most frequently. The third and last area brought the answer to the question what activities require another person's help. The patients named reaching or opening of things most frequently. But an essential part of the patients stated not to need any help of another person in common daily activities. Based on the results, the hypotheses were evaluated as follows: H1 - Rheumatoid arthritis patients feel discomfort when performing common daily activities - confirmed, H2 - Rheumatoid patients make use of supporting and compensation aids when performing common daily activities - confirmed and H3 - Rheumatoid arthritis patients make use of another's person when performing common daily activities - not confirmed. Conclusion: The thesis provides a detailed and comprehensive view on the issues of performing common daily activities in rheumatoid arthritis patients. The results can be used both by practical nurses and by students of nursing and related disciplines. The thesis can also constitute foundation for further research. The thesis results will be also presented and published.
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The impact of crisis on the market of building society
NOVOTNÝ, Libor
The theme of this thesis is the impact of crisis on the market of building society in the Czech Republic. The main aim of thesis is to analyze the impact of crisis on the market of building society. The theoretical part describes the concept of financial crisis, the kinds of financial crises and overview of the history of financial crises. It also describes the contemporaneous crisis and its causes. This section also provides information about the basic concepts, process and legislative conditions of building society. At the end of this part are described history of building society and the development of building society market in the Czech Republic. In the practical part is analyzed the impact of crisis on the market of building society in the Czech Republic. It includes an analysis of the economic environment in the Czech Republic and the analysis of business and financial indicators. In conclusion of the practical part is the summary and evaluation of the impact of crisis on the market of building society. The result of this part confirms that the main impact of crisis on the market of building society in Czech Republic is a decrease of client demand.
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COMPARISON RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION CZECH REPUBLIC AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
VLAŽNÁ, Denisa
The Bachelor thesis compares the religious structure of the population of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on the basis of data from Census 2011. The introduction defines the issue of religion in society. The literature research gives an overview of already existing work in the field arranged in thematic groups. The theoretical and methodological part classifies problems of the religiosity of the population in the context of geography, defines basic contecpts, determines starting qualitative data, their selection and processing methods. The thesis also identifies the selected area and compares both of the republics in terms of selected demographic characteristics. Before the comparing of the religious structures there is offered the historical developement of the religiosity on the territory of today's Czech and Slovak Republic, and the current structure of the Churches in this area. The religious structure of Czech and Slovak Republic is compared on the level of republics and regions. The thesis also gives the comparison of data from earlier Census (1991 and 2001). The results are summarised at the conclusion. For better understanding of statistical data there are used charts, graphs and maps.
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Sociodemographic profile of Salesians and their declared Path to the Order
Novák, Jindřich ; Soukupová, Blanka (advisor) ; Nešpor, Zdeněk (referee)
The Thesis Sociodemographic profile of Salesians and their declared Path to the Order exemplified on the Salesian community in Prague - Kobylisy is a microprobe into the life of selected religion community in Czech Republic. Theoretical part of the work provides a survey of the religious attitudes of the population based on statistical data of last several decades, basic data of the origins and history of the Salesians abroad and in our country, including conduct of this Fellowship and Roman Catholic church during difficult years of communist rule in this country. It also describes activities of the Salesians community after its restoration in 1990 until nowdays. Center of the work is however its empirical part. It covers original qualitative research of Salesian site in Praha - Kobylisy carried out between July 2008 and June 2009 including participant observation and unstructured interviews with selected sample of respondents of mentioned community. These talks were then subjected to the analyse from the sociodemographic and declared path to the Order standpoint of view. Keywords Faith, charisma, fellowship, persecution, path, pastoralism, empathy
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Lifestyle and Quality of Life of Long-Term Dialysis Patients
MÉSZÁROSOVÁ, Eva
The aim of my thesis was to examine the lifestyle and life quality of chronically dialysed patients. I described this wide topic from the point of view of patients, with whom I conducted interviews according to prepared questions, i.e. qualitative research. For healthcare staff providing immediate professional care in dialysis centres I used quantitative research by means of questionnaires. I processed 71 questionnaires and spoke to 12 patients in total. I found the sources in seven healthcare facilities in South and central Bohemian regions. The aim of the thesis was met. The decisive and related aspects linked to the lifestyle and life quality of chronically dialysed patients were described. During preparation of the thesis I met new aspects like the extraordinary demandingness of the work of the healthcare staff, the important influence of science on medical procedures and psychical demandingness and patience of treated patients. The research questions were answered and in the instance of ambiguousness they were deduced and statistically substantiated. Two hypotheses, namely H 1: Nurses in dialysis centres educate dialysed patients about the limitations linked to lifestyle quality and H 2: Nurses in dialysis centres adhere to the principles of specific (structured) communication have been confirmed. My work involved a proposal of an informative brochure for chronically dialysed patients, which sets the goal to inform dialysed patients optimistically, with certain hyperbole, however realistically on the endless possibilities how to use free time in the form of topics, on self-confidence strengthening and effective communication with healthcare staff.
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Sociálněpsychologická teorie a její aplikace v marketingové komunikaci
Karlíček, Miroslav ; Bílková, Jana (advisor) ; Kostková, Hana (referee) ; Přibová, Marie (referee) ; Tichá, Ivana (referee)
Disertační práce zpracovává základní sociálněpsychologické teorie a výzkum do podoby, která má být aplikovatelná v komunikační praxi českých firem, neziskových organizací a státních institucí. Práce poskytuje metodologická východiska ke zkvalitnění přípravy komunikačních strategií i jednotlivých komunikačních nástrojů, a to ve srozumitelné a ucelené formě. Teoretický materiál je propojen s řadou příkladů z české i zahraniční komunikační praxe. Práce je využitelná zejména marketingovými pracovníky z nadnárodních společností a odborníky z komunikačních agentur.
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