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International comparison of alcohol abuse treatment in the Czech Republic, Belgium and Uganda
Brtníková, Vendula ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Popov, Petr (referee)
Background: Alcohol addiction is a widespread social problem worldwide. Countries with high prevalence of alcohol consumption try to react on this situation. Addiction treatment is closely determined by public health and the health care system of each country, which define its role. Aims: The main aim of this study is a description of comparison focused on alcohol abuse treatment in the Czech Republic, Belgium and Uganda. Secondary aim is to understand basic principles of treatment in chosen countries through qualitative research methods and the insight into advantages and disadvantages of treatment programs. Methods: The concept of the study is based on a qualitative research methodology. The starting point of this research was an analysis of interviews conducted by David Kalema with patients treated in medical facilities in Belgium and Uganda. Also semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients of two mental hospitals in the Czech Republic. The selection method used in this study was a purposeful sampling method. Research was carried out with 12 respondents from the Czech Republic, 10 from Belgium and 10 from Uganda. The final data was analyzed according to the procedures of grounded theory. Results: One of the major factors identified was the function of case management approach in...
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Proposal of addiction interventions for employees of Railway Infrastructure Administration (RIA) Needs analysis and implementation possibilities of preventive measures
Pecínová, Alena ; Popov, Petr (advisor) ; Kuda, Aleš (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the needs of employer in the field of addictology-side. Secondary targets include: a) analysis of training needs of employees enrolled in the employer's training program for the design of educational-preventive project intended for these RIA (Railway Infrastructure Agency) employees; b) analysis of UIC recommendations addictological interventions aimed for management of safety risks associated with the use of alcohol and other substance abuse at work; c) analysis of implementation possibilities of the recommendations according to the previous point. An analysis of documents - Czech legislation, recommendations UIC - focused on measures regulating the use of alcohol and other substance abuse at work and addictological interventions proposed by UIC. Knowledge questionnaire for employees participated in employer's training program was prepared. Respondents were not informed in advance about the offer to participate in the research, they weren't informed about the addictology knowledge test. During at about 60 minutes there were completed 3100 answers from 31 respondents without training with 40 - 70% correct results (in average 53.4 %). There were differences in correct answers in some parts of questionnaire based on information knowledge of respondents. UIC...
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The influence of lifestyle on relapsing among patients with alcohol dependence and with repeated stay at the detoxification centre
Duroňová, Šárka ; Kalina, Kamil (advisor) ; Popov, Petr (referee)
The main goal of this essay is to show that lifestyle has an influence on alcohol addiction and its process, but most importantly on maintaining abstinence after a treatment. From various research, which where made, is clear, that most of relapses are directly related to lifestyle of addicts (or at least to its parts such as health, social situation, economic status, hobbies etc.). That is why it is important to work on a lifestyle change during a treatment so that the addicts are in balance during the abstinence and are not exposed to risky situations which they do not know how to react to and deal with them. There is Relapse Prevention to learn these pocedures and it should be applied also during the treatment and after. Part of my essay is qualitative research, which should reflect previously mentioned phenomenons among ten respondents of detoxification centre, who experienced relapses before. I tried to prove that lifestyle and its disorders influence and increase the potential of relapse after completed treatment and it is necessary to change it during abstinence.
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Tobacco dependence in selected patients of the Psychiatric Hospital Prague, Bohnice and smoking cessation intervention
Přibyl, Petr ; Králíková, Eva (advisor) ; Popov, Petr (referee)
Tobacco dependence in selected patients of the Psychiatric Hospital Prague, Bohnice and smoking cessation intervention Background The goal of this thesis was to explore tobacco consumption in mentally-ill patients hospitalized in Psychiatric Hospital Prague (one of the largest facilities providing psychiatric care in the Czech Republic) and to provide detailed overview of smoking habits in a group of mentally-ill smokers. Another goal was to survey the availability of tobacco dependence treatment for hospitalized patients. The thesis was written as a reaction to current reasearch work on this topic in the Czech Republic, which can be characterized by a lack of relevant data about smoking in psychiatric patients. Methods Our research combined tools of cross-sectional and correlation study. We recruited 215 patients aged between 18 and 65 years. We completed a questionnaire based on data we obtained during semi-structured inteviews with patients and by measuring exhaled carbon monooxide concentration and we processed them using methods of descriptive and mathematical statistics. Results We were successful in proving high prevalence of smoking (p=73,7 %) and also often strong nicotine addiction (p=47,4 %) in our studied group - which can be regarded as alarming. Obtained data about other aspects of...
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The risk of alcohol and drug dependence among healthcare workers as a result of excessive stress.
Chudá, Romana ; Popov, Petr (advisor) ; Randák, Dušan (referee)
Charles University in Prague First Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Center for Addictology School Year: 2007/2010 Abstract of the bachelor work Name: Romana Chudá Specialization: Adiktologie Matriculation year: 2007 Supervisor: MUDr. Petr Popov Opponent: MUDr. Dušan Randák Pages: 61 The title of the bachelor work: The risk of alcohol and drug dependence aminy healthcare workers as a result of excessive stress Abstract: The author has several times seen medical staff, who had been affected by use of addictive drug, while they had been performing their demanding profession. The drug used most often was alcohol. Addiction of medical staff seemed to be so often, that the author decided to prove the existence of greater risk of addiction ín this proffesion. The author supposed, that the addiction could be caused mainly by excessive stress. The first part of the bachelor thesis is a research in available literature on topics of addiction formation, kinds of addictive drugs, stress and burn-out effect in medical environment. Second part is a research based on questionnaire survey. Main objective was to confirm hypotheses and achieve research goal A group of respondents from certain wards in hospitals in Prague and ambulance was chosen for the survey. The position within the ward was not taken into...
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Substance use and relations to the provision of assistance services abroad.
Střelcová, Pavlína ; Popov, Petr (advisor) ; Randák, Dušan (referee)
Before traveling abroad, people in order to ensure their safe travel insurance agree. This insurance has its conditions and limits. Most clients with them before embarking on a journey familiar, since it does not allow that they could have something happen. The policy conditions and exclusions as travel insurance. Among others, these include the provision that the insurer is relieved of the obligation to provide indemnification in cases where the harmful event occurred in connection with the use or alcohol abuse or after application, toxic drugs or insured, or in connection with drug abuse insured when there is a clear causal relationship with the emergence of claims. Most people traveling abroad for holidays. During the holidays they want to relax from the usual worries and relax. Quite a few of them to induce well-being helped by the use of addictive substances. Travel agency arranging insurance often offer their clients the all- inclusive tours, which are a natural part of alcoholic beverages as well as the welcome drinks that also contain alcohol. Clients who do not have information on insurance exclusions, does not address, whether abroad or not to consume alcohol, especially when it offers them the travel agency itself. Effects of alcohol, changing environment, often in hot weather it is easier for...
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Stress and Limbic Iritability in Depresseion and Alkohol Dependency : Craving and Depression as a Disorder of Inhibitory Mechanisms?
Jasová, Denisa ; Bob, Petr (advisor) ; Popov, Petr (referee) ; Balcar, Karel (referee)
Stress and limbic iritability in depression and alcohol dependency Denisa Jasová Abstract Depressive disorders and alcohol dependency recently present epidemiologically most significant psychiatric disorders. According to current research both diseases are multifactorial, mainly represented by genetic and environmental conditions. Several recent research studies are mainly focused on social factors related to stress and traumatic events such as neglect, deprivation, verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, bullying and others. Important feature of these pathological conditions present disbalance between excitatory and inhibitory systems. In this context in affective disorders as well as in alcohol dependency these inhibitory deficits are represented by increased sensitivity and excitability of the limbic system called limbic irritability. Several studies suggested that these pathological changes may be described using the kindling model that potentially may explain limbic changes similar to temporal lobe epilepsy which may produce affective, cognitive and psychosensory symptoms but without typical changes that occur in neurologically diagnosed epilepsy. Following these findings significant correlations between depression and limbic irritability and between limbic irritability and alcohol craving have...
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Sexuality of Drug Users
Justinová, Jana ; Weiss, Petr (advisor) ; Popov, Petr (referee) ; Zvěřina, Jaroslav (referee)
Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to map the sexuality of regular methamphetamine and buprenorphin users, which up to now remains little explored. We would also like to find out whether there is a difference between the two, and more over to compare our findings with some characteristics of a same-age sample of Czech population. Methods: The research is of quantitative nature. The data were collected using an original anonymous questionnaire, which was separately answered by 267 respondents. 115 men and 51 women were methamphetamine users, while 68 men and 33 women were users of buprenorphine. The data were processed by SPSS. Results: 52 % of men and 66 % of women are satisfied with their sexual life. Some kind of change as a result of drug abuse noticed 73 % of all respondents. According to the type of substance, the groups differ in type of change. Women using buprenorphine have some need of sexual satisfaction more frequently than those using methamphetamine. During their drug career, 57 % of men and 66 % of women suffered from some kind of sexual problems. 61 % of women have some experience with lesbian sex and 40% account themselves bisexuals. 48 % of men have at some time paid for sex to a prostitute. Sex for money or drugs have changed 20 % of men and 38 % of women. The prevalence of sexual abuse...
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Design of flowrate control of solar system
Popov, Petr ; Grepl, Robert (referee) ; Vlach, Radek (advisor)
Problems of heating of supply water by solar energy are described in this paper. In term of these works was designed and realized attenuate prototype of solar system. There was realized measurements of the temperatures on this prototype and on the basis of these measurements was identified system parameters. Creation of compute simulation of solar system was the further step of this paper. The compute simulation was verified on the basis of comparing of final temperatures with experimental prototype. The design of control algorithm of flow of liquid through the solar system to reach the maximum effect of system is programme of this paper. Simulations of control algorithms are make in environment of MATLAB SIMULINK.
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