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Education of parents of a child with epilepsy
MIKEŠOVÁ, Barbora
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by serious brain illness that causes unprovoked, repeating seizures. The seizure is characterised as excessive and abnormal electric activity in an individual s brain. Epilepsy is caused by various factors, among them for example genetic factors, birth defects, traumatic brain injuries, surgery, undertaken stress, infection or other illnesses and it can appear at any age. Seizures manifestation can vary in type, development, cause and treatment. A suitably indicated treatment and appropriately educated parents about epilepsy issues and lifestyle measures are the basis for an optimal child s participation in a common group without major restrictions. The aim of this thesis was to find out how the medical personnel is devoted to education of parents and a child with epilepsy diagnosis and in the same time to find out the extent of parents knowledge of suitable treatment and lifestyle measures related to this diagnosis. For the research construct, qualitative research was selected, using a half-structured interview, particularly an interviewing method. In the frame of better quality of result processing, the interviews were recorded on a dictaphone and then re-written exactly and analysed. The results were analysed through a pencil and paper method that uses coding. There were 5 fields categorised: Content of education from the side of medical personnel, Implementation of education from the side of medical personnel, Parents knowledge about lifestyle measures, Sources of information concerning lifestyle measures from the side of parents with a child with epilepsy and educational activities from the point of view of children nurses concerning lifestyle measures. The individual categories are formed by further sub-categories, in which the resulting data are represented systematically. The results are provided in a clear way in individual tables and charts of the practical part of this thesis. From the research emerged that the medical personnel is devoted significantly to parents education and their children with epilepsy in the field of diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle and first aid. However, it was interesting to discover that this education is provided mostly by a doctor, lifestyle measures including, while a nurse provides only additional education in this field. From the results also emerged that the medical personnel try to select suitable educational environment and time intervals according to needs of children as patients and their parents. The parents also have general information about the epilepsy issue and lifestyle measures. It turned out that the parents have enough information concerning medicamentous first aid and the way of given medicaments delivery, but we encounter unfamiliarity of a time border of this medicament's delivery. Parent's ignorance was also discovered in general first aid principles. From the research also emerged that the information about common issues in the field of lifestyle measures was looked for by the parents most frequently outside the hospital environment, that is in the surroundings and on the internet. We decided to form an educational plan based on the results, that can be used as a model base for practical usage by nursing personnel. The educational plan concerns the education about lifestyle measures and first aid during a seizure.
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Issues in Communication of Medical Staff and Persons with Mental Disabilities
Lacinová, Lenka ; Mužáková, Monika (advisor) ; Němec, Zbyněk (referee)
This thesis focuses on the issue of intercommunucation between medical personnel and persons with mental disabilities. The aim is to explore various communication approaches and attitudes of medical personnel towards mentally disabled patients, especially during medical examinations, via qualitative research. The literary overview section describes theoretical starting points with emphasis on mentally disabled persons' communication, as well as levels of professionality in relationships towards them. The empirical section deals with research, conducted in a form of seventeen interviews with six mentally disabled participants, five medical personnel and six social workers, who accompany their clients for medical appointments. The findings were processed by using a method of thematic analysis. It concludes, that despite improvements in approaches and attitudes of medics towards mental patients, discrimination is still prevalent, especially in cases of hospitalization and new registration with doctors. The research also shows, that approximately half of medical personnel patronise their adult patients with mental disabilities and puts them into juvenile role. A discrepany was observed in statements of medics versus the mentally disabled participants' and their accompanions. While the former claimed...
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Women with intellectual disabilities as parents: Factors influencing a mother's role
Bernoldová, Jana ; Strnadová, Iva (advisor) ; Mužáková, Monika (referee) ; Franiok, Petr (referee)
Mothers with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been for a long time a marginalised population, both from a research perspective, as well as from the everyday practice of social workers and medical personnel. The first aim of the research presented in this thesis was to analyse how women with intellectual disabilities expereinece their motherhood and what are their experiences with formal and informal support. The second aim of this thesis was to explore how professionals (i.e., social workers and medical personnel), accept women with intellectual disabilities and how they perceive support they provide to these women. The author used mixed method approach, specifically interview and survey approaches. There were 19 women with intellectual disabilities and 504 professionals (175 medical workers and 329 social workers) who took part in this study. The author also developed four case studies which illustrate the development of mother's identity across divere contexts. This research concluded that women with intellectual disabilities experience their mother's role in the same way as their peers without disabilities, however they need adequate support for performing their role of a mother and for daily tasks. This research also found that professionalism and support offered by social workers and...
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Legal status of medical personnel, especially of the International Committee of the Red Cross in armed conflicts
Bejdák, Matěj ; Pulgret, Miroslav (advisor) ; Ludvík, Jan (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the legal status of medical personnel in armed conflicts. An emphasis is laid upon the medical personnel of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The scope of the first part of the thesis is the legal framework governing armed conflicts which is the international humanitarian law; its essential principles, applicability and branches are mainly covered. Further, the thesis describes the status and tasks of the International Committee of the Red Cross within international law. Lastly, the legal status of medical personnel in armed conflicts is described. Since the medical personnel belong among persons protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the vast majority of this part is dedicated to the protection which the international humanitarian law grants to the personnel. The primary (related to the medical personnel themselves) and secondary (related to medical buildings, symbols, etc.) protection is distinguished.
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