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Nursing care of the petient with bipolar disrorder
Holečková, Barbora ; Kulířová, Veronika (advisor) ; Maffei Svobodová, Ludmila (referee)
Bipolar disorder is a very serious mental disorder defined by mood swing of pathological nature. It is a chronic disorder, which strongly affects daily life of the patient. Its negative effects can impinge personal relationships and ones performance at work. According to WHO the bipolar disorder is the sixth in the list of main causes leading to lifelong disability. Altering between manic and depressive periods is very difficult, not only for the patient, but for the attending staff as well. In my thesis I will give a thorough characterization of the disorder. Theoretical findings on the topic were acquired via carefully done research in National Library of Medicine and via databases PubMed, Medline, Embase and Medvik. Theoretical part of the thesis is also enhanced with testimonies of actual patients with bipolar disorder. Their stories were acquired via books, research papers and internet discussion forums. I will proceed to refer about specific features of nursing practice based on particular case study of 65 years old patient with bipolar disorder. Medical staff has to aid the patient both during the manic and depressive periods while being greatly attentive. It is necessary to carefully observe behavior of the patient, their verbal and nonverbal communication in order to prevent unsolicited...
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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