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The quality of smokers life after an outbreak of a cardiovascular disease in connection with the decision to quit smoking
Šeredová, Eliška ; Kulhánek, Adam (advisor) ; Barták, Miroslav (referee)
Background: Smoking is the cause of the deaths of up to 7,000,000 people worldwide and can be referred to as a global pandemic. There are 25% of the adult population smoke in the Czech Republic and it is estimated that there are currently 2.4 million active daily smokers. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in the Czech Republic and approximately 50,000 people die every year. In all these deaths, smoking accounts for 26% of men and 12% of women. According to available studies, smoking is directly related to CVD and is a major risk factor for this disease. Both of them, tobacco use and chronic CVD are thought to have a significant impact on the deterioration in quality of life. Aims : The main goal of the diploma thesis was to assess the subjective perception of the quality of life of smokers in connection with the decision to quit smoking in the acute phase of cardiovascular disease and with a three- month interval to find possible connections between tobacco use and quality of life. Methods: The research was based on a quantitative approach, in the form of a questionnaire survey. A set of 34 respondents was selected according to predetermined criteria. These were patients III. Department of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Clinic, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady,...
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The Objectives and Effectiveness of Primary Tobacco Addiction Prevention within Elementary Schools in České Budějovice.
PODLENOVÁ, Kateřina
This bachelor´s thesis ?The Objectives and Effectiveness of Primary Tobacco Addiction Prevention within Elementary Schools in České Budějovice? deals with the evaluation of specific primary tobacco addiction prevention in elementary schools in České Budějovice and an analysis of policies used by school prevention methodologist in order to assess the effectiveness of exercised prevention. The primary prevention of social pathological phenomena is conducted according ?Minimal Prevention Scheme?, which each school is obliged to prepare and evaluate in ?The Final Report of Minimal Prevention Scheme Fulfilment?. I employed qualitative research, interviews, structured interviews with open questions, and content analysis of the data of Minimal Prevention Schemes. The research group consists of school prevention methodologist from ten elementary schools (both junior and senior) in České Budějovice. I have suggested five hypotheses based on the research and specialised literature. Hypothesis 1: Effective forms of primary prevention are not being sufficiently deployed in the České Budějovice elementary schools. Hypothesis 2: Primary tobacco addiction prevention is not continual or systematically planned. Hypothesis 3: Parents fail to cooperate with the tobacco preventiv program. Hypothesis 4: Evaluation of primary tobacco addiction prevention is not being carried out in the České Budějovice elementary schools. Hypothesis 5: Primary tobacco addiction prevention in České Budějovice elementary schools is not effective due to the heavy workload of school prevention methodologist and the lack of time to plan primary prevention. In order to improve the effectivaness of primary tobacco addiction prevention I recommend participation in one of the national anti-smoking programmes, improvement of cooperation with parents and a the implementation of school prevention methodologist as an independent position.
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