Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S
Exploring Public Health Sciences: Insights from Slovak and Czech Research
Editorial
Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S3 
The field of public health sciences continues to evolve rapidly, driven by cutting-edge research addressing pressing medical challenges and improving clinical practices. The studies published from Slovakia and the Czech Republic in this CEJPH Supplementum 2024 exemplify this progress, offering valuable insights into a diverse array of public health topics. The issue highlights key contributions from these impactful studies, underscoring their relevance to global and regional quality of public health.
Chronic diseases and spondylodiscitis
Róbert Čellár, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Dávid Sokol, Ahmad Gharaibeh, István Mitró, Rastislav Šepitka, Viliam Knap
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S4-7 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7886
Objective: Our research was focused to find a relation between the occurrence of spondylodiscitis and occurrence of chronic diseases. We were trying to discover some new risk factors and relations between chronic disorders in our research group. This analysis was also focused to detect factors that prolong the hospitalization of patients and worsen their prognosis. Methods: A study was carried out involving patients with spondylodiscitis treated between 2013 and 2022. A statistical analysis expressed by several coefficients was calculated in software IBM SPSS 21. Results: The study group comprised 32 (53.3%) females and 28 (46.7%) males. During the...
Birth outcomes of advanced maternal age pregnancies
Jana Diabelková, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Peter Urdzík, Zlatana Sulinová, Andrea Houžvičková, Miroslav Kopecký
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S8-11 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8317
Objective: Pregnancy at advanced maternal age has become more common over the last decades. Therefore, the study aimed to describe the characteristics and maternal and perinatal outcomes of women giving birth at advanced maternal age and very advanced age. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,300 singleton births that occurred in 2020-2021 at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Louis Pasteur University Hospital in Košice. The control (age 20-34 years), advanced maternal age (35-39 years), and very advanced maternal age (≥ 40 years) groups included 1,851, 382, and 67 women, respectively. Exclusion criteria were...
Comparison of occupational diseases development during one decade in the Slovak and Czech Republic
Erik Drabiščák, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Jozef Varga
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S12-17 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7885
Objectives: An occupational disease (OD) is a disorder or health condition which arises due to work related activities and tasks or is caused by work environment. The impact of ODs on medical and social system may be considered as a very important in relation to mortality, morbidity, and invalidity. The most common ODs in the European Union are musculoskeletal disorders (58% of all ODs in 2015). The aim of the study was to determine the differences in the incidence of occupational diseases between the Slovak Republic (SK) and the Czech Republic (CZ). Methods: Data were obtained from the Health Statistics Yearbooks of the National Health Information...
Assessment of depressive disorders and states of anxiety in patients following cerebrovascular accidents in connection with health care provision
Miriam Ištoňová, Erik Dorko, Viliam Knap, Beáta Stehlíková, Anna Murgová, Perla Ondová, Kvetoslava Rimárová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S18-24 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7888
Objective: Anxiety and depression in patients following cerebrovascular accidents are among frequently occurring complications of the medical condition. The consequences affect personal, family, professional, and social life. They cause severe functional and cognitive impairments, limit the ability to perform normal daily activities, which can result in complete disability. The aim of the study was to monitor the occurrence of anxiety and depression in patients following cerebrovascular accidents hospitalized in neurological departments in the region of eastern Slovakia. Methods: A total of 101 patients following cerebrovascular accidents, aged from...
Continuous metabolic syndrome score in cardiovascular risk assessment in adolescents
Ivana Kachútová, Katarína Hirošová, Martin Samohýl, Katarína Mayer Vargová, Jana Babjaková, Lenka Matejáková, Ľubica Argalášová, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Jana Jurkovičová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S25-33 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7889
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the metabolic syndrome (MS) prevalence in a sample of adolescents, to calculate their continuous metabolic syndrome scores, and to determine the associations of continuous metabolic syndrome score with overweight/obesity and selected cardiometabolic and lifestyle factors. Methods: We enrolled a sample of 2,590 adolescents (1,180 males, mean age 17.1 ± 1.04 years) from 14 grammar schools and 48 secondary schools in the Bratislava Self-Governing Region, Slovakia. Data were collected from a standard anthropometric examination, biochemical analysis of fasting venous blood, blood pressure measurement, physical...
Lockdown influence on diet and physical activity of seniors; has it weight consequences?
Lívia Kaňuková, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Pavol Makovický, Miroslav Kopecký, Paulína Kubalcová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S34-41 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8284
Objectives: Many studies draw attention to the negative consequences of the pandemic or lockdown on the well-being and lifestyle of different sections of the population. This study considers whether changes occurred in dietary regime and level of physical activity during three periods - before the pandemic, during the lockdown, and during the present in older Slovak adults. We also investigate whether individual weights changed during the pandemic. Methods: The study has a cross-sectional design. We collected 436 questionnaires from older adults (60+) living in Slovakia; 277 come from the first phase of online data collection (04/2022-06/2022) in university...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6-15-year-old boys and girls before the COVID-19 pandemic: results from anthropological research 2001-2019 in the Czech Republic
Miroslav Kopecký, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Kateřina Kikalová, Simona Miškárová, Martina Tejová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S42-51 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8283
Objective: Childhood overweight and obesity has been a major global problem for a long time, with a steadily increasing prevalence of obesity and a growing number of cases of serious health complications associated with childhood obesity. The main objective of the study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in boys and girls before the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. Methods: Body height, weight, BMI, and body composition (fat free mass, skeletal muscle mass, body fat, visceral fat area) were assessed in a cohort of 4,475 subjects (2,180 boys and 2,295 girls) aged 6-15 years. Somatic status was assessed by standardized anthropometry...
A ten-year retrospective analysis of risk factors and comorbidities prevalence in a group of septic arthritis patients
Dávid Sokol, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Róbert Čellár, Erik Drabiščák, Daniela Schreierová, Marek Lacko, István Mitró, Ahmad Gharaibeh, Peter Hrdlík
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S52-57 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7887
Objectives: The aim of this study was the evaluation of a group of patients treated at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Locomotory Apparatus at Luis Pasteur University Hospital in Košice for septic arthritis in relation to risk factors and chronic diseases and its microbial aetiologic profile. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients including all episodes of septic arthritis from March 2013 to August 2022. The occurrence of chronic diseases, risk factors and its microbiological profile were investigated. Results: A total of 141 patients were included: 92 (65%) males and 49 (35%) females, the mean age of patients was...
Predictive parameters of cardiovascular risk in younger school-age children
Zlatana Sulinová, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Jana Diabelková, Martina Tejová, Andrea Houžvičková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S58-65 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8376
Objectives: Overweight and obesity are important concerns for global health. They are characterized by excessive fat accumulation that can harm health. Childhood obesity has reached alarming levels around the world due to urbanization and changes in lifestyle. This trend highlights an urgent need for effective public health strategies to promote healthier lifestyles, prevent chronic diseases, and support the wellbeing of future generations. This study aimed to monitor the impact of the risk factors on blood pressure and lipid profile parameters. Methods: Data were collected from 267 school-age children from Slovakia. The study assessed blood pressure...
Sleep apnoea from a dentist's point of view
Marcela Šestáková, Alexandra Janíčková, Eleonóra Ivančová, Mária Eötvösová, Viliam Donič, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S66-71 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7891
Objectives: The aim of this study was to confirm the relevance of knowledge a dentist has regarding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), considering the fact that based on specific risk factors a dentist may be the first clinician to identify patients who are at risk of being affected by this serious condition. Methods: The cohort consisted of 53 subjects who underwent a routine dental examination. Anthropometric data and data on tongue size (Mallampati classification), tonsil size (Friedman classification), daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and systemic risk factors were recorded in a record sheet. On the basis of the monitored parameters,...
Findings on impact of COVID-19 on mental health using keyword visualization
Gabriela Štefková, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Lucia Dimunová, Martina Tejová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S72-77 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8281
Objective: The EU global health priorities focus on ensuring better health and well-being for people throughout their lives as well as on reducing inequalities between countries. The COVID-19 pandemic can be understood as a set of several events that directly or indirectly affected the mental health of people around the world. The aim of this study was to identify the main groupings of co-occurrence of all keywords related to the main keywords "COVID-19" and "mental health" acquired through search in the Scopus database using the VOSviewer tool. Methods: Descriptive study based on a bibliometric analysis of the occurrence of the keywords "COVID-19"...
Oral health and rheumatoid arthritis: a case control study
Margaréta Tamášová, Želmíra Macejová, Erik Dorko, Silvia Timková, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Jana Diabelková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S78-84 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7892
Objectives: Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are repeatedly affected by oral diseases or problems, including dental caries and periodontal diseases (PDs). Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis are chronic inflammatory destructive diseases that share many similarities. The objective of this study was to assess oral health status including examination of hard dental tissues and periodontium in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and compare the results with healthy controls. We hypothesize some interlink between oral diseases and RA. Methods: The epidemiological case-control study involved a total of 64 subjects divided into an experimental...
Socioeconomic inequalities and their impact on the health of seniors 65+
Jitka Vacková, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Lenka Motlová, Renata Švestková, Erik Dorko, Ivana Chloubová, Radek Vistořín, Kristýna Hellerová, Lesia Shuranová, Eva Fichtnerová, Markéta Bendová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S85-90 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8280
Objectives: The main aim of the article is to indicate how selected socioeconomic factors contribute to the selected characteristics of the subjectively perceived health of seniors 65+ living in the Czech Republic. Methods: Data collection took place in the Czech Republic from 27 January 2020 to 14 February 2020. The total number of interviews carried out in the research was 1,172, from a representative quota sample of seniors from the senior population living in the Czech Republic. Questionnaires were distributed in the form of PAPI interviews. Results: The assessment of subjective social status increases with education and employment (these three...
Management of patients with urinary incontinence in senior age
Marek Vargovčák, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Jana Diabelková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S91-95 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7890
Objectives: Urinary incontinence is an extremely stressful and often debilitating disease, increasing morbidity in society. The aim of the work is to point out the problems of the management of incontinent patients - seniors in the context of their quality of life as well as treatment costs to find ways to make the widest possible public awareness of the fact that in most cases incontinence is solvable in terms of improving the quality of life. Methods: The group consisted of 100 patients with urinary incontinence who were treated with conservative medical procedures at the urological outpatient clinic of the Railway Hospital in Košice. The research...
Eating behaviours and associated lifestyle factors in a sample of Slovak adolescents
Diana Vondrová, Ľubica Argalášová, Michael Weitzman, Martin Samohýl, Alexandra Filová, Katarína Hirošová, Jana Jurkovičová, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Jana Babjaková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S96-103 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7893
Objectives: An unhealthy lifestyle, inappropriate eating habits, and inadequate physical activity are the most common risk factors affecting health and causing the premature onset of non-communicable diseases. The study aimed to evaluate lifestyle factors, eating habits, and daily regimens in a sample of Slovak adolescents. Methods: The sample involves 524 students aged 15-22 years attending selected secondary schools from the model region of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. We assessed the prevalence of selected lifestyle factors and investigated the relationship between negative lifestyle factors and the presence of overweight and obesity. Results:...
Analysis of COVID-19 patient outcomes with molnupiravir treatment and the role of risk factors: a single-centre retrospective descriptive study
Ondrej Zahornacký, Štefan Porubčin, Alena Rovňáková, Pavol Jarčuška, Dária Semenovová, Paulína Kubalcová, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(Suppl):S104-110 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8398
Objective: This study aims to describe the outcomes of COVID-19 patients treated with molnupiravir and to explore the associations with various risk factors. Methods: We conducted a single-centre, descriptive, retrospective study without a comparison group. Results: Out of 141 patients, 70 (49.7%) required follow-up outpatient care. In the subgroup of 66 (46.8%) hospitalized patients, 28 (19.9%) developed interstitial viral pneumonia, with 6 (4.3%) deaths. Unvaccinated patients had a higher incidence of pneumonia (p = 0.020), and obesity was a significant risk factor for both pneumonia (p = 0.001) and mortality (p = 0.011). Patients over 60 years (p...