Hygiena, 2017 (vol. 62), issue 1

On Knowledge, Evidence and Reasoning

Jaroslav Volf

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):3 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1510  

Households Food Consumption in NUTS II of the Czech Republic - Demographic and Socio-economic Context

Dana Hübelová, Šárka Odrážková

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):4-11 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1507  

Appropriate nutritional intake habits are a major health determinant. Nutrition is closely related to household food consumption, which is influenced by socio-economic status. The object of this analysis is to identify household food consumption in eight regions of the Czech Republic as part of the NUTS II (Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics II), which involves cluster analysis. Results reveal a bidirectional effect of household food consumption and demographic and socioeconomic indicators. The Prague region is positively evaluated with the most favourable food consumption but also the highest usage of tobacco and alcohol, due to economic...

Burnout in Institutional Care for Elderly People

Hana Lukšová, Iva Kuzníková

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):12-17 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1508  

Aim: The aim of the review was to identify and analyze professional and scientific contributions to the issue of burnout syndrome in institutional care for the elderly, and to find out what standardized instruments are used to assess burnout in this area of care. Methodology: The source of the data obtained during the 2000-2016 period was from licensed and free available electronic databases. Evaluation of collected contributions was performed using the level of evidence specified by Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt. A total of 8 studies was selected for in-depth analysis and post-processing on the basis of established criteria. Results:...

Cardiovascular Diseases among Women

Liana Greiffeneggová, Drahoslava Hrubá

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):18-23 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1494  

According to a number of epidemiological studies, women are more vulnerable to cardiovascular risk factors than men. Women also have certain specific risk factors such as use of oral hormone contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, pregnancy and toxaemia during pregnancy. This paper describes former and recent results from significant studies on gender differences in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Infection Prevention and Control Programme

Eliška Kuchařová, Emília Biborová

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):24-26 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1487  

Health care associated infections represent a risk that affects morbidity, mortality and total cost of health-care across the world. The results of the European Point Prevalence Study, focused on health-care associated infections and the use of antimicrobials and organized by the ECDC in 2011-2012, reveal the severity of this problem troughout the EU member states. The introduction of the a functional infection prevention and control programme in health care facilities is a fundamental prerequisite for a rational approach to the issue of health-care associated infection.

The Issue of Work Safety for Health-care Workers - the Risks Associated with Needlestick and Sharp Object Injuries

Emília Biborová, Eliška Kuchařová, Tomáš Mimránek

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):27-34 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1485  

The authors propose a rational approach to the prevention of needlestick and others injuries among health-care workers exposed to occupational infections from biological material. The Central Military Hospital where this issue has been addressed since 2009 and where the EPI net database is used, is cited as example.

Selected Population Health Indicators in the Czech Republic - EHES 2014

Naďa Čapková, Michala Lustigová, Jana Kratěnová, Kristýna Žejglicová, Růžena Kubínová

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):35-37 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1511  

The major objective of EHES (European Health Examination Survey) was to collect up-to-date information on the prevalence of risk factors for chronic diseases in the middle-aged Czech population. Medical examinations which included repeated blood-pressure tests, measurement of anthropometric markers, collection of venous blood for determination of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin were applied to 1220 subjects aged 25-64 years. Hypertension was detected in 47% of men and 26% women. Successful treatment (140/90 mmHg values) was recorded for 47% of men and 66% women. A total of 40% men and 26% women subjects with confirmed hypertension...

Legal Actualities during 1.11.2016-31.3.2017

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):38-39  

Monograph on Health Protection

Redakce

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):11  

Health in the EMRO Countries and the Legislative Regulation of Unhealthful Influences

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):17  

Supplying the European Population with Iodine

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):39  

Information about Health on the Pages of the WHO

Redakce

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):37  

Changes in the Constitution of the Interdepartmental Commission Concerning the Iodine Deficit

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):40  

Report on the Issuing of the Hygiena Journal in 2016

Jaroslav Kříž, Věra Kernová, Jana Veselá, Pavol Hlúbik

Hygiena 2017, 62(1):40