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The concept of human resilience is used in various contexts from every day speech to experts discourse. When used in everyday language, the concept of psychological resilience seems quite clear and understandable. In the professional psychological context, we encounter various problems and ambiguities on a theoretical, terminological and methodological level. When we take a closer look. A more thorough analysis of the concept of psychological resilience currently leads to the assumption that it is a complex, complexly structured multi-conditional phenomenon. The aim of the paper is to explore Czech and Slovak psychologists' concept of psychological resilience. The paper presents a theoretical definition of the phenomenon of resilience, discussing its relation with health and outlining approaches to researching hardiness. The sample was randomly assembled on the basis of respondents' willingness to participate. Responses were collected using a questionnaire completed by 348 psychologists from the academic community and other spheres in which psychology is professional practiced. The method - using a questionnaire with a small number of relatively simple questions - primarily provides information on respondents' immediate reactions to the questions. The analyzed sample was assembled randomly on the basis of willingness to participate; it is not a representative sample. In view of the research topic, no hypotheses were generated; instead, research questions were formulated concerning the definition of psychological hardiness, its relation with health, methods used in diagnosing or researching hardiness, and the opinions of experts from the academic and research community. In view of the nature of the data collected, an analysis of descriptive data was carried out, based on absolute and relative frequencies. When defining psychological hardiness, most of the respondents used the concept of ability in the general sense (either in simple or more complex terms), or they defined hardiness as a psychological characteristic (a personality trait). They assumed a strong and significant connection between hardiness and health. This corresponds with the opinions of numerous present-day researchers. The psychologists from the academic sphere gave more detailed responses. When determining hardiness, respondents use self-devised methods or methods taken from expert sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are currently used in a number of disciplines as effective methods of managing, analyzing, sharing and visualizing geographic data. At Regional Public Health Authorities in the Czech Republic, however, this positive trend in digitalisation of their work does not progress as intensively as in other disciplines. According to the probe, there are two objective reasons. Technical problems with the lack of appropriate technical equipment and, above all, shortcomings of personnel. Education belonging to the necessary measures to raise awareness of the advantages and opportunities of implementation of GIS methods was supported in the years 2018 and 2019 in Liberec by several events on the topic of GIS in public health. The result is also a better mapping of the situation in the Czech Republic and networking of participants with the potential to find a solution. The contribution is an evaluation of the current state of implementing GIS methods in the work of Regional Public Health Authorities in the Czech Republic according to the probe carried out in 2018 in cooperation with the Technical University in Liberec and the Regional Public Health Authority of the Liberec Region. The next section presents the focus, progress and results of two actions focusing on the issue of GIS in public health, which was organised by the Technical University in Liberec in cooperation with the Regional Public Health Authority of the Liberec Region in the years 2018 and 2019. That is followed by discussion and recommendations for further steps towards a future successful GIS implementation in the work of Public Health Authorities in the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the role played by health insurance companies within the health care systems in OECD countries, mainly in Germany, UK, the Netherlands and USA. It is based on theoretical classification of health care and the schemes and financing of universal and facultative parts and it derives the potential for health insurance companies for each of them. The article comprises also the typology of facultative private health insurance and the discussion about the benefits of facultative products in individual configuration variants of health care as well as the reasoning of the importance of a universal, solidary financed health care and three basic financing models. The article also discusses the potential synergies between the universal and facultative parts of the systems and the options arising for the Czech health care system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Research on religiosity and spirituality especially in relation to health has been receiving growing attention. Typical old age problems like increased health problems, nearness of death, a change in lifestyle and value orientation etc. begs the question of the importance of religiosity and spirituality in this life stage. The aim of this work was to present conceptual and methodological definitions of the religiosity and spirituality as well as introduce important psychological theories and empirical studies in this field. Main themes and results are presented. Mostly positive view in psychological theories on the role of religiosity and spirituality in old age was generally confirmed in empirical studies, although research in this area faces serious methodological and conceptual difficulties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the correlations among selected indicators in the elderly above 65 and their level of health literacy. Methodology: During this quantitative study, 326 seniors at the age above 65 years with a permanent address in the South Bohemian Region, CR, were addressed. The respondents' health literacy was assessed using the standardized HLSQ-EU questionnaire. Results: Adequate, marginal and inadequate health literacy was identified in 39.1%, 37.8% and 23.1% of the respondents. Health literacy is negatively influenced by age and positively by education. Higher level of health literacy correlated with the respondents' better socioeconomic situation. No correlation was confirmed between health literacy and sex or address. Conclusion: The elderly's health literacy is influenced by a number of socio-demographic factors. When health promotion programs are planned and implemented, interventions need to be adapted to the preferences and possibilities of target groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The paper presents the results of quantitative research, which looked at the level of health literacy in relation to health status, long-term illness, physical activity, visits to the doctor and hospitalization. Methods: The data obtained by the HSLQ-EU standardized questionnaire - a total of 251 adults aged 18-70 years old in the Czech Republic, were processed by the SPSS and SASD program, Chi quadrat by the Good Test and the Independence Test. Results: Half of people in the sample show only sufficient health literacy. We have found that the lower the health literacy of people, the worse their health, their physical activity is reduced, i.e. they have not practiced or practiced recently. They are also more often hospitalized. We have also found that the number of visits to a doctor does not significantly influence health literacy. We have not demonstrated the link between health literacy by smoking and alcohol use. Conclusion: The level of health literacy of the population has an important role to play in the prevention and maintenance of health, thus directly affecting the amount of financial costs of treatment and the complications of the illnesses and subsequent hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Faktor zdravotního stavu je jedním z klíčových aspektů ovlivňujících migraci. Na straně jedné fakticky předurčuje, zda cizinec vůbec bude ochoten či schopen odejít ze země původu, na straně druhé ovšem stejně tak hraje roli tehdy, má-li se cizinec do země původu navrátit. V případech vážně nemocných cizinců je pak dokonce nutné zvažovat, zda nucené navrácení cizince či neposkytnutí mezinárodní ochrany mohou představovat porušení zásady non-refoulement. Tento příspěvek se pokouší analyzovat vývoj judikatury Evropského soudu pro lidská práva, Soudního dvora Evropské unie a Nejvyššího správního soudu k této problematice.

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Aim: The study aimed to as sess the quality of life of self-suffi cient post-stroke patients compared to control group. Material and methods: Self-sufficient patients examined in a neurosonology laboratory for carotid stenosis, aged 50-80 years, without stroke or severe disease dur ing the last 12 months, without dementia or psychiatric disease includ ing depres sion were included in the study after sign ing an Informed Consent. Patients with a history of stroke were al located to the Group A, stroke-free patients were al located to the control Group B. Fol low ing their enrol lment into the study, all patients completed two standardized quality of life question naires (WHOQOL-BREF, EQ-5D-3L). Results: Total of 504 of 584 consecutive patients complied with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of these, 344 patients completed all items of both quality of life question naires - 145 post-stroke patients (78 males, aged 70.4 ± 7.0 years), 199 control group patients (86 males, aged 68.9 ± 8.3 years). Post-stroke patients did not diff er from patients in the control group in any domain of WHOQOL-BREF question naire - physical health (p = 0.09), psychological status (p = 0.45), social relationships (p = 0.34), environment (p = 0.45); evaluation of their quality of life (p = 0.16), present health status (p = 0.57), health status satisfaction (p = 0.44), mobility (p = 0.22), self-service (p = 0.07), activities of daily liv ing (p = 0.23), pain (p = 0.53) and anxiety (p = 0.63). Conclusions: Self-sufficient post-stroke patients did not suffer from reduced quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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SUMMARY: The debate on the possible health benefits of alcohol use has been gaining in intensity. Apart from lay and usually ill-founded assertions, it is not uncommon to come across arguments referring to professional sources which are also spread and advocated by some physicians. The author of this article points out the highly dangerous phenomenon of the conflict of interest and other ethical dimensions of such approaches, as well as drawing attention to other professional aspects and correlates this issue involves. Recent evidence clearly shows that it is inappropriate, in both professional and ethical terms, to recommend "preventive alcohol use". Alcohol causes more deaths than it can prevent. To recommend moderate drinking on the basis of its preventive effect for some diagnoses (e.g. the much-debated cardioprotective effect) means at the same time to ignore the fact that it significantly increases the risks of other diagnoses (such as liver cirrhosis, stroke, and cancer). Including references to comprehensive reviews, the illustrative data used in the text only pertains to selected areas of health consequences. While the current campaigns, especially that involving mass media messages advocating the protective health effects of "moderate" long-term drinking, may seem to imply a major shift or even breakthrough in the view of the influence of alcohol on health, they only represent a futile search for a third side of the coin. In fact, these campaigns are there to serve the alcohol industry or to give consumers an argument to justify their behaviour. Populism and the tabloidization this topic entails are a major issue which can produce long-term negative consequences in both clinical and public health terms. It should not be underestimated and efforts should be made to prevent the principles of critical thinking and the interpretation of the available clinical and research evidence from being compromised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Starting Points − Th e report presents the interim results of a pilot study that is part of a longitudinal international system - Health Behaviour in School- Aged Children (HBSC). It introduces readers to the conception of what is known as the disHBSC research study focused on the target group of children and young people with physical disabilities. Goal − Th e goal of the study is to analyse selected determinants aff ecting the participation of children and young people with physical disabilities in exercise activities. Results − Th e results show clear diff erences in several of the monitored determinants of the life style of children and young people with physical disabilities and without such disabilities. A total of four of the pupils who took the questionnaire do not engage in any regular exercise activity on a weekly basis even on just one day. Five pupils with physical disability do not have any rehabilitation activity even once a week. Paradoxically, 19 pupils saw exercise as a condition for improvement of health as very important, and the remaining eight saw it as important. From their replies it emerges that 21 of those surveyed take exercise only at school. At the same time, fi ve pupils state that they take no part in physical exercise activities and do not go to the gym for health reasons. In their free time, playing computer games is the most frequent activity of the pupils in the survey. Swimming, working out and water games are the main activities among physical activities. Discussion − Although the small number of respondents in the research sample means that the results of the pilot study cannot be used as a basis for safe generalisation, the study off ers us an interesting insight and tests the potential of the modifi ed research instrument. Th e recommendation documents (EU, 2008; WHO, 2010) are not being met in terms of the specifi cs, accessibility, volume or intensity of the exercise activities arranged. It is clear that lack of participation in organised physical exercise (such as for example school PE or rehabilitation exercise) encourages hypo-activity in children and young people with physical disabilities.If we accept the idea that the volume and intensity of regular physical exercise is one of the main predictors of health, then we must recognise the necessity for systemic change to encourage exercise in this target group. Conclusion − Children and young people with physical disabilities are not only far from fulfi lling the norms and recommendations specifi ed by the WHO, but devote very little time to physical exercise generally. Unequal conditions (barriers) are a factor in deterring and oft en even ruling out their participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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