The study included two groups of participants: research (case) and control groups. The data on the QOL and the most frequently symptoms as well as sense of coherence was evaluated comparing the differences between research and control groups. Patients by age were homogenic in both groups (Table 2). Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of research and control groups. Socio-demographic characteristics Research group (n=84) Control group(n=82) p value Age (years)Mean (SD) 70.46 (5.93) 69.50 (5.29) 0.27 Education n (%)Primary school8 years education12 years educationCollage educationUniversity education 20 (23.7 %)14 (16.7 %)14 (16.7 %)13 (15.5 %)23 (27.4 %) 19 (23.2 %) 7 (8.5 %)11 (13.4 %)23 (28.1 %)22 (26.8 %) 0.13 Marital status n (%)Married/Live with partnerSingle/widower 72 (85.7 %)12 (14.3 %) 74 (90.2 %) 8 (9.8 %) 0.86 Religion n (%)BelieverLibertine 58 (69 %)26 (31 %) 63 (76.8 %)19 (23.2 %) 0.12 The place of residence n (%)CityRural areas 67 (79.8%)17 (20.2%) 59 (72.0 %)23 (28.0 %) 0.89 Overall, 29.8 % of patients were indicated with the mild pain and 30.0 % of patients – with moderate and severe pain (Figure 3). The urine incontinency symptom was determined only for three patients in the last stage of research and it is not demonstrated in the picture thoroughly. Fatigue was the most frequently indicated and most intensive symptom (82.1 % - 89.3 %) of patients in the research group throughout all three stages of research. It tended to be increasing the entire... [to full text]

Darbo tikslas. Įvertinti kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų patiriamo priekabiavimo darbe dažnį ir sąsajas su psichologinės savijautos rodmenimis. Tyrimo metodika. Tyrime dalyvavo 90 Kauno miesto kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų, jų amžiaus vidurkis 39 m. (± VKN 10,40). Tyrimas atliktas anoniminės apklausos būdu 2008 m. Duomenų analizei naudotos programos SPSS 14,0 for Windows ir MS Excel. Rezultatai. 52,8 proc. kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų patyrė priekabiavimą darbe. Dažną priekabiavimą patyrė 22,5 proc., atsitiktinį priekabiavimą darbe patyrė 30,3 proc. tiriamųjų. Dažniausiai priekabiavimą darbe kurtieji ir neprigirdintieji patyrė iš kolegų (31,1 proc.). Labiausiai paplitusi negatyvaus elgesio forma buvo, kai /duodamos betikslės užduotys ir nustatyti nerealiai trumpi terminai joms atlikti/ (2,06 ± 3,28). Net 54,4 proc. tiriamųjų pasižymėjo žema vidine darna. Žemos vidinės darnos grupėje net 85,0 proc. kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų dažnai patyrė priekabiavim��� darbe (p=0,006 palyginus su nepatyrusiais priekabiavimo darbe). Dažno priekabiavimo grupėje net 75,0 proc. kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų skundėsi pablogėjusiais santykiais su artimais žmonėmis (p<0,0001). 75,0 proc. tiriamųjų nustatytas potrauminio streso sutrikimas (p< 0,0001), 73,7 proc. jautė distresą (p<0,0001). Stebėtos statistiškai reikšmingos sąsajos tarp kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų patiriamo priekabiavimo darbe ir žemos vidinės darnos bei žemo savęs vertinimo. Patyrusių dažną priekabiavimą darbe kurčiųjų ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The objective of the study . To evaluate the frequency of harassment at work among deaf and hard hearing people and the associations with their psychological state. Methods of the analysis. 90 deaf and hard hearing people from Kaunas participated in the research, average age 39 (±10,40 SD) yrs. The research was made anonymously in spring of 2008. We used SPSS 14.0 for Windows and MS Excel for data analysis. Results. 52.8 percent of deaf and hard hearing people experienced harassment at work. Frequent harassment experienced 22.5 percent, occasional harassment at work – 30.3 percent of the investigated. Most often deaf and hard hearing people experienced harassment from their colleagues (31.1 percent). The most widespread negative form of behavior was when the pointless tasks with unreal short terms of time to complete them were given (2.06 ± 3.28). Even 54.5 percent of investigated people had low sense of coherence. 85.0 percent of deaf and hard hearing people from the low sense of coherence group experienced harassment at work (p=0.006 in comparison with people who never experienced harassment at work). 75.0 percent of deaf and hard hearing people, from the group of frequent harassment at work, complained that their social relationship grew worse (p<0.0001). 73.7 percent of the investigated felt distress (p<0.0001). Significant associations between harassment at work, low sense of coherence and low self evaluation were observed Frequent harassment at work was positively... [to full text]

The remarkable Lithuanian theatre director and reformer Juozas Miltinis (1907-1994) during almost forty years (1940-1979) was been the head and leader of the Panevėžys State Drama Theatre, which was founded in Lithuania at the end of 1940. Juozas Miltinis has learned acting at Independent Republic of Lithuania, two seasons (1931-1933) was rather successfully playing at the Šiauliai State Theatre, where was subtued owing to dogmas of obsolete realism. In 1933 the restless young actor Miltinis leaved Lithuania and went to Paris. An the capital of France he entered into theatre's school „Atelje“. There his teacher was well known in Europe French director Charles Dullin. Studies were very fruitful. Before II World War Miltinis has returned in Kaunas with his own theatre's idea. It must be realize as national intellectual and conseptional new forms theatre, based on earnest repertoire of XX century – plays of W. Shakespeare, H. Ibsen, A. Chekhov, A. Strindberg, L. Pirandello, B. Shaw, - once and for all decided Miltinis. Miltinis realized his idea at Panevėžys States Drama Theatre with his pupils – young actors and actresses. A few of them became famous Lithuanian actors: Donatas Banionis, Bronius Babkauskas, Stasys Petronaitis, Algimantas Masiulis have played many wonderful roles as in theatre, both in Lithuania and foreign films. Miltinis has worked out an original system of artistic education. There are organical and consistent combinations of classical and free educations'... [to full text]

A family is the first educational institution where a child acquires his basic social standards. A family is also the most important institution for human socialization having a great influence on the development of a child‘s personality. Parents form the biggest part of a child‘s environment the development of a child‘s personality greatly depends on them. The aim of this work is to analyse the typical psychological relation between junior schoolchildren and their mothers on the bases of sex and family status. 400 people (200 children aged 9-11 and their 200 mothers) took part in a survey. 5 questionnaires were used for assessing children‘s psychological feelings, inside calmness, self - assessment, worries about school and motivation for learning. For assessing their mothers‘ psychological feelings, inside calmness and self – assessment 3 questionnaires were used. While carrying out a survey there were given 3 hypotheses which turned to be partly approved. A significant relation was defined between girls‘ inside calmness and their mothers‘ psychological feelings as well as between their self – assessment, whereas the same kind of relation between boys and their mothers was not confirmed. There was also defined a significant relation between boys‘ worries about school and their mothers‘ psychological feelings. A second hypotheses which states that in a two – parent family there is a closer relation between the children‘s inside calmness, psychological mood at school... [to full text]

Vyro priklausomybė nuo alkoholio stipriai paliečia jo žmoną. Nors Lietuvoje Al-Anon grupės veikia jau beveik dvidešimt metų, tačiau jas lankančių priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonų psichologinė savijauta nėra tyrinėta. Tyrimo problema nusakoma klausimu: ar priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonų psichologinė savijauta susijusi su jų Al-Anon savitarpio pagalbos grupių lankymo faktu ir trukme, bei vyro esamu santykiu su alkoholiu? Pagrindinis tikslas yra ištirti priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonų psichologinę savijautą ir nustatyti jos sąsajas su Al-Anon savitarpio pagalbos grupių lankymo faktu ir trukme, bei vyro esamu santykiu su alkoholiu. Psichologinė savijauta matuota suvokiamos gerovės (Perceived Wellness Survey), darnos, lankstumo, komunikacijos šeimoje, pasitenkinimo šeima (FACES IV) ir netiesioginės priklausomybės (Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale) konstruktais. Socialiniai - psichologiniai priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonų duomenys taip pat suteikė svarbių įžvalgų. Tyrime dalyvavo 136 priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonos ir 30 moterų, kurių vyrai neturi problemų dėl alkoholio vartojimo. Nustatyta, kad priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonų suvokiama gerovė statististiškai reikšmingai yra žemesnė nei moterų, kurių vyrai neturi problemų dėl alkoholio vartojimo. Netiesioginė priklausomybė statistiškai reikšmingai neigiamai susijusi su kitais priklausomų nuo alkoholio vyrų žmonų psichologinės savijautos konstruktais. Suvokiamas gerovė statistiškai reikšmingai teigiamai... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Alcohol addicted husband affects his wife strongly. Though Al-Anon self-help groups in Lithuania are active already almost twenty years, alcohol addicts‘ wives who attend these groups has not been investigated. Problem of this research is defined by question: does psychological condition of alcohol addicts‘ wives is associated with the fact of Al-Anon groups attendance, duration of this attendance and current her alcohol addicted husband‘ condition in regard to alcohol use. The main aim of this research is to investigate psychological condition of these women and to assess its relation with the fact of Al-Anon groups attendance, duration of that attendance and current her alcohol addicted husband‘ condition in regard to alcohol use. Psychological condition was measured with Perceived Wellness Survey, Family Adaptation and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES IV), and Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale. Other social – psychological data about wives of alvohol addicts was gathered and revealed significant remarks. 136 wives of alcohol addicts and 30 women, whose husbands have no problems with alcohol usage, participated in this research. It was found that perceived wellness, perceived wellness of wives of alcohol addicts is statistically signnificant lower than women, whose husbands have no problems with alcohol usage. Codependency and other constructs of psychological condition of wives of alcohol addicts is related by statistically significant negative connection. Perceived... [to full text]

Darbo tikslas: Ištirti studentų nusiskundimų skeleto raumenų skausmu sąsajas su psichologiniu distresu ir miego sutrikimais. Uždaviniai. Įvertinti trijų aukštųjų mokyklų studentų nusiskundimų skeleto raumenų skausmu dažnį; įvertinti psichologinio distreso ir miego sutrikimų paplitimą tarp trijų aukštųjų mokyklų studentų; nustatyti sąsajas tarp studentų musiskundimų skeleto raumenų skausmu, psichologinio distreso, miego sutrikimų ir darbo su kompiuteriu trukmės. Tyrimo metodika. Atliktas vienmomentinis tyrimas anoniminės apklausos būdu. Anketą sudarė klausimai apie sociodemografines tiriamųjų charakteristikas, miego, vidinės darnos, bendrosios sveikatos psichologiniam distresui vertinti klausimynai, klausimai apie tiriamųjų fizinį aktyvumą, žalingus įpročius. Naudotas Miego klausimynas (Karolinska sleep questionnaire). Vidinė darna matuota sutrumpinta A.Antanovsky sukurta 3 klausimų anketa. Tyrime dalyvavo 615 respondentų. Anketiniai duomenys apdoroti ir analizuoti naudojant statistinį paketą SSPS 20.0. Rezultatai: Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, jog patikimai skyrėsi studentų nusiskundimai kaklo skausmu. Dažniausiai kaklo skausmus jautė VDA Kauno fakulteto (58,6 proc.) ir LSMU veterinarijos (57,6 proc.) studentai (vaikinai). Rezultatai patikimai skyrėsi nuo LSU visuomenės sveikatą, LSMU mediciną ir LSU treniravimo sistemas studijuojančių respondentų. Kaklo skausmais skundėsi 66 proc. LSMU medicinos ir 57 proc. veterinarijos studenčių (reikšmingai skyrėsi nuo kitų specialybių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the study: To explore the students complaints of musculoskeletal pain correlation with psychological distress and sleep disorders. Objectives. Evaluation of three high school students complaints about the frequency of musculoskeletal pain; to evaluate the prevalence of psychological distress and sleep disorders among the three high school students; to determine the links between students complaints of musculoskeletal pain, psychological distress, sleep disorders and computer work duration. Methods. Has been carried out one instance anonymous interviewing study. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the characteristics of the concerned sociodemografic, sleep, internal consistency, psychological questionnaires to assess the general health distress, questions about the physical activity, harmful habits. Used Sleep questionnaire (Karolinska sleep questionnaire). Internal consistency measured via short A.Antanovsky created 3 questions questionnaire. The study involved 615 respondents. The particulars of the processed and analyzed using the statistical package 20.0 SSPS. Results: Results of the study showed that reliably differed students complaints of neck pain. Mostly neck pains felt VDA KF (58.6%) and LSMU veterinary (57,6%) students (guys). Results reliably differed from the LSU public health, LSMU medicine and the LSU coaching systems studying respondents. Complained about neck pains 66% LSMU medicine and 57% of veterinary female student’s (significantly... [to full text]