Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references.

Migraine is a complex neurovascular disorder of the brain characterized by episodes of severe head pain and dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system with or without aura. Migraine affects nearly 324 million people worldwide and causes severe disability in women during the most productive years of life. The World Health Organization considers severe migraine to be as disabling as quadriplegia and terminal stage cancer. Healthcare professionals often perceive migraine headaches as minor complaints, resulting in poorly acknowledged physical, emotional, and economic burdens contributing to diminished quality of life in women with migraine disorder. Approximately 10 million people suffer from migraines in the United States, yet evidence suggests that management of migraine is suboptimal. The purpose of the thesis is to educate healthcare professionals on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of migraine disorders to enhance care of patients and improve quality of life. An interdisciplinary review of research was completed using the online databases Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), MEDLINE- EBSCOhost, Academic Search Premier, and PubMed. Findings concluded that migraines impact quality of life in the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of well-being. Nursing implications for improving migraine management and quality of life include advocating for clients with migraines, seeking continuous education in regards to migraine management, educating clients and their families about managing migraines, and competently caring for clients with migraines.

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Implanting of leadless pacemakers is an innovative alternative to conventional implants. Of important benefit for patients is the minimally invasive approach, the minimalisation of risk of infection in the system and the reduced impact on quality of life when compared with conventional implants. The aim of this work is to review how patients rate their quality of life pre and post implant of the leadless pacemaker. For our research, we opted for a qualitative research method in the form of a standardized questionnaire about the Leadless pacemaker. The questionnaire survey will be conducted from December 2016 until the end of August 2017. The research sample consists of patients who were implanted with the Leadless pacemaker during a four-year period from December 2, 2012 to October 31, 2016 and who attend our hospital's cardiac pacemaker clinic. We would like to present the results obtained in a peer-reviewed journal and in professional cardiology conferences in the nursing section. We present one aspect of treatment (quality of life) at our institution, which has the largest number of implants of Leadless pacemakers in the Czech Republic. keywords: leadless pacemaker, nursing care, pacemaker implant, quality of life