The aim of this work - to estimate an association of metabolic syndrome (MS) with ischemic heart disease (IHD) in middle-aged Kaunas population and to propose the model for preventing prevalence of MS. Material and methods. Analysis was performed for 1336 persons aged 35-64 years (603 men and 733 women) - the participants of health survey which has been carried out according to the MONICA study protocol. MS was defined by Adult Treatment Panel III criteria for the presence of three or more from five components: central obesity (waist circumference >102/88 cm (men/women)); fasting plasma glucose ≥6.1 mmol/l; triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/l; high density lipoprotein cholesterol <1.04/1.3 mmol/l (men/women); systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥130 and/or 85 mmHg. IHD was diagnosed as previous myocardial infarction, angina pectoris or ischemic changes in electrocardiogram. Lifestyle habits were evaluated using frequency questionnaire. The relationship between MS and IHD in consideration of age and smoking habits was estimated using logistic regression. Results. Prevalence of MS in the study population was 19.4 percent for men and 26.3 percent for women. Prevalence of MS among men and women increased with age. Hypertension was the most frequent component of MS (64.1 percent for men and 54.2 percent. for women). The rate of IHD was 14.3 percent for men and 19.4 percent for women. Risk of IHD in subjects with MS in comparing to subjects without MS was higher: odds ratio 1.98 (95 percent... [to full text]

Darbo aktualumas. Šiandien sveikatos mokymas tampa viena iš prioritetinių veiklos sričių slaugoje. Slaugytojas privalo suteikti pakankamai žinių ir informacijos, kad žmogus išmoktų tinkamai rūpintis savo sveikata bei išsiugdytų gebėjimus ją saugoti. Siekiant teigiamo sveikatos mokymo rezultato būtina analizuoti pacientų poreikius ir motyvus sveikatos mokymuisi. Darbo tikslas: nustatyti pacientų sveikatos mokymosi poreikį ir motyvus Kaišiadorių ligoninės Vidaus ligų ir Slaugos ir palaikomojo gydymo skyriuose. Realizuojant tyrimą buvo atlikta teorinė mokslinės literatūros analizė ir įvykdytas momentinis tyrimas, apklausiant raštu 301 pacientą iš Kaišiadorių ligoninės. Tyrimo rezultatams pateikti naudojami metodai: kiekybinė aprašomoji statistikos analizė. Tyrimo rezultatai: vertinant sveikatos mokymo ypatumus Kaišiadorių ligoninės Vidaus ligų ir Slaugos ir palaikomojo gydymo skyriuose galima teigti, kad pacientų mokymu, individualių užsiėmimų metu daugiausia užsiima slaugytojos. Slaugytojų mokymas, pacientų nuomone, įvertintas kaip geras. Analizuojant pacientų mokymo poreikį paaiškėjo, kad pacientai daugiausia žino apie galimas ligos komplikacijas ir reikalingas slaugos priemones. Statistiškai reikšmingai (p < 0,05) daugiau apie galimas ligos komplikacijas ir reikalingas slaugos priemones žino Slaugos ir palaikomojo gydymo skyriaus pacientai negu Vidaus ligų skyriaus pacientai. Analizuojant pacientų mokymosi poreikį išryškėjo, kad statistiškai reikšmingai (p < 0,05) vidaus... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The work topicality. Today, health education is one of the first-priority areas of nursing. Nurse must provide the necessary knowledge and information that a person learn to properly take care of his health, and develop the capacity of its saving. It is necessary to analyze the needs of patients and reasons for learning for a positive outcome of health education. The aim of this work. Identify health training needs and reasons from the point of view of patiens in the department of Internal Medicine, and Nursing and supportive care at Kaišiadoriai Hospital. Unlocking the study was carried out theoretical analysis of scientific literature and carried out a snapshot survey by interviewing 301 patients in writing of Kaišiadoriai hospital. Quantitative Descriptive Analysis method was used to present the study results. The survey results. Then the health education features in the department of Internal Medicine, and nursing and supportive care at Kaišiadoriai hospital were estimated, we can affirm that nurses are teaching patients more then anybody else. From the point of view of patients the nurses‘ teaching is high. The analysis of patients' training needs shows that the most patients are aware of the possible complications of the disease and preservative care. Statistically significant (p <0.05) patients in the department of nursing and supportive care know more about the possible complications of the disease and the preservatives... [to full text]