Authors Article type: Editorial Abstract: Dear readers,Before you is the new, now fifth issue of the scientific-professional journal World of Health.Over these five years, the journal has developed and grown, and our editorial team has significantly expanded.The journal now has two chief editors, Prof. Daniela Malnar, PhD, and Associate Prof. Ksenija Baždarić, PhD, as well as five executive editors: Assistant Prof. Sandra Bošković, PhD, Assistant Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD, Prof. Gordana Starčević Klasan, PhD, Assistant Prof. Mirela Vučković, PhD, and Kristijan Zulle.The international editorial board counts 15 members from four countries.In this issue, we publish 14 contributions, including 11 scientific…
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Authors: Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: Patients with severe COVID-19 disease are cared for and treated in the COVID Intensive Care Unit. In addition to doctors and nurses, an indispensable part of the team is the physiotherapist. Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka was the first in Croatia to include physiotherapists as the key to the rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients with the aim of early rehabilitation and prevention of respiratory complications. The aim of this study was to present the role and interventions of physiotherapists in the Intensive Care Unit, to examine which respiratory support was used more often, and how…
Authors: Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: Introduction: The term anxiety implies a state of excessive fear and worry. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s daily lives and changed their previous way of life. The feeling of fear of getting sick and peer influence led to social isolation, while a person, as a social being, needs companionship in order to view anxiety symptoms more realistically, which would in turn lead to a better quality of life. Aim: The aim of this research was to examine the frequency of anxiety disorders at the emergency psychiatric outpatient clinic at the CHC Psychiatry…
Authors: Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided peripheral vein catheterization in difficult cases. The study included 36 patients who underwent two failed peripheral vein punctures/cannulations and were then randomly divided into two groups of 18 patients each. Group A consists of patients who continued the traditional “blind” technique, while group B continued ultrasound-guided catheterization. The total number of punctures per patient was significantly lower (4.94 ± 1.1 vs. 1.17 ± 0.4; p < 0.001), and the time of placement of the peripheral venous cannula was significantly shorter (11.94…
Authors Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: Complex disorders which refer both to the restriction or excessive food intake and to strict control and focus on one’s own bodyweight are called eating disorders. The number of patients suffering from eating disorders today is extremely high and tends to rise. Eating disorders include: anorexia (AN), bulimia (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), other specified feeding and eating disorders (OFSED) where atypical forms of eating disorders are classified, and unspecified feeding or eating disorder (UFED) where eating disorder criteria are not met by frequency of occurring. The aim of this study was to…
Authors: Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: Muscle strength assessment using dynamometry is a crucial parameter in clinical practice for establishing normative values in a healthy population and monitoring the improvement or deterioration of pathological joint conditions. Using dynamometry, the peak force of the quadriceps muscle was precisely measured to achieve the main goal of the research: to compare two dynamometers by testing quadriceps muscle strength at 15° and 90° knee joint flexion and to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each device through a questionnaire. The devices used in the study were a standard manual dynamometer (microFET®2) and a…
Authors Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: Dabar repository is a digital base that provides the science and higher education system of the Republic of Croatia with a reliable and publicly accessible place for collecting, storing, organizing, sharing and publishing their digital materials. The repository of the Faculty of Health Studies Rijeka is a part of the digital collection, which stores various types of papers of its students and employees. The aim of this study is to analyze the number of defended bachelor and master theses of Faculty of Health Studies Rijeka from 2018 to 2021 divided into several categories.…
Authors Article type: Original Scientific Paper Abstract: The aim of this study The aim of this study was to examine morphological characteristics in the variables: body height, body mass, abdominal circumference, skinfold thickness of the upper arm, back, and lower leg in preschool children aged 5 and 6 years, and to determine whether there are differences with regard to gender, age, and participation in kinesiology programs, in order to assess the current state and support obesity prevention. The study included a total of 302 children (159 five-year-olds and 143 six-year-olds), of which 146 children were in the experimental group (participating…
Authors: Article type: Review Abstract: Resveratrol is a stilbenoid that belongs to the group of polyphenols. Although it is traditionally used in Eastern medicine, in the Western part of the world its health benefits were first described as part of the “French Paradox” and it has been the subject of intensive research due to its numerous potential benefits to human health. Resveratrol, according to available research, has a potentially positive effect on preserving cardiovascular health, anti-cancer and antioxidant effects, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antimicrobial and antifungal effects and neuroprotective effects. Although the results of clinical studies conducted on humans regarding the protective…
Authors: Article type: Review Abstract: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic and called it COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), which has since led to numerous devastating consequences on the physical, mental, and social health of the global population and to the growing economic crises. The spread of the virus and the rate COVID-19 infections is the same in all genders and age groups, but a more severe clinical picture and death rate are by far the highest in the elderly. Nursing home users tend to be older, with greater disabilities and cognitive impairments than people of…