Michaela Miertová

PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE MORSE FALL SCALE

Aim: The goal of this study was to analyse relevant research studies focusing on the testing of the predictive value of the Morse Fall Scale measuring device on hospitalized patients. Design: Literature review. Method: Search for full text research studies in Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Summon Discovery Tool (licensed electronic information databases), based on pre-established criteria, and key words, from 1989 to 2016. Results: Sensitivity values ranged from 31% to 98%, and specificity values ranged from 8% to 97% in 14 analysed studies. The predictive value of the tool in validation studies varies depending on the tested cut-off value, the type of clinical ward, the frequency of assessment, the size and age of the sample, and the length of hospitalisation; therefore, the validity of the results from one study cannot by extrapolated to the entire hospitalized population of patients. Conclusion: The predictive values of the Morse Fall Scale are not stable; they vary in clinical conditions according to various factors. When implementing a tool for a specific clinical ward, an optimum cut-off score must be established to ensure that preventative strategies do not require unnecessary effort on the part of the staff, and do not increase hospital costs. Keywords: falls, hospital, Morse Fall Scale, sensitivity, specificity, review.

VYBRANÉ FORMY RIZIKOVÉHO SPRÁVANIA U ADOLESCENTOV

e main purpose of present study was to describe chosen types of risk behaviour in adolescents, as are alcohol consumption, smoking of cigarettes, marihuana and drug use. Acquisition of empiric data was realised questionnaire method in a sample 387 students from secondary school in middle and late adolescence. It was confirmed statistically significant relation between age of adolescent and cigarette smoking (p < 0,05), alcohol drinking (beer, wine, hard liquors) (p < 0,05). It was confirmed statistically significant difference between gender in alcohol drinking (p < 0,05) and marihuana use (p < 0,05). Nursing has a role in primary prevention of abuses psychoactive substances, where nurse realize screening their consumption and targeted interventions, as education.