Dovilė Bradulskaitė Abstract The purpose of this article is to attract attention to dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to raise more interest to the impact of psychoactive substances during pregnancy. Physicians, public health professionals are urged to contribute to public enlightenment, whereas politicians to make decisions that would bind alcohol manufacturers to adequately…
Jurgita Gulbinienė, Roberta Dolinskaitė, Daiva Kriukelytė, Aušra Lekauskaitė Abstract Aim of the research: to reveal the nurses‘, oncological disease having children and their parents communication needs and satisfaction of the communication quality. The research was done in one Lithuanian hospital. The research of qualitative type was applied in this paper. There were 9 respondents in…
Gabrielius Jakutis, Kęstutis Trainavičius Abstract Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a disease of the subchondral bone and its overlying cartilage. In most cases it has chronic, ingravescent course. Various etiopathogenetic causes have been proposed including trauma, repetitive trauma, microtrauma, genetic, metabolic and vascular factors. Osteochondritis dissecans usually involves the knee joint, an elbow, and the ankle…
Milda Krivickaitė, Tatjana Orlovskytė, Anželika Chomičienė, Jūratė Grigaitienė, Raimondas Meškauskas, Matilda Bylaitė-Bučinskienė Abstract Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare, systemic necrotising small and medium size vessel vasculitis of unknown origin. It was described initially by Churg and Strauss in 1951. It is now classified as an antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis. CSS specific signs,…
Vinsas Janušonis, Gintautas Virketis, Gintarė Pučinskienė Abstract The aim of the study – to analyze and estimate inpatients’ with acute myocardial infarction mortality. Material and methods. The survey was performed in Klaipeda University Hospital 2012. The study was included analysis of 605 inpatients’ with acute myocardial infarction medical records (treatment histories) during 2006-2011. It was…
Klaudija Pauliukevičiūtė, Antanas Goštautas Abstract This paper analyzes the changes of the indicators of the health-related quality of life in women with depression in the three-year period of outpatient treatment for depression. Lithuanian adaptation of WHO QoL-100 questionnaire was used for the investigation. For the assessment of depression WHO standardized interview CIDI – 2.0. E…
Bernardas Rimkus, Saulius Mikalauskas, Dileta Rutkauskaitė, Kęstutis Strupas Abstract Objective: to overview and summarize the selective colorectal screening in European Union on a national scale and compare and summarize selective colorectal screening achievements in Vilnius and Kaunas administrative divisions with primary health center in Palanga. Methodology: The most recent academic publications were selected, using “colorectal…
Evaldas Kazlauskas, Eglė Mažulytė, Paulina Želvienė, Miglė Dovydaitienė, Paulius Skruibis Abstract Preliminary results of Vilnius study on the effectiveness of a Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (BEPP) are presented in this article. BEPP is a 16 session trauma-focused psychotherapy, that was developed in Netherlands, integrating various methods from different theoretical perspectives. The aim…
Vaida Liutkutė, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Aurelijus Veryga Abstract An organized civil society usually plays a key role in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. However, opportunities of Lithuanian non-governmental organizations to implemet prevention of non-communicable diseases and promote healthy lifestyles remains unknown: the assessment of the available human and financial resources have not been studied at all.…
Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Ingrida Jaselskytė, Vaida Liutkutė, Aurelijus Veryga Abstract Harmful use of alcohol is causing many negative effects, and it is essential to continuously analyze the burden of alcohol in countrywide and international studies. Alcohol is attributable to more than 50 health conditions, which may be partly or fully caused by alcohol. Methods. The aim…
Aurelijus Veryga, Jelena Stanislavovienė, Lina Ignatavičiūtė, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Vaida Liutkutė Abstract AUDIT test is a traditional methodology to diagnose harmful use of alcohol. The study summarizes the AUDIT test results from the public survey data which was performed in 2007. Methods. The representative sample of Lithuanian adult (15-74 years old) population has been surveyed in…
Antanas Goštautas, Romualdas Žekas, Laurynas Dilys, Nijolė Goštautaitė-Midttun Abstract The effectiveness of the globally applicable, continuous, intensive teaching measures were confirmed in Kaunas region schools during the period 2002-2005. The aim of this article is to determine further changes in student smoking, attitudes and behaviour related to smoking in the period of 2005-2012 in the…
