Masroor Ahmad Qamar, Evanthia Sakellari, Natalja Istomina Abstract Pain stands as the primary symptom reported by the majority of individuals seeking medical attention globally. Among healthcare professionals, nurses have the most frequent interactions with patients, and they play a pivotal role in pain assessment and management. The knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding pain can…
Ugnė Norvaišaitė, Vilda Baliulienė, Andrius Macas Abstract Labor pain is one of the greatest pains experienced by women throughout their life. Relief of this pain is an important issue for women in labor [1]. Epidural analgesia is the most effective pain relief method and is considered the gold standard of labor analgesia [2]. Nevertheless, scientific…
Jonas Kairys, Renata Šturienė, Miglė Lamanauskaitė, Valerij Dobrovolskij Abstract The aim of study – to evaluate medical staff knowledge about infection control, to clarify scope of vaccination against hepatitis B and to establish prevalence of sharps injury among medical staff in public institution Šeškinės Clinic. It was carried out medical staff questionnaire survey. The Questionnaire…
Jolita Kirvaitienė, Žaneta Maželienė, Albina Vaičiulevičienė Abstract Each year about 1800 new cases of skin malignancy are diagnosed in Lithuania. In 2011 year 351 cases of melanoma were recorded including 230 women. Other skin malignancies – 2484 cases with prevalence trend are more common among older people – women more often than men. Reasons leading…
Edita Naruševičiūtė-Skripkienė, Eglė Ramelytė, Monika Niedvaraitė, Kristina Kiliūtė, Matilda Bylaitė Abstract Objective. We present the results from the study about dermatological problems of Lithuanian hairdressers. Material and methods. A survey with anonymous questionnaire was performed in 145 hairdressing salons from different Lithuanian cities in 2011. Results. The majority of all the 150 respondents were women…
Kęstutis Miškinis Abstract Summary When Lithuania regained independence, the old integrated model of state-funded health care financing was replaced by the mandatory system of health insurance. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge of and confidence in the national mandatory health insurance system and to measure significant changes in a one year period…
