Disparities of potential gains in life expectancy development between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic

Vagašová, Tatiana; Gavurová, Beata

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“…Nevertheless, not having nationally representative data from the Slovak sample represents a certain limitation of this study. We accept that the numbers could slightly change if these were to be included, as there are slight differences between Czechs and Slovaks in terms of life expectancy and the prevalence of some chronic illnesses [ 52 ]. Nevertheless, we do not suppose that these potential differences would change the finding that CP in CZ and SK, in our sample, seem to have similar or worse general health compared to the major population.…”

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Czech and Slovak Members of Religious Institutes: Their Health in Comparison to the General Population

Jaksicova

Novák

Husek

et al. 2021

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This study examines the general health of consecrated persons (CP) in the Czech Republic (CZ) and in Slovakia (SK) compared to control samples of the Czech population. The sample of 293 CP participants (age: M = 47.52, SD = 9.57, females: 78.88%, 180 Czechs, 213 Slovaks) was compared with two control samples, one of which was nationally representative. Comparing CP with the general population, we measured the frequency of recent health complaints, the occurrence of chronic illnesses, general health and the individual chronotype. Compared to the representative sample, CP had a higher chance of suffering from pelvis minor pain and obesity but a lower chance of diabetes. Furthermore, CP had higher odds of having worse general health. Comparing “larks” with “night owls” among CP, the “night owls” had a significantly higher chance of suffering from worse general health. “Night owl” CP also seem to suffer more from backache and depression/anxiety and to have more problems with falling asleep. Compared to the overall society, CP in CZ and SK tend to have similar or worse general health. The results differ from the findings in the US, pointing to the positive health effects of the spiritual experience and structured daily routine of CP. Thus, this study shows the importance of more detailed research on the way of life of Czech and Slovak CP to determine the factors with the most negative health effects.

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Czech and Slovak Members of Religious Institutes: Their Health in Comparison to the General Population

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Husek

et al. 2021

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“…Quantification of the healthcare system efficiency is a cardinal problem in a majority of the countries. As several research studies have declared, the Slovak Republic healthcare system offers a wide scope of opportunities for improvement with the intention of enhancing efficiency [1,2,3,4].…”

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Investigation of Relationship Between Spatial Distribution of Medical Equipment and Preventable Mortality

Gavurová

Tuček

Kováč

2019

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The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between the spatial distribution of the selected medical equipment and the preventable mortality rate in the regions of the Slovak Republic. The main analytical approach is carried out through the cluster analysis based on a Euclidean distance technique in order to get similarity of the administrative divisions in form of a district and a pseudot2 approach aimed at the determination of a number of the districts in a cluster. A number of medical equipment had a rising tendency from the year 2008. The most extreme position according to a localisation distribution of the computed tomographs and the magnetic resonance imaging scanners is held by the Košice IV District at the level of 7.50630. From an angle of view of the preventable mortality, the Piešťany District holds the most extreme position peaking at the level of 10.97969 for the female sex and the Kežmarok District with the value of 9.44088. The study has the significant dissemination outputs for health policy interventions, especially to draw up regional health plans for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging deployment, mainly in locations with a high preventable mortality rate for both sexes.

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Disparities of potential gains in life expectancy development between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic

Abstract: The higher the life expectancy after elimination of the cause of death is, the higher the impact of the disease on life expectancy. Health prevention programs should be mainly aimed at CA mortality in CZE, while the highest burden of IHD is seen in SVK.

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Czech and Slovak Members of Religious Institutes: Their Health in Comparison to the General Population

Czech and Slovak Members of Religious Institutes: Their Health in Comparison to the General Population

Investigation of Relationship Between Spatial Distribution of Medical Equipment and Preventable Mortality

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