Introduction. Conflict is a process during which one person consciously and intentionally makes an effort to prevent the other person’s efforts, some kind of blockade that will lead to interruption in achieving the goals and interests of the other person. Conflicts in the healthcare team are common and can lead to reduced productivity in the ...

By Maja Ćeha, Bojan Joksimović, Mile Despotović, Dejan Bokonjić, Biljana Mijović, Ivana Vukotić, Zlatko Maksimović, Marija Milić

Introduction. Frailty is common in elderly persons and carries a high risk of poor health outcomes, including increased mortality, institutionalization, falls, and hospitalization. The aim of the work was to determine the risk factors for frailty in elderly persons. Methods. The research was conducted in Bijeljina and Foča, in the period from Febr...

By Natalija Hadživuković, Jelena Pavlović, Srdjan Živanović, Sandra Matović, Srdjan Mašić, Dragan Spaić, Olivera Kalajdžić, Ljubiša Kucurski, Mile Despotović

Introduction. Long-term care is series of health and social care services provided at home or in an institutional environment to people with reduced functional capacity. Even though it is known that the quality of life (QoL) of elderly is on a lower level when compared to younger people, there is a small amount of information about QoL of long-term...

By Adnan Osmanspahić, Mile Despotović, Teodora Bošnjak, Goran Mijović, Marija Lukić, Nada Avram, Bojan Joksimović

Introduction. The patient and his safety should be at the center of quality health care, which is a challenge for every health system. Adverse patient outcomes (APO) are defined as damage caused by a drug or other intervention in a primary, secondary or tertiary health care facility, which results in a complication of the primary or the emergence o...

By Ivana Vukotić, Mile Despotović, Bojan Joksimović, Dejan Bokonjić, Biljana Mijović, Milena Božinović, Radmila Balaban, Maja Abazović, Kristina Drašković, Marija Milić