Introduction. Aging is a biological process leading to the decrease in functional ability which is defined as an ability to perform activities of daily living in a secure, independent and effective way. The aim of the study was to examine the functional ability of men aged ≥ 65 years as well as to determine the differences in functional ability ...

By Ilija Stijepić, Tamara Popović, Dragana Sredić-Cartes

Introduction. The presence of anxiety and depressive disorders in at least one partner adversely affects the quality of partnership relations. The aim of the study is to determine the degree of partner relationship satisfaction in relation to the existence of anxiety and depressive disorders. Methods. The sample included 107 subjects divided into t...

By Mira Spremo, Nada Vaselić

Introduction. Secondary failure to treatment with oral antidiabetic agents is defined as the absence of a favorable reaction to the oral therapy which had proved effective in the previous course of the treatment. The aim of the study is to investigate the residual effects of the short-term combination therapy with insulin on glycoregulation and ins...

By Aleksandra Grbić, Gabrijela Malešević, Slavko Grbić, Milorad Grujičić, Vesna Jelača

Introduction. Arsenic exists in various forms in nature and living organisms. Toxic elements, including arsenic, which are present in some plants, can severely damage haemopoietic, immune, nervous and reproductive systems. For this reason, a content of heavy metals is one of the criteria for the assessment of the safe use of plant material in the p...

By Mirjana Đermanović, Ljubica Bojanić, Relja Suručić, Vesna Antunović

Introduction. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and risk factors for diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 2 diabetes as well as the factors related to kidney function decrease over a three-year period. Methods. The study involved 81 patients with type 2 diabetes, initially classified into two groups: the first group was...

By Maksim Kovačević, Nenad Petković, Marijana Kovačević, Snežana Mališ, Verica Prodanović, Olivera Čančar, Siniša Ristić, Ljubica Djukanović

Introduction. Anemia is an important public health problem recognized worldwide either as an isolated problem or associated with other forms of malnutrition. In 2016, the prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age was 32.0%, that is 613 millions of women, aged 15-49 years. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of anemi...

By Dragana Stojisavljević, Slađana Šiljak, Ljiljana Stanivuk, Jelena Niškanović, Marin Kvaternik

Introduction. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive, occlusive and atherosclerotic vascular disease and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing this disease. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of PAD in patients with type 2 DM by measuring the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in the fa...

By Biljana Lakić, Saša Turajlić, Verica Petrović

Myocarditis is a limited or diffuse inflammation of the heart muscle, the cause of which might be infectious (viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsiae, parasites, protozoas) or non-infectious (systemic diseases, metabolic diseases, toxins). There are types of myocarditis the etiological factor of which cannot be determined and therefore are classified...

By Tatjana Gavrilović-Elez, Vladimir Čančar, Nada Avram, Biljana Milinković, Dejan Bokonjić

Introduction. Intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents has revolutionized the management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), macular edema in retinal vein occlusions (RVO), and other retinal diseases accompanied by neovascular and macular edema. The aim of the study is to s...

By Dijana Risimić, Jelena Karadžić, Miroslav Jeremić, Nada Avram

Introduction. Burnout syndrome is a common problem among healthcare workers. The aim of the study was to investigate the level of stress, components of burnout syndrome and the most common causes of workplace stress among the physicians working in the Primary Health Care Center Banja Luka, after which the obtained results concerning family physicia...

By Brankica Marković, Kosana Stanetić, Verica Petrović, Bojan Stanetić