Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome in male patients
Introduction. The carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in male patients, due to anatomical characteristics and the perception of CTS-related symptoms, remains undetected for a long time. Men respond less well to CTS treatment, and early detection enables conservative treatment of mild and moderate CTS. The aim of this paper was to examine the average age, ...
By Igor Sladojević, Tatjana Bućma, Ostoja Savić
Self-assessment of adults with acquired hearing loss in the context of self-esteem and psychosocial functioning
Introduction. The consequences of acquired hearing loss in adults condition their psychosocial functioning and imply changes in the quality of life related to disorders in social and emotional functioning. Hearing loss is considered a risk factor for reduced psychosocial functioning and self-esteem. Psychosocial well-being and preserved self-esteem...
By Jasmina Karić B., Milena Kordić B., Gorica Vuksanović, Jana Mitrić
Screen time in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Introduction. With the beginning of the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, restrictions on movement, the so-called “lockdown” were applied by many governments. As a result of these actions taken against the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, the use of digital devices has increased, i.e. the time spent in front of screens has incre...
By Bojana Vuković, Sanja Živanović, Bojana Mastilo, Ivana Zečević
Content-related quality of food supplements with vitamin D on the market of Republic of Srpska
Introduction. Vitamin D is a liposoluble vitamin that has many important roles in the human body. Daily requirements for vitamin D are met through intake of food and exposure to sunlight. The high frequency of vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem that can be corrected using food supplements (FS), which is why its consumption is increasin...
By Ljubica Bojanić, Mirjana Djermanovic
Dyslipidaemias in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 - a cumulative impact on coronary artery disease occurence
Introduction. Cardiovascular complications are one of the leading causes of mortality releted to diabetes mellitus typ 2 (T2DM). Dyslipidemia is one of the associated risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with T2DM. The aims of our study were: to determine the characteristics of lipid disorders in persons with T2DM; to determin...
By Kosana Stanetić, Marijana Radanović Knežević, Verica Petrović, Suzana Savić, Dijana Tomić Prodanović, Brankica Marković
Mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Health workers, doctors and nurses and other health staff, due to their occupation and daily exposure to stressful situations, are the most exposed to professional burnout and the dangers of numerous mental disorders. The aim of this review was to point out, based on data from recent literature, the importance and level of mental health of doctors ...
By Maja Skočo, Jelena Pavlović
Interplay between autophagy and coronavirus: autophagy mechanism
Regardless of the fascinating progress of humanity, biotechnology and medicine, the outbreak of the global pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has shown us that we are just as vulnerable as in previous eras when communicable diseases decimated the world’s population. But the discoveries made so far at the molecular level allow us to conn...
By Nikolina Elez-Burnjaković, Ajla Smajlović, Milena Dubravac Tanasković
Could Apparent Diffusion coefficient (ADC) be used as an imaging marker for proliferative activity in breast carcinoma?
Introduction. Multiparametric magnetic resonance mammography (mMRM) has an important role in detection, evaluation and follow-up of breast lesions. The aim of this study was to explore whether imaging parameters, in particular ADC, can be used as a biomarker of cell proliferation in breast cancer. Methods. This cohort-study included 67 lesions in 5...
By Jelena Marić, Jasmina Boban, Tatjana Ivković-Kapicl, Dragana Djilas, Viktorija Vučaj-Ćirilović, Dragana Bogdanović-Stojanović
The relationship between risk factors and speech-language disorders in children aged four to six years
Introduction. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the research of factors that can potentially contribute to the development of speech and language impairment. It is believed that the results of these studies can contribute to better planning and implementation of early intervention in the field of speech and language in child...
By Jelena Tešić, Mile Vuković, Mirjana Korlaet, Sofija Vuković
Pre-skills of reading and writing in children with developmental language disorder and children with typical language development
Introduction. In addition to the development of spoken language, typical intellectual abilities, preservation of the senses of hearing and sight, phonological awareness and the ability of graphomotor expression are necessary for mastering the skills of reading and writing. With this in mind, the aim of this research is to determine the level of pho...
By Mirjana Korlaet, Mile Vuković, Jelena Tešić