Influence of smoking on voice quality
Introduction. During smoking, specific morphological changes occur within the larynx, which results in changes in voice quality. Given that voice is related to quality of life, it is necessary to identify the impact of smoking on voice quality. Methods. A group of 85 respondents, aged 22 to 70 years (AS = 35.61; SD = 11.36), both sexes, categorize...
By Bojana Vuković, Slađana Ćalasan, Andrea Vegar
Reading ability of young school-age children
Introduction. Reading is a complex linguistic and cognitive ability, acquired through learning. Children of typical development in the first four years of school completely master the reading skill. However, some children may have difficulty learning to read despite their preserved intellectual abilities and adequate training. The aim of this paper...
By Mile Vuković, Rada Reljić Trivković, Slađana Ćalasan
Voice condition assessment and the effect of rehabilitation in vocal professionals
Introduction. The human voice is an important characteristic that enables the distinction of human from other living beings. Otherwise, it represents a picture of a person ́s personality, his health, mental and emotional state. The research aims are to determine the voice characteristics of vocal professionals with diagnosed vocal cord nodules by s...
By Mila Bunijevac, Zlatko Maksimović, Andrijana Mikić
Analysis of clinical parameters of white spots on young permanent teeth after their treatment with different dental varnishes
Introduction. Detection of early carious lesion and its remineralization is the most effective way for caries treatment. The aim of this study is to compare effectiveness of remineralization of the early carious lesions with different fluoride varnishes. Method. The research included 30 children, girls and boys, aged 12 and 13, in whom the presenc...
By Ranka Knežević, Jovan Vojinović
Attitudes and factors associated with adverse patient outcomes as perceived by nurses and medical doctors
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
Health care of COVID-19 positive pregnant women at the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics of the University Clinical Center of Republic of Srpska
Introduction. Corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by heavy acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and represents the example of fast spreading disease. There has been a rapid increase of new and fatal cases since the virus was discovered in Wuhan, China, at the beginning of December 2019. Pregnant women are at a higher risk...
By Željka Ćetković, Nenad Jaćimović, Siniša Karakaš
Burnout syndrome and the quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Introduction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines burnout syndrome as a condition caused by chronic stress at work, which may be associated with the onset and worsening of psychosomatic illnesses and the quality of life of sufferers. The aim of the work was to determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in the population of people with lea...
By Vesna Krstović Spremo, Sanja Marić, Ljiljana Kulić
Mild early course of osteogenesis imperfecta type XIV - a case report
Introduction. Mutations in TMEM38B gene, which encodes the endoplasmatic reticulum membrane trimeric intracellular cation channel (TRIC) type B, cause osteogenesis imperfecta type XIV. So far there have been only four different pathogenic variants reported in TMEM38B. Clinical features of osteogenesis imperfecta type XIV described in scarce reports...
By Nikola Georgijev, Slobodan Gazikalović, Zoran Paunović, Nikola Ilić, Adrijan Sarajlija
The influence of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on speech and language development in preschool children
Speech is a way of communication formed by rhythmic units of syllables, words and sentences, and as such is inherent in man, the only being whose organs and psyche are trained for this process. Delayed speech is defined as a phenomenon in which a child does not start speaking on time, or there are errors in the speech pattern that are not appropria...
By Ana Lukić, Bojan Joksimović, Jelena Vidojević, Kristina Drašković, Aleksandar Tanović, Veljko Marić, Nenad Lalović, Vesna Krstović Spremo, Siniša Ristić
Significance and assessment of emotional intelligence of nurses
Emotional intelligence and health care are closely linked. Empathy is regarded as one of key dimensions of emotional intelligence. The nursing profession has numerous general, but also generic, competencies which requires not only technical knowledge, but also psychological support in everyday work. The aim of this review paper is to point out the ...
By Nina Stoičević, Tamara Milosavljević, Jelena Pavlović