Acoustic characteristics of voice in examinees with moderately-severe hearing loss
Introduction.Voice is the result of vocal cord vibrations and resonance effects of the vocal tract, therefore, the instrumental monitoring of the vibrations themselves is one of the essential aspects of objective instrumental assessment of voice. Inadequate height and volume, as well as increased nasality, represent the basic characteristics of voi...
By Slađana Ćalasan, Nadica Jovanović-Simić, Snežana Babac, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić
Analysis of stress level and burnout syndrome among physicians of different medical specialties in primary health care
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
Partnership relations of persons with anxiety and depressive disorders
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
Research steps in qualitative study implementation
Public health represents a field full of unresolved issues which are often raised by highly complex and mutually related events. Due to this, the more frequent use of qualitative scientific research is required. Qualitative research is primarily focused on the world view of an individual or a group, enabling them to form attitudes and practise rela...
By Maja Račić, Milena Dubravac-Tanasković, Janja Bojanić, Biljana Mijović, Slobodan Stanić
Correlation between workplace stressogenic factors and sociodemographic characteristics of employees in primary and secondary health care in Doboj region
Introduction. This paper is concerned with a comparative analysis of sociodemographic characteristics of the employees and workplace stressogenic factors in both primary and secondary health care. The assessment of the connection of stress factors, as well as subjective feelings of health workers, to their workplace was carried out. Methods. The st...
By Dragana Božić
Geriatrics: According to professional and educational standards
Geriatrics is a subspecialization of internal medicine concerned with the health and care of aged persons. It is characterized by comprehesive geriatric assessment of the health conditions of older people, which is consider to be the key to successful preventive, dignostic and therapeutic approach. Geriatricians possess specific knowledge and skill...
By Mirko Petrović
Contemporary knowledge of typical and atypical development of verbal communication
Communication can generally be defined as an exchange of messages between the sender and recipients. When analyzing the characteristics of communication, the classification into verbal and non-verbal communication is often referred to in literature. Typical child development includes the stages of pre-intentional, intentional pre-symbolic and inten...
By Nadica Jovanović, Sladjana Ćalasan
Status of orofacial musculature and articulation in children who stutter
Introduction. Orofacial musculature dysfunction in children is one of the causes of articulation disorders, however, articulation disorders associated with stuttering make communication particularly difficult. The aim of the study is to compare the state of oral praxis and voice articulation in primary school children who stutter with the state of ...
By Nada Dobrota-Davidović, Sladjana Ćalasan
Uticaj tipa poremećaja pisanja na školski uspjeh učenika sa disgrafijom
Uvod. Disgrafija je poremećaj u ovladavanju vještinom pisanja kod djeceočuvanih intelektualnih sposobnosti, očuvanog vida i sluha, adekvatne obukeu školi i odgovarajućih socio-ekonomskih uslova. Poremećaj pisanja možeda se manifestuje oštećenjem rukopisa i jezičkim deficitima. Cilj ispitivanjaje bio da se utvrdi uticaj tipa por...
By Sladjana Ćalasan, Mile Vuković, Bojana Vuković, Bojana Mastilo, Andrijana Bakoč, Ivana Zečević
Uticaj zamora na akustičke karakteristike glasa kod vokalnih profesionalaca
Uvod. Problemi sa glasom kod vokalnih profesionalaca povezani su sa kontinuiranomvokalnom produkcijom, a to dovodi do vokalnog zamora. Vokalnizamor se odražava na akustičke karakteristike glasa i dovodi do promenaakustičkog kvaliteta tokom vokalne produkcije. Cilj ovog rada bio je da seispitaju akustičke karakteristike glasa kod vokalnih profesiona...
By Ivana Šehović, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić, Nadica Jovanovic-Simic, Sladjana Ćalasan