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INTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis of the joints (osteoarthritis or arthritis) represents the largest group of rheumatic diseases. Within rheumatic diseases 50% are degenerative rheumatic diseases, 10% inflammatory and 40% extra-articular. GOAL: To determine the modalities of physical therapy for elderly with degenerative diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study is retrospective-prospective and descriptive. The survey conducted included 25 patients with degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems in Gerontology Center in Sarajevo, from May 1, 2014- April 30, 2015. As research instruments were used: Questionnaire for users of physical therapy in Gerontology Center in Sarajevo, self-developed, visual-analog scale to assess pain and patient records. RESULTS: Of the total number of patients with degenerative diseases (25), 10 (40%) were male and 15 (60%) were female. The most common degenerative disease is knee osteoarthritis which had 11 patients (29%), 3 males and 8 females. From physical therapy modalities in the treatment of degenerative diseases at the Gerontology Center in Sarajevo, kinetic therapy was administered to all patients, followed by manual massage and TENS in 15 cases (60%). From twenty-two patients, who completed a questionnaire, 11 (50%, 2 male and 9 female) rated their health as poor. Seven patients (32%, 3 male and 4 female) assessed their health as good. Three patients (14%, 2 male and 1 female) rated their health as very poor, and one patient (4%, 1 male) rated its health as very good. CONCLUSION: The Research Physical therapy in elderly with degenerative diseases is a pilot project, which highlights the need for: Conducting research for a longer time period, with a larger sample; Quality of keeping health records; Implementation of a continuous evaluation of functional status and; Stricter control for optimal effectiveness of physical therapy in order to improve the quality of life of elderly patients.
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INTRODUCTION: Quantifying science and scientific contribution has become one of the main tasks in evaluating researchers and their impact. How do we value research and science in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)? Scientific community has mostly agreed upon that one of the best ways to value researchers is through their h-index value. However, there are many databases and services from which h-index can be retrieved. AIM: To describe different databases and services such as Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus and Researchgate in evaluating the researcher. An additional aim of this paper is to present "the shape" of science at the University of Sarajevo and to examine what are the best predictors of h-index. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the data from 100 Google Scholar Profiles of researchers from University of Sarajevo. RESULTS: The study showed some benefits and shortcomings of mentioned databases and services. Most researchers in the sample were from natural sciences, in particular from the field of medicine. The mean value of h-index in relation to the researcher's gender was not statistically significant. We conclude the article with some ideas on how to improve the visibility of researchers from BIH.
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INTRODUCTION: Premature baby (praematurus, neonatus praetemporarius) indicates infant that is born before 37 full weeks of gestation, calculated from the first day of the last mother's menstruation. Premature baby is characterized by immaturity of its organs and tissues, which can lead to an immediate or later threat. Premature children cannot keep the body temperature and very quickly gets hypothermia. This is due to the low creation of heat, but also because of the great loss of heat through the thin skin, which lacks fat. Nervous system in premature children is immature, and therefore has little control on breathing and often "forget to breathe". Also, they have underdeveloped reflexes, among other the feeding reflex. GOAL: The main goal of the research was to show the incidence of hospitalization in premature infants during examined period, the most common complications and to show the degree of matureness. Also, during the research are presented and the frequency of premature born infant mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included a period of 6 months and was conducted at the Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo. The clinical study included 81 premature newborns, which in the period from June 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 hospitalized at the Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. On the basis of data from the history of the disease, were analyzed all newborns, gestation age, diagnosis for which they were hospitalized and flow with existing complications during treatment and recovery. RESULTS: In the second half of the 2012 at the Pediatric Clinic CCUS was hospitalized 81 premature born children. Gestational age ranged from 27 to 37 weeks and the body weight from 810 to 2500g. These children generally had respiratory problems during hospitalization and in nearly 1/3 of premature infants developed respiratory distress syndrome. In the study period there were 15 deaths in children whose average gestational age was 27 weeks and the body weight of 1050 grams. CONCLUSION: The incidence of premature infants and their mortality and morbidity has an important role in the provision of information needed to improve the health of pregnant women, mothers and newborns. It is also an important indicator of concern for the health of the mother and the quality of gynecological and pediatric care. Adequate approach to antenatal care and a high degree of frequency of neonatal care the premature delivery can be reduced and premature mortality minimized.
