Biomedical subjects

A Novák

Publications and source records attributed to A Novák.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1992

[The effect of breast feeding on morbidity in children].

The authors investigated in a group of 4210 children from birth to three years from Southern Moravia the morbidity from respiratory infections, diarrhoea and other infections. There were bisexual differences in morbidity, girls were less frequently ill. Children from child communities had a two old morbidity. Birth order was also important. The influence of natural nutrition was apparent in particular during the first year when infants breastfed for more than 4 months had significantly fewer spells of illness. These results were influenced by sex and birth order. At the age of two and three years the differences between children breastfed for a short and long time disappeared. Similar results were found also in other morbidity indicators such as administration of antibiotics, number of hospital admissions and mean number of days spent in hospital.

Breast Feeding↗

PubMed1992

[The effect of breast feeding on anthropometric indicators in very young children].

In a group of 4,217 children from Southern Moravia the authors evaluated growth from birth to the age of three years in relation to breastfeeding. The basic anthropometric data were evaluated in sub-groups made with regard to birth weight. Infants who were breastfed longer than four months were lighter during the first half year, as compared with those breastfed for a shorter period; at the age of one year this difference disappeared, in the second year they tended to have a higher weight, in the third year the differences were balanced. The same was manifested in weight increments. The influence on height was not so marked and was manifested mainly in the difference of increments. The head circumference and chest circumference was not much influenced. Evaluation of indices of proportionality revealed a more harmonious growth in children who were breastfed for a longer period.

Birth Weight↗

PubMed1989

[Results of rehabilitation of patients after cochlear implantation of a single-channel extracochlear neuroprosthesis manufactured in Czechoslovakia].

The authors present an account of the results of rehabilitation of the first three subjects after cochlear implantation of a Czechoslovak single-channel neuroprosthesis. The results of rehabilitation were evaluated by means of specially designed videotests and audiotests to make the results comparable with results of neuroprostheses implanted abroad. Based on these tests--in particular MSD--they reached the unequivocal conclusion that the results of cochlear implantation of the Czechoslovak extracochlear neuroprosthesis, as far as rehabilitation is concerned, compare favourably with results achieved by other neuroprosthesis of this type. In all three patients the neuroprosthesis mediates to the patients information on the presence of sound, in many instances it makes identification of this sound possible. In combination with lip-reading the patients are able without major problems to communicate with the environment. Resocialization of the operated patients was achieved.

Adult↗

PubMed1989

[Problems of work incapacity of ambulatory patients at the Second Stomatological Clinic, Faculty Hospital with Policlinic, Pekarská, Brno].

The authors analyze the development of work incapacity in ambulatory patients treated in 1979-1987 by sex, age and period of work incapacity. They used graphic illustrations of time series with a regression line which indicates a rising or declining trend of work incapacity. The analysis revealed that the work incapacity has, with the exception of men aged 15-24 years, a rising trend in particular in women. According the authors this can be partly explained by changes and extension of therapeutic activities in ambulatory surgeries. Certain reserves are also in the planning of therapeutic procedures and control activity.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1989

[Adjustment of hearing aids using a computer].

There was developed the programme for the fitting of hearing-aids for minicomputer SHARP PC 1500. According to the audiometric investigation the programme enables to choose the SPPL (Saturation Sound Pressure Level), gain, compression and frequency range. The programme was proved in the fitting of hearing-aids to thirty subjects, mostly with sensorineural hearing impairment. The use of the computer is considered as the simplifying of this work to the audiological personal.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1989

[Initial experience with rehabilitation of patients after cochlear implants].

The authors describe the first results with rehabilitation of patients with czechoslovak single - channel cochlear implant. The implantation was performed in three postlingually deaf adults. The deafness lasted from 8-28 years. The information about the presence of a sound is considered as the contribution of the cochlear implant. The patients were able to differentiate ten common sounds after the rehabilitation, their ability of understanding speech sounds was better with lipreading and cochlear implant than before implantation.

Adult↗

PubMed1988