Introduction: Variable values of meteorological factors may influence the development of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), but there are few studies available on this subject. This study's objective was to determine whether such effects are existent in patients residing in Novi Sad, Serbia. Methods: In thi...

By Jovan Javorac, Dejan Živanović, Jadranka Đuranović Miličić, Svetlana Stojkov, Dragan Đuranović

 Critical care nursing is considered as one of the most stressful professions in the modern healthcare systems, making it suitable for the development of job burnout. Considering this, we conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the frequency and level of chronic anxiety, as well as the frequency of psychosomatic manifestations of job bu...

By Dejan Živanović, Jovan Javora, Jadranka Đuranović Miličić, Svetlana Stojkov

 Test anxiety is a pathological fear that occurs before and during testing. It can be manifested with both somatic and cognitive symptoms. The purpose of this crosssectional study was to analyse test anxiety among students at the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad. A total of 375 respondents completed the Test Anxiety Inventory – TAI, a wid...

By Jovan Javorac, Dejan Živanović, Gorana Janjić, Jadranka Đuranović Miličić, Svetlana Stojkov

 The rapid development and great adaptability of information technologies (IT) have enabled a qualitative and quantitative upgrade of health services and health systems (HS) as a whole. The aim of this paper is to present the attitudes of respondents-users of primary health care services (PHC) regarding the introduction of electronic prescript...

By Svetlana Stojkov, Jadranka Đuranović-Miličić, Dejan Živanović, Nataša Jovanović Lješković, Jovan Javorac

 Promoting health through the media can help change the lifestyle in the Covid-19 pandemic, but a lot of caution is needed to maintain optimal health, which represents a balance of physical, emotional, social, mental and intellectual health. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of health education through the mass media, which ...

By Jadranka Đuranović-Miličić, Svetlana Stojkov, Dejan Živanović, Jovan Javorac, Svetozar Đuranović, Stjepanović Ivana