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Abstract: Introduction: Evidence suggests that stressful situations are frequent in the field of psychiatry and that professionals working in this speciality are more prone to stress. Stressful situations may be compounded by ignoring the principles and strategies of therapeutic communication in all interactions with patients. The purpose of the research was to determine the presence of stress among the nursing team members. Methods: The research is based on a quantitative methodology; the data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 73 nurses working in a special social welfare institution (n = 37) and in a psychiatric hospital (n = 36). The survey was conducted in the first half of the year 2016. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used. Results: The list of stress factors most frequently reported by the participants include low pay (n = 40, 55 %), poor interpersonal relationships in the workplace (n = 23, 32 %), and the sense of insecurity due to unpredictable behaviour of patients (n = 32, 44 %). One fifth of the respondents are regularly subjected to patient physical violence and psychological abuse in the workplace (n = 14, 19 %) and a large majority (n = 53, 72.5 %) are frequently exposed to dangerous situations. The respondents are not fully aware of the crucial importance of therapeutic communication with the patients (n = 38, 52 %). Discussion and conclusion: It is impossible to completely avoid stressful situations in psychiatric settings. Psychiatric nurses should possess good communication skills and the ability to develop good interpersonal relationships.
Keywords: workplace, burnout, therapeutic communication, patient violence, stress factors
Published in DiRROS: 28.01.2026; Views: 124; Downloads: 95
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Abstract: Forest environments are exposed to multiple stressful factors of both abiotic and biotic nature such as heavy metal contamination, drought, or pest infestations which may lead to their massive decline. We designed a comprehensive approach for isolating, producing and functionalizing reagents suitable for the affordable detection of forest plant stress biomarkers with the aim to provide quantitative data to assess plant stress fluctuation and, possibly, to design mitigation strategies. We first optimized a panning protocol to recover nanobodies targeting shared sequences that could cross-react with both Pisum sativum and Populus nigra ascorbate peroxidase (APX). After their production as recombinant constructs and their extensive biophysical and biochemical characterization, such reagents were exploited as the immunocapture element of an electrochemical biosensor conceived as a potential point-of-care device. Such biosensor could detect both pea and poplar APX in leaf extracts and could be used to clearly discriminate between control and heavy metal-stressed poplar plants based on their APX activity, even before the appearance of any phenotypic symptom. The combination of fast and inexpensive reagent production with the development of portable diagnostics opens the opportunity for large-scale, on-site surveys of forest trees.
Keywords: plant stress, scavengers, diagnostics, nanobodies, biosensors
Published in DiRROS: 21.01.2026; Views: 157; Downloads: 79
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Abstract: Changes in endocrine and kidney functions have been associated with spaceflight. Here, we discuss the most relevant evidence about the impact of spaceflight on the cardiometabolic system, the cardiorenal function and the reproductive/gonadal axis. Notably, these changes appear to be interrelated with other organ/system functions, suggesting the need of a systemic approach leading to a more comprehensive understanding of physiological and health-related impacts of the space environment. Therefore, this review will also focus on the need to move space endocrinological research to multi-omics approaches and the implementation of “machine learning” and “data mining” strategies.
Keywords: cardiorenal function, metabolic changes, microgravity, oxidative stress, reproduction, space exposome., a
Published in DiRROS: 12.01.2026; Views: 161; Downloads: 79
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Abstract: Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, namely, the biggest disruption to education in the last century, this article provides insights into the consequences it holds for teachers’ well-being, their (non)preparedness for and support needed in any such future disruptions in Slovenia. By utilising the Job Demands–Resources Model, insights are provided concerning job demands (stress) and job resources (support) on different levels (individual, micro, meso, macro, chrono) of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. The importance of complementing large-scale, representative, quantitative data (from the Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS)) with qualitative data obtained from two focus groups comprising eight teachers in total is demonstrated to gain a comprehensive understanding of teachers’ well-being during educational disruptions. This study confirms that the intertwining of different levels in Bronfenbrenner’s socio-ecological system explains job demands (sources of stress) and job resources (support for teacher well-being) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of stressors at the time of the pandemic were identified on the micro level, whereas sources of support were primarily located on the individual and meso (school) levels. For any future educational disruptions, however, the most significant sources of support for teachers’ well-being are expected on the macro level (system and society).
Keywords: vzgoja in izobraževanje, učitelji, stres, stres na delovnem mestu, dobro počutje, motnje, delo, podpora, pandemije, covid-19, motnje v izobreževanju, Slovenija, education, teachers, work-related stress, stress, occupational well-being, disruption, support, pandemija, covid-19, Slovenia
Published in DiRROS: 29.12.2025; Views: 474; Downloads: 109
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Keywords: adult basic life support, stress, serious games, gaming, simulation
Published in DiRROS: 17.12.2025; Views: 195; Downloads: 87
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