Bojan N. Joksimovic

Faculty of Medicine University of East Sarajevo

Speech is a way of communication formed by rhythmic units of syllables , words and sentences, and as such is inherent in man, the only being whose organs and psyche are trained for this process. Delayed speech is defined as a phenomenon in which a child does not start speaking on time, or there are errors in the speech pattern that are not appropri...

Antibiotics are often misused, especially for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children, where their use is unnecessary and leads to antimicrobial resistance. This study sought to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of parents and pediatricians on the use of antibiotics among children and whether the l...

The pandemic of COVID-19 has brought many changes in health care systems at all levels of health care. The increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 has led to overuse and misuse of antibiotics.The aim of this study was to compare the consumption of antibiotics for systemic use in outpatients in the Republic of Srpska (RS), before and during the...

Suppurative portal vein thrombosis (pylephlebitis) is an uncommon condition usually associated with an intra-abdominal infection or inflammatory process. In this study, we aimed to synthesize data on previously published cases according to the PRISMA guidelines. A total of 103 patients were included. Patients were more commonly male (71.8%) and had...

Background/Aim: Antibiotic use and resistance represent a growing public health issue, with a specific risk of uncontrolled use of antibiotics in children. The aim of the study was to examine differences in parental knowledge, attitudes and practices about antibiotic use in children between urban and rural areas of the Republic of Srpska. Methods:...

Introduction. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is considered the reference diagnostic method for quantifying right ventricular size and function, and pulmonary regurgitation in patients with tetralogy of Fallot surgery. The aim of this paper is to confirm the importance of magnetic resonance continuous postoperative monitoring of right and...

Introduction. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), mental illnesses are on the rise. The World Health Report estimates that today about 1 billion people suffer from mental and behavioral disorders or psychosocial problems such as those related to alcohol and drug abuse. Stigmatization of the mentally ill is one of the burni...

Introduction. The patient and his safety should be at the center of quality health care, which is a challenge for every health system. Adverse patient outcomes (APO) are defined as damage caused by a drug or other intervention in a primary, secondary or tertiary health care facility, which results in a complication of the primary or the emergence o...

Introduction. Higher level of knowledge and frequent contacts with peers with disabilities can influence the emergence of more positive attitudes of students towards peers with disabilities. In regard to that, our aim was to test the importance of knowledge, contact frequency and other possible factors influencing attitudes of students toward disab...

Introduction. Tinnitus is a perception of a sound in the ears in the absence of acoustic stimulation whose pathophysiological mechanisms have not been evaluated yet. Approximately, 1-2% of people report distress which can negatively affect their daily performance. Our study aimed to assess the incidence of anxiety in patients with tinnitus. Methods...

Pneumoconiosis of workers in brown coal mines is an occupational disease, a global public health problem and a serious disease of the lung parenchyma. If it is not prevented, it leads to irreversible changes in the lungs with complications. The disorder occurs after prolonged exposure to coal dust containing high concentration of free crystalline s...

Introduction. Inhalation of coal dust during blasting in brown coal mines has been shown to lead to a lung disease called pneumoconiosis. There is very little data in the literature on the direct impact of coal on the quality of life of people who work in coal mines as well as the body's immune response to the effects of coal dust. The aim was to e...

Introduction: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and is a serious global health problem. Hepatitis C infection is highly prevalent in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD), due to frequent exposure to blood and blood products, nosocomial transmission of HCV, and prolong hemodialysis duration. The aim of th...

Introduction. Human monocytes are heterogeneous and plastic cell population with the ability to undergo phenotypic and functional changes as a response to a stimulus from a local microenvironment. Our aim was to determine the potential of human monocytes to differentiate into different cell populations depending on two different cytokines (IL-4 and...

Introduction. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as attractive natural materials, have numerous applications in the biomedical field. Their unique biomechanical characteristics, surface chemistry, low cost and sustainable nature make them an engaging alternative to conventional materials and potentiate their use as progressive material. Therefore, it is...

Napredak u dijagnostici i liječenju doveli su do značajnog poboljšanja sudbinedjece rođene sa tetralogijom Fallot sa perioperativnim mortalitetomod 2-3% i tridesetogodišnjom stopom preživljavanja od 90%. Ipak, većinaovih pacijenata ima rezidualne postoperativne morfološke i hemodinamskeporemećaje kao i poremećaje srčanog ritma, prvenstveno zbog vol...

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) emerged as major factors driving the tumor progression due to numerous immunosuppressive mechanisms they possess. Prostaglandin (PG)E2 is shown critical for the induction of MDSC and their suppressive functions in vivo, but it is poorly understood how it affects the capacity of MDSC to induce different subset...

In 2012, alcohol liver disease (ALD) resulted in 3.3 million - 5.9% of global deaths. This study introduced whey protection capacity against chronic alcohol-induced liver injury. Rats were orally administered to 12% ethanol solution in water (ad libitum, average 8.14 g of ethanol/kg b.w./day) alone or combined with whey (per os, 2g/kg b.w./day). Af...

Infekcija urinarnog trakta (IUT) definiše se kao prisustvo signifikantne bakteriurijeu propisno prikupljenom uzorku urina uz postojanje niza kliničkihporemećaja ili stanja – od asimptomatske bakteriurije do akutnog pijelonefritisa.Najčešće se javlja u dojenačkoj dobi i među ženskom djecom. Rizikod nastanka IUT veći je u djece sa prisutnim anomalija...

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine self-perceived compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among family physicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to describe potential contributing factors. Material and methods: The cross-sectional study enrolled 120 family physicians. Professional Quality of Life Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue, V...

We studied the effects of whey and pumpkin seed oil supplementation on the biochemical parameters in blood serum of male rats after chronic ad libitum alcohol consumption. The levels of AST, ALT, total bilirubin, ALP, LDH, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL, triglyceride/HDL ratio, total cholesterol/HDL ratio (cholesterol ratio) and L...

Objectives. Interprofessional teamwork is best attained through education that promotes mutual trust and effective communication. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of interprofessional learning on knowledge about diabetes. Methods. The cross-sectional study included students of medicine, dentistry and nursing at the Faculty of...

Introduction The purpose of the present study was to examine self-perceived stress of health professions students at the Faculty of Medicine Foča, and to explore its association with anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life. Methods The cross-sectional study enrolled 451 students at the Faculty of Medicine (medicine, dentistry, nursi...

Introduction. Orthodontic treatment is a common dental procedure in developedcountries. Assessment of orthodontic treatment need is importantfor health services planning and population trends monitoring. The aim ofthis study was to assess the need for orthodontic treatment among childrenin Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods. The study involved 81...

Uvod. Neformalni osuđenički sistem u maloletničkom zatvoru sadrži podgrupenastale na osnovu različitog statusa i moći. Takva podela implicira ipodelu po različitom stepenu viktimizacije za svaku od tri statusno različitepodgrupe neformalnog osuđeničkog sistema. Definisanje unutrašnje prirodeosuđeničke interakcije kroz njihovo delovanje u određenim...

Background: Despite considerable efforts to promote and support clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) use, adherence has often been suboptimal universally. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess to which extent family physicians (FPs) in Republic of Srpska (RS), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) accept or reject the concept and practice of CPG...

Background: Benzodiazepines have a direct bronchodilatory effect. Methacholine is a non-selective muscarinic receptor agonist causing bronchoconstriction. Aim: To examine the effects of inhaled benzodiazepines, modulating bronchoconstriction induced by methacholine in patients with asthma. Patients and methods: Twelve patients with well contro...

The number of elderly with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is constantly increasing worldwide, and irregular screening of CKD leads to disease discovering usually in advanced stages. The aim of the study was to examine the presence of CKD biomarkers in the elderly primary care patients, and to analyze whether the presence of diabetes and hypertension...

Tobacco smoking amongst the young is a matter of public health concern because of the immediate and long-term health consequences associated with tobacco use, such as asthma, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of smoking initiation among a sample of high school students in Bosnia and Her...

Objective: The primary objective of this paper is to examine the impact of diabetes mellitus on the ability to work in patients with diabetes mellitus. The second objective of this paper is to examine the differences in the ability to work between patients with diabetes mellitus and patients with other chronic diseases, such as hypertension. Mate...

Uvod. Disajni putevi su biološke strukture koje se šire i skupljaju mijenjajućivolumen pluća i tonus bronha. Gama-amino buterična kiselina (GABA) jeneurotransmiter koji je značajan inhibitor u centralnom nervnom sistemusisara. Benzodiazepini su lijekovi koji imaju direktan bronhodilatatorni efekatna glatku muskulaturu disajnih puteva. Oni učestvuju...

Uvod. Zloupotreba psihoaktivnih supstanci u populaciji adolescenata pred-stavlja jedan od najvećih psihosocijalnih problema savremenog društva. Cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrđivanje nivoa znanja i stavova učenika osnovne i srednje škole, uzrasta od 11 do 18 godina, o načinima dobijanja droga, štetnim efektima na ljudsko zdravlje, kao i posljedicama...

Uvod. Unapređenje kvaliteta rada zdravstvenih ustanova, kao i svakodnevnih aktivnosti svih zaposlenih u zdravstvu je kontinuirani proces čiji je cilj dos-tizanje višeg nivoa efektivnosti u radu, kao i veće zadovoljstvo pacijenata. Ciljevi ovog istraživanja su bili da se ispitaju stavovi medicinskih sestara i nivo njihovog zadovoljstva kvalitetom ra...

Uvod. Bolnička infekcija je svaka infekcija koja je nastala kod bolesnika, osoblja, učenika ili studenata u bolnici ili u nekoj drugoj zdravstvenoj ustanovi, a koja nije bila prisutna, niti je bolesnik bio u inkubaciji na prijemu. Bolnička infekcija se može manifestovati u toku hospitalizacije, ili po njenom prestanku. Cilj rada je bio da se ispita...

Uvod: Disajni putevi su biološke strukture koje se šire i skupljaju mijenjajući volumen pluća i tonus bronha. Gama-amino buterična kiselina (GABA) je neurotransmiter koji je značajan inhibitor u centralnom nervnom sistemu sisara. Benzodiazepini su lijekovi koji imaju direktan bronhodilatatorni efekat na glatku muskulaturu disajnih puteva. Oni učest...

Cilj našeg istraživanja bio je da utvrdimo zastupljenost i uzroke pušenja među studentima druge godine Medicinskog fakulteta u Foči. Studija je izvedena među studentima druge godine Medicinskog fakulteta u Foči putem anonimnog anketnog lista sa 20 pitanja. U studiji je analizirano 55 ispitanika (32,7%- muški pol; 67,3%- ženski pol) koji su dobrovol...

Kratak sadržaj Uvod. Hepatitis B je ozbiljna bolest čiji je uzročnik hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV može prouzrokovati hroničnu doživotnu infekciju, cirozu jetre ili rak jetre. SZO procjenjuje da je više od 2 milijarde ljudi inficirano sa HBV (uključujući 350 miliona hronično inficiranih). Cilj ovog istraživanja je bio da se ispitaju znanje i stavovi...