Viera Ivanková
Biographic Data
| ID | 6882679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viera Ivanková |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viera |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivanková |
| SIGNATURE | IVANKOVA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technical University of Košice |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6164-1165 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The relationship between destination image and destination safety during technological and social changes Covid-19 pandemic
Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Determinants of Excessive Drinking During the Covid-19 Lockdown in the Slovak Republic
As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, countries have been forced to adopt strong restrictions, such as lockdown, which can lead to serious consequences for public health, including the problematic use of addictive substances. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine changes in alcohol consumption and to identify determinants against the background of excessive drinking during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Slo…
The Role of Self-Care Activities (Sass-14) in Depression (PHQ-9): Evidence From Slovakia During the Covid-19 Pandemic
In the ongoing situation, when the world is dominated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the development of self-care programs appears to be insufficient, while their role in mental health may be crucial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between self-care activities and depression in the general Slovak population, but also in its individual gender and age categories. This was achieved by validating the self-care screenin…
Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety, and Depression Among College Students in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Studying in college can be a challenging time for many students, which can affect their mental health. In addition to academic pressure and stressful tasks, another aggravating factor in student life is the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms in Czech and Slovak college students during the COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate possible so…
Internet Addiction in Socio-Demographic, Academic, and Psychological Profile of College Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Internet addiction is a serious problem among young adults that requires increased attention, especially at a time of distance learning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between internet addiction and selected socio-demographic, study-related, and psychological characteristics of college students. Internet addiction was measured using the Internet Addiction Test both over…
Understanding the relationships between health spending, treatable mortality and economic productivity in OECD countries
Introduction: Population health is one of the highest priorities for countries, which can translate into increased economic prosperity. This encourages research on health in an economic context. Methods: The objective was to assess the relationships between health spending, treatable respiratory mortality, and gross domestic product (GDP) in countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The research was conducted…
Perception of Covid-19 Testing in the Entire Population
In the Slovak Republic, a mass testing of the entire population was performed. Estimates show that this testing cost more than 400 million EUR and thousands of euros were paid for one positively identified case. Thus, it is possible to state a high cost for such a project, which has been criticized by many parties. On the other hand, from a public health point of view, mass testing has helped fight the pandemic. Both the health and economic persp…
Internet Addiction, Symptoms of Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Stress Among Higher Education Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Poor mental health is a growing concern among young people during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of Internet addiction with depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress in higher education students during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to examine these mental health problems in the context of study-related characteristics. The research sample consisted of 3,099 partic…
Examining the Economic Perspective of Treatable Mortality: The Role of Health Care Financing and the Importance for Economic Prosperity
Health is an essential element of economic life and is therefore considered a source of comparative economic development of countries. The aim of the study was to examine the associations between health care financing, specific treatable mortality of males and females of working age, and economic prosperity, taking into account to the classification of health systems applied in the countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Devel…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Health in the Countries of the European Union
In the current era of globalization, a clean environment remains a crucial factor for the health of the population. Thus, improving air quality is a major focus of environmental policies, as it affects all aspects of nature, including humans. For these reasons, it is appropriate to take into account the health risks posed by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released into the atmosphere. With regard to global GHG emissions, there are concerns about …
Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics
The main objective of the research was to examine the associations between problematic alcohol use, tobacco use and cannabis use among Czech and Slovak university students during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 1422 participants from the Czech Republic (CZ) and 1677 from the Slovak Republic (SK). The analyses included university students who drank alcohol in the past year (CZ: 1323 (93%); SK: 1526 (91%)). Regarding t…
Relationships between Renewable Energy and the Prevalence of Morbidity in the Countries of the European Union: A Panel Regression Approach
The main objective of the presented study was to examine the associations between the use of renewable energy sources in selected sectors (transport, electricity, heating, and cooling) and the prevalence of selected groups of diseases in the European Union, with an emphasis on the application of statistical methods considering the structure of data. The analyses included data on 27 countries of the European Union from 2010 to 2019 published in th…
Gender health inequalities and economic productivity in OECD countries
The presented study deals with the relations between the economic life of developed countries and the health of women and men. The primary objective of the presented study was to assess the relations between gender health inequalities and economic productivity in a sample of OECD countries, with a focus on the classification of their health care systems. Analyses included selected causes of mortality as health variables, each in a specification o…
Impact of Gender Inequalities in the Causes of Mortality on the Competitiveness of OECD Countries
The aim of the present study is to quantify the relations between gender inequalities in mortality by selected causes of mortality and between competitiveness of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Data for the analyses were obtained from OECD databases and the World Economic Forum (Global Competitiveness Index), for the years 2011-2016, for all 36 countries. The methods of descriptive analysis, analysis of di…
Relationships between Perceived Stress, Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders in University Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Socio-Economic Dimension
The objective of the study was to examine the effects of perceived stress on depression and subsequently to examine the effects of depression on alcohol use disorders. The data were obtained by an electronic questionnaire survey during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ( n = 1523 Slovak university students). Descriptive, regression, and correlation analysis were used in the analytical processing, while the analyses included student…
Gender Inequalities in Health and Their Effect on the Economic Prosperity Represented by the GDP of Selected Developed Countries—Empirical Study
The objective is to evaluate the relations between gender health inequalities and economic prosperity in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The groups included health indicators in the specification of men, women and gender inequalities: life expectancy, causes of mortality and avoidable mortality. The variable determining the economic prosperity was represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The an…
Differences in financial performance between various categories of hotels in the Visegrad Group countries
Under market economy, financial health of businesses is one of the main determinants in achieving business objectives and building a competitive advantage. The objective of the study is to evaluate differences in the selected financial indicators across the categories of hotels in the Visegrad Group countries. This objective was achieved by testing these differences in the selected financial indicators (CF, EVA, ROE, ROCE, ROA, ROS and many other…
Perceived health status and economic growth in terms of gender-oriented inequalities in the OECD countries
Health affects both individual and economic life, and this fact is undeniable. Reducing health inequalities in socioeconomic groups is a proclaimed topic, not only in scientific discussions, but also in the discussions of the international organizations dealing with public health. The main aim of this article is to assess the relations between gender inequalities in perceived health status and economic growth in the OECD countries. The analyses i…
Health Care Financing Systems and Their Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of OECD Countries
Background : The primary aim of the research in the present study was to determine the effectiveness of health care in classifying health care financing systems from a sample of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries (2012-2017). This objective was achieved through several stages of analysis, which aimed to assess the relations between and relation diversity in selected variables, determining the effectiveness of …
Evaluation of selected indicators of patient satisfaction and economic indices in OECD country
The primary aim of the research is to estimate the relationship between healthcare indicators and economic indices in the selected OECD countries. The goal was met in three main procedures. Firstly, a cluster of the selected countries was identified, then a relationship analysis was realized on eight variables that determined satisfaction and economic indices (Global Innovation Index -GII, Human Development Index -HDI) and at the end, regression …
Perceived health status and economic growth in terms of gender-oriented inequalities in the OECD countries
Health affects both individual and economic life, and this fact is undeniable. Reducing health inequalities in socioeconomic groups is a proclaimed topic, not only in scientific discussions, but also in the discussions of the international organizations dealing with public health. The main aim of this article is to assess the relations between gender inequalities in perceived health status and economic growth in the OECD countries. The analyses i…
Health Care Financing Systems and Their Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of OECD Countries
Background : The primary aim of the research in the present study was to determine the effectiveness of health care in classifying health care financing systems from a sample of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries (2012-2017). This objective was achieved through several stages of analysis, which aimed to assess the relations between and relation diversity in selected variables, determining the effectiveness of …
Evaluation of selected indicators of patient satisfaction and economic indices in OECD country
The primary aim of the research is to estimate the relationship between healthcare indicators and economic indices in the selected OECD countries. The goal was met in three main procedures. Firstly, a cluster of the selected countries was identified, then a relationship analysis was realized on eight variables that determined satisfaction and economic indices (Global Innovation Index -GII, Human Development Index -HDI) and at the end, regression …
Impact of Gender Inequalities in the Causes of Mortality on the Competitiveness of OECD Countries
The aim of the present study is to quantify the relations between gender inequalities in mortality by selected causes of mortality and between competitiveness of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Data for the analyses were obtained from OECD databases and the World Economic Forum (Global Competitiveness Index), for the years 2011-2016, for all 36 countries. The methods of descriptive analysis, analysis of di…
Relationships between Perceived Stress, Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders in University Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Socio-Economic Dimension
The objective of the study was to examine the effects of perceived stress on depression and subsequently to examine the effects of depression on alcohol use disorders. The data were obtained by an electronic questionnaire survey during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ( n = 1523 Slovak university students). Descriptive, regression, and correlation analysis were used in the analytical processing, while the analyses included student…
Gender Inequalities in Health and Their Effect on the Economic Prosperity Represented by the GDP of Selected Developed Countries—Empirical Study
The objective is to evaluate the relations between gender health inequalities and economic prosperity in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The groups included health indicators in the specification of men, women and gender inequalities: life expectancy, causes of mortality and avoidable mortality. The variable determining the economic prosperity was represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The an…
Differences in financial performance between various categories of hotels in the Visegrad Group countries
Under market economy, financial health of businesses is one of the main determinants in achieving business objectives and building a competitive advantage. The objective of the study is to evaluate differences in the selected financial indicators across the categories of hotels in the Visegrad Group countries. This objective was achieved by testing these differences in the selected financial indicators (CF, EVA, ROE, ROCE, ROA, ROS and many other…
Perceived health status and economic growth in terms of gender-oriented inequalities in the OECD countries
Health affects both individual and economic life, and this fact is undeniable. Reducing health inequalities in socioeconomic groups is a proclaimed topic, not only in scientific discussions, but also in the discussions of the international organizations dealing with public health. The main aim of this article is to assess the relations between gender inequalities in perceived health status and economic growth in the OECD countries. The analyses i…
Examining the Economic Perspective of Treatable Mortality: The Role of Health Care Financing and the Importance for Economic Prosperity
Health is an essential element of economic life and is therefore considered a source of comparative economic development of countries. The aim of the study was to examine the associations between health care financing, specific treatable mortality of males and females of working age, and economic prosperity, taking into account to the classification of health systems applied in the countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Devel…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Health in the Countries of the European Union
In the current era of globalization, a clean environment remains a crucial factor for the health of the population. Thus, improving air quality is a major focus of environmental policies, as it affects all aspects of nature, including humans. For these reasons, it is appropriate to take into account the health risks posed by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released into the atmosphere. With regard to global GHG emissions, there are concerns about …
Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics
The main objective of the research was to examine the associations between problematic alcohol use, tobacco use and cannabis use among Czech and Slovak university students during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 1422 participants from the Czech Republic (CZ) and 1677 from the Slovak Republic (SK). The analyses included university students who drank alcohol in the past year (CZ: 1323 (93%); SK: 1526 (91%)). Regarding t…
Relationships between Renewable Energy and the Prevalence of Morbidity in the Countries of the European Union: A Panel Regression Approach
The main objective of the presented study was to examine the associations between the use of renewable energy sources in selected sectors (transport, electricity, heating, and cooling) and the prevalence of selected groups of diseases in the European Union, with an emphasis on the application of statistical methods considering the structure of data. The analyses included data on 27 countries of the European Union from 2010 to 2019 published in th…
Gender health inequalities and economic productivity in OECD countries
The presented study deals with the relations between the economic life of developed countries and the health of women and men. The primary objective of the presented study was to assess the relations between gender health inequalities and economic productivity in a sample of OECD countries, with a focus on the classification of their health care systems. Analyses included selected causes of mortality as health variables, each in a specification o…
Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Determinants of Excessive Drinking During the Covid-19 Lockdown in the Slovak Republic
As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, countries have been forced to adopt strong restrictions, such as lockdown, which can lead to serious consequences for public health, including the problematic use of addictive substances. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine changes in alcohol consumption and to identify determinants against the background of excessive drinking during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Slo…
The Role of Self-Care Activities (Sass-14) in Depression (PHQ-9): Evidence From Slovakia During the Covid-19 Pandemic
In the ongoing situation, when the world is dominated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the development of self-care programs appears to be insufficient, while their role in mental health may be crucial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between self-care activities and depression in the general Slovak population, but also in its individual gender and age categories. This was achieved by validating the self-care screenin…
Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety, and Depression Among College Students in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Studying in college can be a challenging time for many students, which can affect their mental health. In addition to academic pressure and stressful tasks, another aggravating factor in student life is the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms in Czech and Slovak college students during the COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate possible so…
Internet Addiction in Socio-Demographic, Academic, and Psychological Profile of College Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Internet addiction is a serious problem among young adults that requires increased attention, especially at a time of distance learning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between internet addiction and selected socio-demographic, study-related, and psychological characteristics of college students. Internet addiction was measured using the Internet Addiction Test both over…
Understanding the relationships between health spending, treatable mortality and economic productivity in OECD countries
Introduction: Population health is one of the highest priorities for countries, which can translate into increased economic prosperity. This encourages research on health in an economic context. Methods: The objective was to assess the relationships between health spending, treatable respiratory mortality, and gross domestic product (GDP) in countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The research was conducted…
Perception of Covid-19 Testing in the Entire Population
In the Slovak Republic, a mass testing of the entire population was performed. Estimates show that this testing cost more than 400 million EUR and thousands of euros were paid for one positively identified case. Thus, it is possible to state a high cost for such a project, which has been criticized by many parties. On the other hand, from a public health point of view, mass testing has helped fight the pandemic. Both the health and economic persp…
Internet Addiction, Symptoms of Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Stress Among Higher Education Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Poor mental health is a growing concern among young people during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of Internet addiction with depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stress in higher education students during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to examine these mental health problems in the context of study-related characteristics. The research sample consisted of 3,099 partic…
The relationship between destination image and destination safety during technological and social changes Covid-19 pandemic
Medicine (15 works) · Economics (12 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Global Health Care Issues (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (7 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Demographic economics (6 works)