The standardized quality assessment system generated scores for nine incontinence quality indicators with good interrater reliability and provided explicit scoring rules that can facilitate replication. The focus of the indicators on care processes that are under the control of NH staff make the protocol useful for external survey and internal quality improvement purposes.

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Introduction. In recent years, there has been a growing global trend in the number of people with pathogens of sexually transmitted infections. There is a worldwide lack of data on the prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections in the general population, especially among the high school students. Material and Methods. We conducted a cross sectional study on attitudes and knowledge of young people about sexually transmitted infections. The survey population included young people aged 14 to 20 years attending a high school in the city of Novi Sad. The data were collected through a questionnaire. Results. The percentage of students with signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections was higher among the students who did not use a condom during the last sexual intercourse compared to the students who used a condom. Conclusion. Young people engaging in risky sexual behavior showed better knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in comparison to young people who did not engage in risky sexual behavior.

Introduction. The most common malignant tumor of the kidney is renal cell carcinoma (> 90%). The metastasis of the renal cell carcinoma in lingual base is very rare. Case report. Patient, 74 years old, renal cell carcinoma underwent radical nephrectomy with evacuation of regional lymph nodes and without any further therapy. After two years of disease-free period, patient appeared with the symptom of difficult swallowing. Ultrasound showed tumor spreading in number of organs. Histopathological analysis of tissue from lingual base confirmed metastatic tumor. Conclusion. After radical surgical treatment of the malignant disease, it is important to examine multiple organ systems. Appropriate approach to the diagnostics and evaluation the entire condition of the patient in this stage of the disease, especially lingual base can relieve patients discomfort and provide prolonged survival, even if the prognosis is unfavourable.