Quality of life in children with chronic diseases of heart

The bachelor thesis "Quality of life at children with chronic diseases of heart" summarizes, in its theoretical part, an issue of children´s cardiology including the heart anatomy, examination methods in cardiology, causes and a classification of arrhythmias and, last but not least, their treatments, including the use of methods such as cardiac stimulation and implantable cardioverter {--} defibrillator. Further the quality of life is characterized and specified, its conception extent and an importance of the evaluation. The final of the theoretical part is dedicated to a chronically ill child and its developmental and social aspects. The practical part is composed of an aim of the bachelor thesis and a stated hypothesis. This is followed by a methodical description of the research methodical process and used techniques. The chapter {\clq}qResults`` reports on the carried-out investigation in a form of graphs with verbal descriptions, these are then compared in a discussion. The goal of the thesis is to map the quality of life and other related issues of the children´s cardiology focused on a group of children with implanted pacemakers. To focus on major problems and to try to propose an optimal solution. An aim of the thesis is to find out to which extent the implanted pacemaker affects the quality of children´s life. Data from respondents were obtained by an interrogation method, a technique of a non-standardized questionnaire, dealing with three domains {--} physical, mental and social. Based on the results it is shown, that children perceive their limitations in comparison with an optimal state. There are evident differences comparing the children´s view of their own body after the implantation of the pacemaker in terms of gender. The theoretical part as well as the research results can serve as a summary of findings of the issue in a part of the children´s cardiology, dedicated to the heart rhythm disorders, which are necessary to be solved by a pacemaker implantation in relation to the quality of life and also it is about an experience of the disease depending on the developmental aspects of the child. It can be used by parents, clinical children´s psychologists, general practitioners for children and adolescents or the others who want or need to obtain more detailed information concerning the topic