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Mothers of children with Tourette’s syndrome

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Khoury R.
Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej
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2017
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issue 19
171-199
PL
The purpose of this study was to gather data from the mothers of children with Tourette Syndrome (TS), in order to examine the extent to which the existence of a child with TS in the family affected mothers’ Quality of Life (QOL). The research was conducted according to the qualitative methods. Data was collected from semistructures interviews with 50 mothers of children with TS. The interviews were analyzed using a content analysis method. Conclusions derived from the research findings found that lack of accurate diagnosis and information leaded mothers to a state of imbalance and great stress. When they were given accurate information, they seemed to be more able to advocate for the child with TS and thus preventmisunderstandings, and consequent unpleasant situations and confusion.
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Socio-Economic Costs of Systemic Transformation in Ukraine in the Lens of the Biographical Experiences of Ukrainian Female Migrants to Poland

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Dolińska A.
Qualitative Sociology Review
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2019
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vol. 15
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issue 4
140-160
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The aim of this article is to discuss the socio-economic costs of the post 1990 transformation process in Ukraine resulting in the chronic feeling of discontent with one’s life, which results in the individuals and whole families’ decisions to migrate. I analyse the factors which account for the individuals’ subjective perceptions of their life situations and how they manifest themselves in the biographical experiences of the Ukrainian female migrants to Poland after 1989.
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Psychological, physical, and social situation of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing radical chemoradiotherapy

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Hempel D., Politynska B., Danilewicz A., Sierko E., Wojtukiewicz, M.Z
Progress in Health Sciences
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2015
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vol. 5
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issue 2
69-76
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Purpose: To assess the physical and psychosocial situation and needs of Polish patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who had undergone radical chemoradiotherapy.Materials and methods: 50 Hodgkin lymphoma patients were asked to complete an institution-developed questionnaire concerning their physical, emotional and social well-being, as well as their perceptions regarding the medical care they had received. Results:The physical and psychosocial quality of life of patients with HL was diminished by the disease and its treatment. The most frequently reported side effects of both chemo- and radiotherapy were fatigue and loss of taste. The observed symptoms were slight or moderate. Although 36% of participants reported feelings of depression and 52% - were concerned about their future functioning in society, more than half of patients reported that were happy (60%). 20% of respondents were unable to work at all, but more than half had some difficulties with their employment. 20-40% of the patients complained about having received insufficient dietary instructions and lack of information about the late adverse effects of treatment. Although the majority of respondents assessed the quality of medical care as very high emotional problems preferred to share with relatives (90%).Conclusions:Although the physical and psychosocial situation of HL patients may be affected by the disease and its treatment, for the majority of patients, these impediments did not cause serious deterioration in functioning. Medical care was positively assessed by the HL patients, but more emotional and informative support is needed to decrease patients’ anxiety regarding future functioning in society.
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The quality of life of women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome

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Stadnicka G., Łepecka-Klusek C., Kulesza-Brończyk B., Pilewska-Kozak A.
Progress in Health Sciences
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2015
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vol. 5
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issue 2
61-68
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Purpose: To assess how certain clinical symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affect the quality of life of women, their activity, and their sexual lives.Materials and methods: The World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) was used to assess the quality of life and health of 78 women diagnosed with PCOS, and the female sexual function questionnaire -28 (FSQ-28) was used to assess their sexual activity and associated disorders.Results: Among three groups of women with varying body mass indexes and aged26.93 years on average, significant differences (p<0.05) were found in quality of life. In individual domains of the WHOQOL-Bref, the median score of women with obesity was lower than that of women with normal body weight or with overweight. Women with symptoms of hirsutism showed lower quality of life than women without these symptoms, while womenwho had undergone treatment for 4–6 years experienced significantly worse quality of life than those who had undergone therapy for less than 3 or more than 6 years. In the various domains of sexual response, regression analysis showed a positive correlation (p <0 .05) between better quality of life and women’s sexual activity.Conclusions: Clinical symptoms of PCOS such as obesity and hirsutism affect women’s quality of life, as does the length of infertility treatment, whereas general quality of life affects the occurrence of disorders in women at particular stages of sexual response.
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Impact of Work on the Well-Being of Police Officers and Firefighters

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Basińska B., Wiciak I.
Internal Security
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2013
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vol. 5(1)
247-258
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Work is one of the most important spheres of human functioning and has a significant impact on individual overall well-being. The purpose of this study is to assess the positive and negative impact of the work of police officers and firefighters on their well-being in different spheres of life. In particular, the study examines the relationship between the type of occupation and the elements that generate a feeling of well-being, issues relating to a positive influence of work on different spheres of life, as well as the relationship between the length of service and the influence of work on health. A hedonistic model of the quality of life has been assumed. The study encompassed 499 Polish officers serving in operational positions, including 195 police officers and 304 firefighters. A modified scale of satisfaction with various aspects of life, and a calculated work-related positivity indicator in the field of life, were used for the assessment of subjective well-being in relation to work. The results showed that the impact of work on well-being in the social, economic, and health spheres, and in relation to self-esteem, was determined by the nature of the work. Compared to police officers, firefighters were more positive in their assessment of the impact of work on their private life and overall well-being. Among the police officers, work was considered to have a negative impact on health, leisure and economic well-being. The results obtained from the group of firefighters are explained in accordance with the “top-down” model, and those from the group of police officers on the lines of the “bottom-up” model, in Czapiński’s onion theory of happiness. Practical implications for health and leisure are discussed.
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Security, threats and hazards in their current general and specific forms: a new theory of security

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ROŽŇÁK P.
Acta Scientifica Academiae Ostroviensis. Sectio A, Nauki Humanistyczne, Społeczne i Techniczne
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2016
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issue 7(1)/2016
277-290
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Several serious circumstances gave the impulse to write this essay: since 2008 a crisis situation has remained, albeit with varying intensity, the international security situation as well as the debt and institutional crisis are getting worse not only in the Euro zone. The probably organized migration wave continues to roll across the permeable borders of the Schengen area, which shows how fragile and powerless the European Union is. The migration has been dividing the EU Member States into patriarchal and patrimonial and the distrust between communities has been increasing. Moreover, in some regions of Europe (France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom) there are closed communities in which the law of the majority is not valid. Our current socio-political and economic existence is based on the traditional understanding of security. The second decade of the 21st century, however, sets a mirror to the political and military conservatives that reflects the image of prosperity and security from a different angle than it was in the previous years. Prosperity and security have been threatened by "overlooked threats" such as terrorism, separatism and radical Islamism, whether of global or regional nature.
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Kilka poważnych okoliczności dało impuls do napisania niniejszego artykułu: sytuacja kryzysowa trwająca od 2008 roku, choć o różnym stopniu natężenia, sytuacja bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego, a także pogłębiający się, nie tylko w Europe, kryzys instytucyjny. Prawdopodobnie zorganizowana fala imigrantów przetacza się przez granice strefy Schengen, co pokazuje jak słaba jest Unia Europejska. Kryzys migracyjny dzieli Europę, a nieufność we wzajemnych stosunkach pomiędzy krajami Unii rośnie. Ponadto w niektórych regionach Europy (Francja, Belgia, Niemcy, Szwecja, Zjednoczone Królestwo) istnieją zamknięte społeczności, w których prawo większości nie obowiązuje. Nasza obecna społeczno-polityczna egzystencja opiera się na tradycyjnym rozumieniu kwestii bezpieczeństwa, jednak druga dekada 21 wieku stawia przed politycznymi i militarnymi konserwatystami lustro, w którym odbija się wizerunek dobrobytu i bezpieczeństwa widziany z innej perspektywy niż w poprzednich latach. Ten dobrobyt i bezpieczeństwo są zagrożone poprzez takie „przeoczone niebezpieczeństwa”, jak: terroryzm, separatyzm i radykalny Islam, zarówno na skalę globalną, jak i lokalną.
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