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Potrzeba rozmowy o zdarzeniu traumatycznym a poziom symptomów PTSD

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Dudek B., Szymczak W., Łódzki I. P. U.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Psychologica

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2010

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vol. 14

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There were many studies on treatment and prophylaxis of PTSD. It was assumed that a need of talking about of the traumatic event has been a factor moderating relationship between exposure to traumatic event and PTSD symptoms development. Aim of the study was to test this assumption. The study was conducted on police officers according longitudinal procedure, it means that the study was performed in two stages with one year break. It was a possibility to make an analysis of obtained results as if it were two studies; cross-sectional and longitudinal ones. Each analysis let us draw opposing conclusions. Need of talking about traumatic event appeared to be a resistance factor in former one and a sensibilizing factor in letter one.

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Determinants of environmental domain of quality of life in economically active population living in Silesian agglomeration, Poland

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Kowalska M., Danso F., Humeniuk M., Kułak E., Arasiewicz H.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2013

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vol. 26

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issue 1

132-143

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Objectives: The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that determine the environmental domain of quality of life in economically active adults living in the industrial agglomeration in Poland. Materials and Methods: During the crosssectional epidemiological study conducted among the economically active population aged 45–60, we used a short version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Respondents were recruited randomly from selected factories located in the Silesian Agglomeration. The statistical analysis used descriptive and analytical methods available in the Statistica 9.0 software. Results: The results confi rmed the statistically signifi cant association between marital status, type of occupational activity, declared health status, and the environmental domain of quality of life in economically active inhabitants of the Silesian Agglomeration. The best qualities of life in the environmental domain were those of married people, white collars, and persons who declared their health status to be the best. Conclusions: The major determinants of environmental quality of life in economically active population living in the industrial agglomeration include non-occupational factors, such as marital status and current health status, while a signifi cantly better quality of life was associated with being a white-collar worker and not living in the vicinity of the road with heavy traffic. The results may be useful for future planned activities intended to improve the health and the quality of working life.

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The role of cognitive schemata in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder: results of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies

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Dudek B., Szymczak W.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2011

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vol. 24

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issue 1

29-35

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Objective: There are two theories (by Horowitz and by Foa) which attempt at explaining the process of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) development by information dissonance. The purpose of the present study was to verify these theories via cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Materials and Methods: The study based on a cross-sectional design was performed on a representative group of Polish firefighters. The study using a longitudinal protocol was conducted among police officers. The level of PTSD was assessed using the Questionnaire for PTSD Measurement (K-PTSD). The sense of coherence (SOC) was measured with the Polish adaptation of the Orientation to Life Questionnaire by A. Antonovsky. Results: In the cross-sectional study, the correlation coefficients between K-PTSD and SOC were –0.35 (p < 0.001) in the group of firefighters and –0.47 (p < 0.001) in that of police officers. In the longitudinal study, the relationship between SOC and PTSD symptoms appeared to be curvilinear and had the U-letter shape. Therefore, we used ANOVA for statistical analysis. Unfortunately, the F(2.31) = 1.900 and p > 0.05 indicated that the tendency we observed was not statistically significant. Conclusions: We would like to propose two possible explanations for the difference in the relationships between SOC and PTSD symptoms obtained in the studies employing the cross-sectional and the longitudinal protocols.

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A study of character strengths, work engagement and subjective well-being in Chinese registered nurses

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Ding X., Kan H., Chu X., Sun C., Ruan F.

Medycyna Pracy

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2022

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vol. 73

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issue 4

294-304

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Background: Nurses displayed low levels of subjective well-being and high turnover intention. How to enhance the subjective well-being and decrease the turnover rate of nurses is of great importance. However, little is known about whether work engagement mediates between character strengths and subjective well-being. The study aims to explore character strengths, work engagement and subjective well-being in nurses, and to determine whether work engagement plays a mediating role between the relationship. Material and Methods: From December 2017 to December 2018, 450 Chinese registered nurses completed the character strengths scale, work engagement scale, and subjective well-being scale. The relationship between study variables was tested by Pearson correlation. The mediating effect of work engagement was tested by the bootstrap method. Results: The results indicated the following: (1) the 4 elements of character strengths and work engagement were significantly and positively correlated with subjective well-being; (2) character strengths could significantly predict both work engagement and subjective well-being; (3) work engagement played a mediating role in this relationship. Conclusions: Character strengths affect subjective well-being in Chinese registered nurses, and work engagement plays a mediating variable among the relations. Therefore, nurses are encouraged to foster their character strengths and improve their level of work engagement for their subjective well-being. Following the results, the study recommends that nursing managers be aware of the importance of using character strengths in nursing work, taking actions to excavate nurses’ character strengths and encouraging nurses to use character strengths in clinical work to promote engagement and well-being. In the meantime, interventions to improve the level of subjective well-being based on nurses’ character strengths should be considered.

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Longitudinal and cross-sectional changes with age in selected anthropometric and physiological traits in hospitalized adults: an insight from the Polish Longitudinal Study of Aging (PLSA)

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Chmielewski P., Borysławski K., Chmielowiec K., Chmielowiec J.

Anthropological Review

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2015

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vol. 78

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issue 3

317-336

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Longitudinal studies of aging concerning individuals with comparable lifestyle, diet, health profile, socioeconomic status, and income remain extraordinarily rare. The purposes of our ongoing project are as follows: (i) to collect extensive data on biological and medical aspects of aging in the Polish population, (ii) to determine factors affecting the rate and course of aging, (iii) to understand how aging unfolds as a dynamic and malleable process in ontogeny, and (iv) to find novel predictors of longevity. Our investigation followed 142 physically healthy asylum inmates, including 68 males and 74 females, for at least 25 years from the age of 45 years onward. Cross-sectional assessment involved 225 inmates, including 113 males and 112 females. All the patients lived for a very long time under similar and good environmental conditions at the hospital in Cibórz, Lubuskie Province. They maintained virtually the same daily schedule and lifestyle. The rate and direction of changes with age in selected anthropometric and physiological traits were determined using ANOVA, t-test, and regression analysis. There were sex differences in the rate and pattern of age-related changes in certain characteristics such as relative weight, red blood cell count, monocyte count, thymol turbidity value, systolic blood pressure, and body temperature. Body weight, the body mass index (BMI), and total bilirubin level increased with advancing age, while body height decreased with age in both sexes. In conclusion, the aging process was associated with many regressive alterations in biological traits in both sexes but the rate and pattern of these changes depended on biological factors such as age and sex. There were only few characteristics which did not change significantly during the period under study. On the basis of comparison between the pattern of longitudinal changes with aging and the pattern of cross-sectional changes with age in the analyzed traits, we were able to predict which pattern of changes is associated with longer lifespan.

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Sleep duration and metabolic syndrome

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Kawada T.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2016

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vol. 29

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issue 6

877-878

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Work ability of aging teachers in Bulgaria

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Vangelova K., Dimitrova I., Tzenova B.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2018

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vol. 31

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issue 5

593-602

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Objectives The work ability of aging teachers is of special interest because of high risk of stress. The aim of the study was to follow the work ability of aging teachers and compare it with that of aging non-teacher professionals. Material and Methods The study included 424 teachers of age ≤ 44 years old (N = 140) and ≥ 45 years old (N = 284), with about 10% male teachers in both age groups, matched by sex and age with non-teacher professionals. Work ability was assessed by means of the Work Ability Index (WAI). Chi2 tests and regression analyses were used for studying WAI scales ratings, diagnosed by physician diseases and WAI ratings. Results Our data shows comparatively high work ability for both age groups of teachers but WAI of aging teachers was significantly lower in comparison to their younger colleagues as well as aging non-teacher professionals. About 80% of aging groups reported diseases diagnosed by physicians. Cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and respiratory diseases were the most frequently reported by aging teachers, while teachers ≤ 44 years old reported respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and sensory diseases. With aging significantly higher rates of arterial hypertension, diabetes, injury to hearing and mental disorders were reported by teachers as compared to aging non-teacher professionals. The rates of reported repeated infections of respiratory tracts were high in both age groups of teachers, especially in the group of aging teachers. The estimated work ability impairment due to the disease showed the significant effect of aging for teachers as well as the significant difference when comparing aging teachers and non-teacher professionals. Conclusions Our data shows high work ability for both age groups of teachers but significantly lower for aging teachers accompanied with higher rates of psychosomatic diseases, including hearing impairment and respiratory diseases. Preservation of teacher health could contribute to maintenance of their work ability and retention in the labor market. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(5):593–602

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Nursing students’ perception of multiculturalism in nursing. Comparative study of nursing students from Poland, Turkey and Hungary

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Żółtańska J., Grochulska A., Lesińska-Sawicka M.

Zeszyty Naukowe Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Zawodowej im. Witelona w Legnicy

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2017

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issue 3(24)

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Wielokulturowość jest pojęciem wielowymiarowym. Istnienie wymiarów wielokulturowości uświadamia nam, że jest ona coraz bardziej powszechna. Relacje i wzajemne przenikanie się różnych tradycji, wzorów, sposobów myślenia i postawy wobec świata, Boga i ludzi stały się czymś nieuniknionym i nieodwołalnym we współczesnym świecie. Celem tego przekrojowego badania było ukazanie rozumienia przez studentów pielęgniarstwa pojęcia wielokulturowości i jego implikacje do sprawowania opieki nad pacjentem odmiennym kulturowo. Jest to badanie jakościowe z wykorzystaniem otwartych pytań w kwestionariuszu sporządzonym przez pierwszego autora. Niniejsze badanie zostało zrealizowane w okresie od października 2014 do stycznia 2015 roku. Próba pozykana została z 354 wolontariuszy, studentów pierwszego roku pielęgniarstwa studiów licencjackich z pięciu szkół w trzech krajach: Turcji, Polski i Węgier. Respondenci otrzymywali link do ankiety przez Internet. Wypełniali go w domu lub na uczelni. Pytania w ankiecie były przetłumaczona na języku kraju, z którego pochodzili uczestnicy badania. Studenci najczęściej wyjaśniali pojęcie wielokulturowości z punktu widzenia zjawiska społecznego (50,2%). Uczestnicy badania określali osobę odmienną kulturowo przede wszystkim jako członka innej narodowości (46,67%). Respondenci wykazali otwartość na spotkanie z odmiennym kulturowo pacjentem, a 84,13% z nich stwierdziła, że chciałaby samodzielnie nawiązać kontakt z pacjentem pozostającym pod ich opieką. Występują różnice w definiowaniu pojęcia przez studentów w zależności od kraju.

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Multiculturalism is a multi-dimensional concept. The existence of dimensions of multiculturalism makes us realize that it is becoming more and more ubiquitous. Relations and interference of different traditions, patterns, ways of thinking and attitudes towards the world, God and other people have become something inevitable and irrevocable in contemporary world. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to show the nursing students’ understanding of the concept of multiculturalism and its implications for taking care of a patient with a different cultural background. This is a qualitative study using an open-ended questionnaire developed by one of the authors. It was conducted between October 2014 and January 2015 among 354 voluntary first year undergraduate nursing students from five schools in three countries: Turkey, Poland and Hungary. The participants were emailed a link and completed the survey at home or school. The survey questions were translated in the respondents’ native languages. The students most often perceive multiculturality as a social phenomenon (50,2%). The participants of the study primarily defined a person with a different cultural background as a member of a different nationality (46,67%). The respondents expressed their readiness to meet a patient with a different cultural background and 84,13% of them declared that they would like to have contact with such a patient under their care. There are differences in defining the aforementioned concept by students from different countries. Although the students demonstrate open attitudes towards patients with different cultural backgrounds than their own one, their knowledge should be systematised. This will give them a greater certainty as to the validity of their actions, and thereby it will be easier to eliminate stereotypes and prejudice among them.

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Potrzeba rozmowy o zdarzeniu traumatycznym a poziom symptomów PTSD

Determinants of environmental domain of quality of life in economically active population living in Silesian agglomeration, Poland

The role of cognitive schemata in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder: results of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies

A study of character strengths, work engagement and subjective well-being in Chinese registered nurses

Longitudinal and cross-sectional changes with age in selected anthropometric and physiological traits in hospitalized adults: an insight from the Polish Longitudinal Study of Aging (PLSA)

Sleep duration and metabolic syndrome

Work ability of aging teachers in Bulgaria

Nursing students’ perception of multiculturalism in nursing. Comparative study of nursing students from Poland, Turkey and Hungary