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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2016 | Nr 4 (48) Control | 10-14

Keywords psychoeducation heart patients human health

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We talk about the importance of psychoeducation for heart patients with Anna Mierzyńska and Karolina Jurczak of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Institute of Cardiology in Anin.

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Anna Mierzyńska

Karolina Jurczak

Patterns of Relapse Risks and Related Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Razi Hospital, Iran: A Latent Class Analysis

Mehdi Noroozi Neda Alibeigi Bahram Armoon Omid Rezaei Mohammad Sayadnasiri Somayeh Nejati Farbod Fadaei Davood Arab Ghahestany Bahman Dieji Elahe Ahounbar

Polish Psychological Bulletin | 2018 | vol. 49 | No 3: Advances in research on performance anxiety | DOI: 10.24425/119502

Keywords relapse risks patients schizophrenia Razi Hospital Iran latent class analysis

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Objectives: Relapse is very much associated with the management of disorder during the treatment, but also many other factors could trigger it. The aim of this study was to explore classes and patterns of relapse risk in patients with schizophrenia of Razi Hospital. Methods: Using random sampling techniques, we recruited 300 participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in Razi hospital of Tehran (Iran) between January and May 2017 in a cross -sectional survey. We used latent class analysis (LCA) to establish a baseline model of risk profiles and to identify the optimal number of latent classes, and we used ordinal regression to identify factors associated with class membership. Results: Three classes of multiple relapse risk were identified. LCA showed that, overall, 52%, 22% and 26% of participants with schizophrenia were divided into class 1, class 2 and class 3, respectively. Compared to members in the lowest -risk class (reference group), the highest -risk class members had higher odds of being the age of disorder onset under 25 (OR = 1.4; CI: 1.42–2.33). Participants with schizophrenia who were unemployed were more likely to categorize in the highest -risk class than members of the low -risk class (OR = 2.5; CI: 1.44–4.1). Also, female patients were more likely to belong to members of the high -risk class than members of the low -risk class (OR = 2.22; CI: 1.74–7.64). Conclusion: These findings emphasize the importance of having targeted prevention programs for all domains of Age of onset, female and unemployed related. So, current study suggested that interventions should focus on these risk factors. Furthermore, Increasing the Job opportunities for participants with schizophrenia is warranted so as to prevent of schizophrenia disorder.

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Mehdi Noroozi

Neda Alibeigi

Bahram Armoon

Omid Rezaei

Mohammad Sayadnasiri

Somayeh Nejati

Farbod Fadaei

Davood Arab Ghahestany

Bahman Dieji

Elahe Ahounbar

Patient Targeted Googling by nurses and midwives in Poland

Patrycja Zurzycka Katarzyna Wojtas Zofia Musiał Grażyna Puto Katarzyna Czyżowicz

Folia Medica Cracoviensia | 2023 | Vol. 63 | No 4 | 35-47 | DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2023.148756

Keywords Internet Patient Targeted Googling nurses midwives

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Introduction: Patient Targeted Googling (PTG) is not a new phenomenon, but in Poland — according to the information available to the authors — there has been no research in this area among nurses and midwives. The above-mentioned activity is associated with many doubts and concerns of legal and ethical issues, and therefore there is a need to explore it.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of PTG among nurses and midwives in Poland.
Material and Methods: The study conducted among 300 working nurses and midwives used a diag-nostic survey based on the author’s survey questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using PQStat version: 1.8.4.142. Mann–Whitney U tests, chi^2 and Fisher’s correlations were used. The significance level was adopted at p <0.05 and highly significant at p <0.01.
Results: The respondents’ reasons for patient targeted googling were mainly lack of other sources of information, controlling adherence to recommendations, ascertaining the patient’s mental disorders, behavior, substance abuse status and physical appearance. PTG without informing the patient was con-sidered unethical and likely to violate the principle of informed consent and privacy. Respondents ex-pressed the need for PTG training.
Conclusions: The study presents the prevalence of PTG phenomenon among Polish nurses and mid-wives along with the different determinants of this activity.

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Patrycja Zurzycka

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Katarzyna Wojtas

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Zofia Musiał

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Grażyna Puto

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Katarzyna Czyżowicz

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Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
Department of Internal Medicine and Community Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

Virtual Reality Use for Stress Reduction and Patient Comfort During Chemotherapy

Joanna Piskorz Marcin Czub Magdalena Mróz Jarosław Drapała

Polish Psychological Bulletin | 2023 | vol. 54 | No 2 | 136-155 | DOI: 10.24425/ppb.2023.146586

Keywords chemotherapy oncology patient care stress reduction virtual reality psychological wellbeing

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Background. For many years virtual reality (VR) has been used to support therapy in many clinical contexts. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of VR as an intervention to reduce distress and increase patient comfort during chemotherapy. Participants and Procedure. Twenty-six adult patients of the Haematology Clinic participated in the between-group design study. The experimental group used a VR application during three chemotherapy sessions, while the control group underwent treatment as usual.
Participants' task in VR was to locate and destroy cancer cells using drug particles emitted from a virtual weapon. Several self-report measures were used, measuring attitudes towards the chemotherapy session, experiences during the session, items related to using visualization techniques, and questions related to evaluating the VR application.
Results. We found a significant difference between groups regarding the experience of the session. Participants in the experimental group reported more sense of control over the treatment process, higher levels of physical comfort, and relaxation. We discuss the implications of these results in various contexts, including gender differences, age, and time between chemotherapy sessions.
Conclusions. Virtual Reality applications can effectively influence the experience of the chemotherapy session positively. Its use can also affect the psychological aspects of a patient's treatment process.

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Joanna Piskorz

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Marcin Czub

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Magdalena Mróz

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Jarosław Drapała

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Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wroclaw, Poland
Politechnika Wrocławska, Wroclaw, Poland

Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Interventions to Increase Resilience of the Covid-19 Patients Through Cyberpsychology Approach

Zainul Anwar

Polish Psychological Bulletin | 2022 | vol. 53 | No 3 | 171-176 | DOI: 10.24425/ppb.2022.141864

Keywords online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy resilience Covid-19 patients cyberpsychology

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This study aims to test the effectiveness of online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in increasing the resilience of Covid-19 patients. It has applied a website-based cyberpsychology approach to providing Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Therapy interventions. The online program was delivered over six sessions. These were carried out across four meetings, each of which lasted 30-120 minutes. The study is pre-experimental, using a single group pre-test to post-test experimental design. There were 5 patient participants with Covid-19, 1 male and 4 female. They were aged 20-27 years. All were either asymptomatic or presented only mild symptoms. The Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) was used to measure pre- to post-intervention change in resilience, and a negative emotion scale was used to derive emotion ratings after each session. Results were analysed using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. This showed a value of Z = -2.023 (p < 0.05), with a mean rank of 3.00, and a sum of ranks of 15.00. The analysis indicates that online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy can significantly increase resilience in Covid-19 patients.

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Zainul Anwar

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University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia

Active virus and passive patients – a discourse analysis of specialised medical publications about Covid-19 in English

Magdalena Zabielska

Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny | 2022 | No 3 | 366-382 | DOI: 10.24425/kn.2022.142975

Keywords specialised discourse discourse analysis medicine COVID-19 patient metaphor

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This paper offers an analysis of specialised medical discourse about COVID-19 in scientific articles in English, published in Polish professional medical journals. Special attention is paid to the textual representation of phenomena such as coronavirus and other pandemic-related concepts/aspects, as well the agency of doctors and patients. Methodologically, the paper blends the principles of qualitative discourse analysis with insights obtained from a quantitative exploration of the texts with the help of SketchEngine®.

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Magdalena Zabielska

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Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań

Clinical characteristics of elderly patients with atopic dermatitis — a retrospective observational study

Andrzej Kazimierz Jaworek Przemysław Hałubiec Natalia Kachnic Alicja Podolska Julia Radzikowska Arletta Kozłowska Anna Wojas-Pelc

Folia Medica Cracoviensia | 2023 | Vol. 63 | No 2 | 29-40 | DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2023.145911

Keywords elderly atopic dermatitis clinical characteristics of patients phenotype atopy differential diagnosis

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory dermatosis. The most characteristic symptoms of the disease include itch, eczematous eruptions and excessive dryness of the skin. Elderly patients with AD represent a poorly characterized population because the physiological ageing, possible comorbidity and polypharmacy modify the clinical presentation typically observed in the younger age groups. The aim of the study is to comprehensively assess the clinical characteristics of elderly patients (>60 years old) with AD. Data were collected from 26 AD patients treated in the Department of Derma-tology of the University Hospital in Krakow. Late-onset AD with generalized/prurigo lesions was the most predominant phenotype. Skin biopsy was required in 15 (58%) patients in the differential diagnosis process. Allergic rhinitis, a positive family history of atopy and xerosis were associated with a higher number of hospitalizations during the year prior to the last admission (p = 0.034, p = 0.046 and p = 0.036, respectively). Xerosis was more prevalent among subjects with polypharmacy (p = 0.046) and higher serum total IgE concentration (p = 0.048). AD in elderly patients is a new phenotype of the disease that requires careful differential diagnosis. Aged patients with an individual or family history of atopy, due to the increased incidence of severe exacerbations of AD, may benefit from the introduction of proactive therapy.

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Andrzej Kazimierz Jaworek

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Przemysław Hałubiec

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Natalia Kachnic

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Alicja Podolska

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Julia Radzikowska

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Arletta Kozłowska

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Anna Wojas-Pelc

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Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
University Hospital, Kraków, Poland
Student Scientific Group of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

Patient’s knowledge of daily activities, need for information and quality of life after cardiac electronic device implantation

Szymon Góral Marta Teliżyn Marek Rajzer Agnieszka Olszanecka

Folia Medica Cracoviensia | 2022 | Vol. 62 | No 1 | 121-134 | DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2022.141695

Keywords CIED post-intervention education patient knowledge quality of life pacemaker

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Introduction: Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) such as pacemakers or car-dioverter defibrillators prevent dangerous heart arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities. Post-inter-vention education is crucial in the patient recovery process and aims to avoid both dangerous behavior and unnecessary restraints in daily living.
Objective: The evaluation of knowledge of daily activities’ safety among patients with CIEDs and an analysis of the relationship between the state of knowledge and perceived post-intervention quality of life.
Materials and Methods: The study group included 100 patients (57% men) with CIEDs, recruited in the University Hospital in Kraków. Data on the patients’ knowledge about permissible daily activities, medical procedures and perceived quality of life was collected using a dedicated questionnaire, which comprised 57 simple and multiple-choice questions.
Results: The analyzed group included patients aged 28 to 97 years (mean age 73). Among them, 26% either have not received or have not read the information booklet. Two-thirds of them either need more information about their device (51%) or do not possess essential knowledge (15%). Patients raised con-cerns about performing daily activities such as: car-driving (38%), using seat belts (14%), bathing (15%), returning to work (51%) or climbing stairs (16%). They reported anxiety when using computers (39%), mobile phones (51%), microwaves (73%) and even electric toothbrushes (51%). It has been observed that patients with a greater general understanding of the pacemaker and post-implantation restraints had a higher quality of life on average.
Conclusions: Patients with CIEDs restrain themselves excessively in daily living. There is a strong need to provide them with knowledge of their medical condition, concomitant capabilities, and limitations to undergo a fully successful rehabilitation. Comprehensive and easily comprehensible recommendations may play a key role in improving patients’ quality of life.

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Szymon Góral

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Marta Teliżyn

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Marek Rajzer

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Agnieszka Olszanecka

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Students’ Scientific Group at the 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

CRACoV-HHS: an interdisciplinary project for multi-specialist hospital and non-hospital care for patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection as well hospital staff assessment for infection exposure

Wojciech Sydor Barbara Wizner Magdalena Strach Monika Bociąga-Jasik Krzysztof Mydel Agnieszka Olszanecka Marek Sanak Maciej Małecki Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach Robert Chrzan Aleksander Garlicki Tomasz Gosiewski Marcin Krzanowski Jarosław Surowiec Stefan Bednarz Marcin Jędrychowski Tomasz Grodzicki The CraCoV-HHS Investigators

Folia Medica Cracoviensia | 2021 | Vol. 61 | No 4 | 5-44 | DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2021.140002

Keywords SARS-CoV-2 infection patients with COVID-19 hospital care non-hospital care remote care multi-specialists care observational study medical staff

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The complex course of the COVID-19 and the distant complications of the SARS-CoV-2 infection still remain an unfaded challenge for modern medicine. The care of patients with the sympto-matic course of COVID-19 exceeds the competence of a single specialty, often requiring a multispecialist approach. The CRACoV-HHS (CRAcow in CoVid pandemic — Home, Hospital and Staff) project has been developed by a team of scientists and clinicians with the aim of optimizing medical care at hospital and ambulatory settings and treatment of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The CRACoV project integrates 26 basic and clinical research from multiple medical disciplines, involving different populations infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus and exposed to infection.
Between January 2021 and April 2022 we plan to recruit subjects among patients diagnosed and treated in the University Hospital in Cracow, the largest public hospital in Poland, i.e. 1) patients admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 [main module: ‘Hospital’]; 2) patients with signs of infection who have been confirmed as having SARS-CoV-2 infection and have been referred to home isolation due to their mild course (module: ‘Home isolation’); 3) patients with symptoms of infection and high exposure to SARS- CoV-2 who have a negative RT-PCR test result. In addition, survey in various professional groups of hospital employees, both medical and non-medical, and final-fifth year medical students (module: ‘Staff’) is planned.
The project carries both scientific and practical dimension and is expected to develop a multidisciplinary model of care of COVID-19 patients as well as recommendations for the management of particular groups of patients including: asymptomatic patient or with mild symptoms of COVID-19; symptomatic patients requiring hospitalization due to more severe clinical course of disease and organ complications; patient requiring surgery; patient with diabetes; patient requiring psychological support; patient with undesirable consequences of pharmacological treatment.

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Wojciech Sydor

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Barbara Wizner

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Magdalena Strach

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Monika Bociąga-Jasik

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Krzysztof Mydel

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Agnieszka Olszanecka

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Marek Sanak

8 5

Maciej Małecki

9 5

Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

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Robert Chrzan

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Aleksander Garlicki

4 5

Tomasz Gosiewski

12 5

Marcin Krzanowski

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Jarosław Surowiec

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Stefan Bednarz

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Marcin Jędrychowski

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Tomasz Grodzicki

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The CraCoV-HHS Investigators

Center for Innovative Therapies, Clinical Research Coordination Center, University Hospital in Cracow, Poland
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Steering Committee of the CRACoV-HHS
Deputy Director for Coordination and Development, University Hospital in Cracow, Poland
Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Chair of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Department of Radiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Department of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Chair of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Department of Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Jagiellonian University Medical College; Deputy Medical Director, University Hospital in Cracow, Poland
Head of Quality, Hygiene and Infection Control Section at University Hospital in Cracow, Poland
Head of Primary Care Unit at University Hospital in Cracow, Poland
Director of University Hospital in Cracow, Poland

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Patterns of Relapse Risks and Related Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Razi Hospital, Iran: A Latent Class Analysis

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Patient Targeted Googling by nurses and midwives in Poland

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Virtual Reality Use for Stress Reduction and Patient Comfort During Chemotherapy

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Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Interventions to Increase Resilience of the Covid-19 Patients Through Cyberpsychology Approach

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Active virus and passive patients – a discourse analysis of specialised medical publications about Covid-19 in English

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Clinical characteristics of elderly patients with atopic dermatitis — a retrospective observational study

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Patient’s knowledge of daily activities, need for information and quality of life after cardiac electronic device implantation

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CRACoV-HHS: an interdisciplinary project for multi-specialist hospital and non-hospital care for patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection as well hospital staff assessment for infection exposure

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