Importance of most frequent needs of the disabled in shaping areas of support in public health. Part. II. Disability as a consequence of dysfunction in the state of health disrupting daily functioning based on selected health and socio-demographic characteristics - interdisciplinary problems in the domain of public health.

Introduction: The disabled are a group with heterogeneous structure of causes and needs. Assessment of these causes and needs requires prospective studies in order to use the results within public health actions, indispensable for pursuing the challenges of sustained development. The aim of the study was determination of the problems and needs of the disabled in various areas of their functioning, according to such characteristics as: gender, age, causes of disability, place of residence, level of education, formal status of disability, and socio-economic standard.

An analysis of anxiety and selected aspects of personality in women with ischemic heart disease according to P.T. Costa and R. R. McCrae theory - The role of psychosocial factors in ischemic heart disease.

Introduction: Risk factors for ischemic heart disease (IHD) are very numerous and not fully defined. In addition to classic risk factors, different factors are also distinguished, among them psychological aspects chich have rarely been subject to detailed analyses.

Objective: The aim of study was an analysis of the anxiety structure, including the five factors of personality: neuroticism (NEU), extraversion (EXT), openness (OPE), agreeableness (AGR) and conscientiousness (CON), in women with IHD.

PSYCHOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

Objective: Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most important causes of the morbidity and mortality in the Polish and European population, accounting for nearly half of the causes of death. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, especially in view of the predicted increase in mortality rate as a result of these diseases in the aging populations is crucial. The aim: To characterize selected psychological risk factors that predispose to the development of cardiovascular disease.

[Old age can be joyful too].

All over world people live longer. In highly civilized societies the elderly people are half of the population. The old age crowns the whole life, it is the period when one enjoys the fruits of his labours.

Overt and Covert Anxiety as a Toxic Factor in Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: The Link Between Psychological Factors and Heart Disease.

BACKGROUND Long-term clinical observations have shown that anxiety disorders influence the etiopathogenesis of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in women. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the structure of overt and covert anxiety, and to examine the impact of the severity of anxiety on five personality traits as described Costa and McCrae. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 50 women aged 37 to 74 years, who were treated because of IHD that was confirmed by angiographic examination of the coronary vessels.