Is Health Education among the Decisive Factors for the Diet Quality of Pregnant Women in Poland?

Health education (HE), an educational process that leads to increased nutritional awareness and improved health, is one of the factors influencing diet quality (DQ) during pregnancy. The aim was to evaluate the DQ of pregnant women and its determinants considering their HE. The study included 122 pregnant women aged 20-40 years.

Somatic characteristic, morphological asymmetry and postural stability of youth male canoeists compared to control. A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the relationships between selected morphological characteristics and the level of body composition asymmetry with postural stability among canoeists and a control group.

Methods: The sample consisted of 43 males (21 canoeists 21.8±3.

The level of kinesiophobia in breast cancer women undergoing surgical treatment.

Introduction: Lifestyle-associated factors like physical activity (PA) play an important role in cancer prevention and oncology treatment outcomes. The aim of the study is to investigate the level of kinesiophobia (fear of movement) in breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing surgical treatment depending on socio-demographic variables, lifestyle before cancer diagnosis, stage and type of BC and comorbidities.

Methods: We interviewed 285 women (132 patients from Greater Poland Cancer Center - age: 55.

Polish Adaptation of the Modified Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Fatigue (TSK-F) and the Revision of the Tampa Scale in Terms of Pain for Cancer Patients.

The aim of this study was to create a Polish adaptation of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia considering fatigue, and to verify the usefulness of the scale in the context of pain in cancer patients. The study was conducted at the Breast Cancer Unit, operating at the Greater Poland Cancer Centre, and at the Poznan Centre for Specialist Medical Services in Poznan. After considering the exclusion criteria, 100 people qualified for the interviews for the final study: 50 breast cancer patients and 50 healthy respondents (without cancer).

Pro-Healthy Diet Properties and Its Determinants among Aging Masters Athletes.

Qualitative dietary assessments are not common in aging athletes. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate diet quality and its determinants among aging masters athletes. Eighty-six participants of the 8th World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships were enrolled in the study (age range 36-65 years).

Body adaptation to Dance: A Gerontological Perspective.

A number of studies have investigated the effectiveness of dance in older adults in the context of healthy aging. Analysing results across studies is important to understand whether dance in older adults is an effective adjunctive intervention for the healthy aging. To summarize the current research results about the effectiveness of dance in older adults in the context of healthy aging, and to identify key areas for future research.

A Pilot Study of Influence of Endurance Training on the Prooxidative and Antioxidant Status of Women after Breast Cancer.

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of 8-week long endurance training on the prooxidative-antioxidative status of plasma in women treated for breast cancer. The participants of the study were 12 women after radical mastectomy aged 45 to 56 years (M = 50.6 ± 2.

Is it worth following the example of a scientist? - or a few words about nutritional status and physical activity of Polish professors.

Growing problem of overweight and obesity in Polish society needs corrective measures to limit its negative consequences. The purpose of the study is to assess the levels of nutritional status and physical activity of people with university education, professors of Poznań universities. The study included 288 Polish university professors.

Eating Habits and Preferences of Polish Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer.

Objective: The objective of the study is the assessment of the nutrition as well as the eating habits and preferences of Polish women undergoing breast cancer treatment. Material and methods: The study included women undergoing breast cancer treatment aged over 50 years. Data were collected on 112 respondents, residents of a large city, for whom the average time elapsed since the completion of treatment was 5 years.

A study of physical activity levels of pregnant women using the Polish version of Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ-Pl).

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal level of physical activity during pregnancy and discuss whether and to what extent biological, social and demographic variables affect the level of total physical activity in studied women.

Material And Methods: The respondents were 267 pregnant women from Poland aged 28.16 ± 4.

[Short athletes in view of anthropometric research].

Unlabelled: The aim of this work, which is just a part research introduced in sport environment undertaking morphologic and motoric problems of development conditions, is the description of somatic structure of short growth sportsmen.

Material And Method: Research material consists of measurement results of 254 boys at the age of 15-17, who were at the stage of directed sport training process, Junior Team of Wielkopolska Voivodship.

Results: From 254 examined sportsmen about 12% were short body height people.

[Physical and motor development of preschool children in aspect of short stature].

Introduction: Anthropometric research of morphological traits and motor ability are recommended in many environmental areas, inter alia among children.

Aim Of Study: 1. To determine morphological diversification of preschools children aged 3-6 years with proper body height and with short stature.

[Physical fitness of short children from the rural area].

Introduction: In past decades we May observe in Poland the secular trend of somatic features as Wall as the phenomenon of maturity processes acceleration. On the other side physical fitness research results are diversified and are the results of multiple factors influence. From population of children, among which appear the effects of secular trend in somatic parameters we may mark the group of children diversified with body build from, as called "evolutionary norm" which may be described as short children.

[Short countryside children in view of anthropometric research].

Introduction: The present report deals with the analysis of the development, maturity and somatic body proportion of children from Polish country environment during growth. The research allow to describe which factors influence the biological development of children from the village. The aim of the study is the estimation of body build type and body proportions of short village children.