Acculturation, trust to health care system, and attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination: A comparative study between Polish immigrants in Norway, Polish in Poland, and Norwegians in Norway.

Fast deployment of safe and efficient COVID-19 vaccines has changed the course of the pandemic in many countries reducing COVID-19 death rates and allowing countries to abandon strict measures such as social distancing and restrictions to public events. The vaccination strategy, however, is based on the expected high vaccination rate in the population. Several studies have indicated vaccination hesitancy to be higher in ethnic minority communities, which can lead to unnecessary suffering and loss of lives, worsening pre-existing health inequalities and marginalization of ethnic minority groups.

Comparison of ultrasound therapy and radial shock wave therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcers - clinical, pilot study.

Introduction: Venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers each year affect more and more people, especially in developed countries. The challenge of our time is to find an effective method of treating venous leg ulcers, which will further shorten treatment time and reduce the cost of treatment.

Aim: To compare the effects of treating venous leg ulcers using ultrasound therapy, radial shock wave therapy and standard care.

Randomized, controlled clinical pilot study of venous leg ulcers treated with using two types of shockwave therapy.

Venous leg ulcers are difficult to heal wounds. The basis of their physiotherapeutic treatment is compression therapy. However, for many years, the search for additional or other methods to supplement the treatment of venous ulcers, which would shorten the duration of treatment, is underway.

Shockwave therapy in selected soft tissue diseases: a literature review.

Objective: The aim of our study is to present the current state of knowledge on the use of shockwave therapy (SWT) in the treatment of soft tissue wounds, by reviewing the available literature.

Method: Medical databases were searched for articles using the keywords: 'shockwave AND wound healing', 'shockwave AND ulcers', 'shockwave AND burns', 'shockwave AND bedsores', 'shockwave AND diabetic foot ulcer', 'ESWT AND wound healing', 'shock wave AND diabetic gangrene'.

Results: A total of 14 scientific articles were included in the study which described the methodology of treatments and list the type of generator, physical parameters used during the procedure, number of treatments and the type of treated wounds.

Sexual dysfunction and distress--development of a Polish version of the female sexual distress scale-revised.

Introduction: The concept of sexually related personal distress, central to the diagnosis of all female sexual dysfunction (FSD), is currently a subject of scientific debate. Several psychometric instruments have been used to measure sexually related personal distress in women, including the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS) and its revised version (FSDS-R).

Aim: To develop a Polish version of the FSDS-R (PL-FSDS-R).

Development and validation of the Polish version of the Female Sexual Function Index in the Polish population of females.

Introduction: Unlike male sexual function, which is relatively easy to assess, female sexual function is still a diagnostic challenge. Although numerous new measurements for female sexual dysfunction (FSD) have recently been developed, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) remains the gold standard for screening. It has been validated in more than 30 countries.

Current views on etiology, diagnosis and the treatment of pain connected with sexual intercourse at women.

Painful intercourse at women is a diagnostically and therapeutically difficult issue, but most of all there is no accordance to the etiology of this health problem. At present there are six classification systems by menas of which one tries to describe this issue. The layout of presented work is based on International Classification on Female Sexual Disorders, which in point four, includes Sexual Pain Disorders--dyspareunia, vaginismus and pain disorders not connected with sexual intercourse, but caused by other type of sexual stimulation.

[Assessment of painful sexual intercourse occurrence among women in gynaecological practice].

Objectives: Analysis of painful sexual intercourse occurrence among women who are patients of a gynaecological practice.

Material And Methods: 104 women have been examined by means of self-constructed questionnaire consisting of parts A and B. All interviewees had had sexual intercourses.

[Selected features describing sexuality among elderly married women--research results].

Objectives: Analysis of selected features describing sexuality and sexual behaviour of elder married women, without hormonal treatment, assessing their sexual life as either successful or unsuccessful

Material And Methods: 170 women were examined with the help of a self-constructed questionnaire containing questions concerning sexual life. All interviewed women were married. The results have been submitted to the statistical analysis.

[Selected sexuality features among married women--research results].

Objectives: Analysis of features describing sexuality and sexual behavior of married women, deeming their sexual life 'successful' or 'unsuccessful'.

Material And Methods: 217 women have been interviewed with the help of our original questionnaire about sexual life. All women in question had been married at the time of the interview.

Human sexuality and sex steroids.

Studies on human sexuality are considered to be extremely difficult. Moreover, their results appear often unclear and contradictory. Sexuality is perceived as the identity, feelings and behavior associated with sex.