Body compositions phenotypes of older adults with COPD.

Purpose: Changes in nutritional status are important extrapulmonary manifestations of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study aimed to assess the prevalence of different body composition phenotypes in older patients with COPD and to investigate the relationship between these phenotypes and the severity of the disease, as well as physical performance of the subjects.

Patients And Methods: The study included 124 subjects aged ≥60 with COPD.

The Functional Efficiency of Older Patients after Lumbar Spine Surgery, the Impact of Pain, and the Passage of Time: Tips for Care Providers.

Chronic back pain in adults is often a cause of absenteeism from work, limitations in social interactions, and difficulties in performing daily activities. This study aimed to check whether the functioning of everyday activities in elderly patients after neurosurgery improved over time compared to their condition before the procedure and whether there is a connection between fitness, self-esteem, and pain intensity. This was a cross-sectional study carried out using an anonymous survey.

Factors determining the quality of life of homeless people staying in support centers for people in the crisis of homelessness. Pilot study.

Background: The aim of the study was to discuss the issues of the homelessness crisis and to present the assessment of the quality of life of people experiencing a homelessness crisis, taking into account various aspects of life and everyday functioning.

Methods: This was a pilot cross- sectional study carried out using an anonymous survey. The author's questionnaire, the WHOQOL-Bref scale and the Beck depression scale were used.

Wound Pain as a Determinant of Function in Patients Hospitalised for Burns.

Burn wounds most often occur on visible parts of the body. They therefore cause fear of disfigurement and rejection by those around them. In addition, they cause pain.

The Association of Self-Esteem with the Level of Independent Functioning and the Primary Demographic Factors in Persons over 60 Years of Age.

Self-esteem reflects the way we see ourselves. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among self-esteem, bio-psycho-social functioning, and sociodemographic conditions in the elderly. The study included 300 individuals over 60 years of age living in their home environment.

Evaluation of selected health behaviours in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases - a preliminary report.

Unlabelled: In treating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), regular physical activity (PA) and healthy behaviours play an increasingly important role.

Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse PA with motivation to undertake it, health behaviours, and level of self-esteem in individuals with IBD.

Materials And Methods: The study involved 50 (mean age 39.

Pain and symptoms of depression: international comparative study on selected factors affecting the quality of life of elderly people residing in institutions in Europe.

Background: As the number of elderly people is on the rise in societies throughout the world, providing them with optimal care is becoming a major demand, especially in the context of rising interest in institutional care. Quality of life is multidimensional notion and its perception depends highly on pain and mood levels. The aim of this study was to perform a comparative analysis of pain and depression symptoms in elderly people living in nursing homes in France, Germany, and Poland.

Needs of older adults living in long-term care institutions: an observational study using Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly.

Introduction: No comprehensive needs assessment is performed routinely in Poland.

Purpose: The goal of the study was to investigate the patterns of needs in older individuals living in long-term care institutions (LTCIs) using the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE) questionnaire, based on a previously published study protocol.

Participants And Methods: The study included 306 LTCI residents (age: ≥75 years) with the a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of at least 10 points.

Burden of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Introduction: Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative brain disease of unknown aetiology. It is characterised by a gradual deterioration of cognitive processes, especially memory, orientation and thinking. With the deepening of Alzheimer's disease, the independence of patients is increasingly limited, what results in an increased involvement of caregivers in care.

Threats to Health and Well-Being Perceived by Older People in Poland and Portugal.

Introduction: According to the OECD, Portugal and Poland rank below average in several well-being measures such as income and wealth, and health status. Investigating how people perceive the threats to health in these two countries, is an important issue to address priority needs. To meet this need, the objective of this paper was to compare the perceptions of the threats to the health and well-being among the Polish and Portuguese older persons and explore differences between the countries in respect of patterns of self-rated health.

Determinants of Quality of Life and the Need for Support for the Elderly with Good Physical and Mental Functioning.

BACKGROUND The ageing of population is the reason that there are various strategies developed to help seniors acquire greater independence and a better quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the elderly peope's need for assistance and assessed quality of life. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 100 participants who were members of a Seniors Club in Poznań, Poland.

Validity of the EASYCare Standard 2010 assessment instrument for self-assessment of health, independence, and well-being of older people living at home in Poland.

EASYCare Standard 2010 is a brief instrument identifying concerns in health, functional independence, and well-being, from older persons' perspective. It has not previously been validated for self-assessment. Our aim was to determine whether self-assessment (EC1) can give comparable results to an evaluation performed by professionals (EC2), for older people living at home.

Children with epilepsy against their healthy peers and those with headaches: Differences-similarities.

Introduction: Epilepsy, like most chronic diseases, affects bio-psycho-social functioning of children and adolescents. The aim of this work was to assess functioning of children with epilepsy compared with the group of healthy children and those with headaches carried out by children themselves and their mothers.

Material And Methods: The study included 209 children with epilepsy and 173 children with headaches and 182 healthy students and their mothers.

Is independence of older adults safe considering the risk of falls?

Background: Falls affect approx. 30% of elderly population per year. They cause major injuries and reduce independence of the older adults' functioning.

The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly questionnaire as a tool for the assessment of needs in elderly individuals living in long-term care institutions.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly questionnaire (CANE) in assessing the needs of elderly individuals living in long-term care institutions (LTCI) in Poland.

Setting And Participants: The needs of 173 residents were assessed. The inclusion criteria were age (at least 75 years of age) and the lack of severe cognitive impairment (Mini Mental Scale Examination score of at least 15 points).

Functional assessment of the elderly with the use of EASY-Care Standard 2010 and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.

Background: The wide variation in performance among the elderly leads to the search for a suitable instrument to identify the necessary support. The aim of this study was to examine the scope of independent functioning of the elderly and to indicate the necessary support using basic instruments, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and EASY-Care Standard 2010.

Methods: For statistical analysis were qualified 101 questionnaires of patients from oncological surgery clinic.

Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale.

Introduction: The paper presents the methods of cultural adaptation of the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale (NSNS) to the conditions in Polish hospitals.

Material And Methods: The process of cultural adaptation of the research tool took into consideration an analysis of different equivalence levels, the translation procedure and the estimation of psychometric parameters. The Polish version of the NSNS questionnaire was correctly completed by 787 patients making up 59.

Functioning of women with migraine headaches.

Background: Migraines are one of the most commonly occurring ailments affecting the nervous system. The aim of this research paper was to evaluate the effect migraines have on the everyday functioning of women.

Method: The study involved women with diagnosed migraine headaches (IHS-2004) undergoing treatment at a neurological clinic.

Attitudes of employees of service and trading companies towards people with epilepsy and their professional activity in Poland.

Purpose: Attitudes are shaped by the influence of the media and fixed social beliefs. Lack of interaction with people suffering from epilepsy may result in an inaccurate perception of this particular group. The aim of this study was to examine attitudes towards people with epilepsy as potential colleagues.

Cognitive functioning and behaviour of epileptic children in parents' assessment.

Background And Purpose: Cognitive functioning and behaviour of chronically ill children are affected by many factors, including anxiety due to hospitalization, persistent symptoms of sickness and adverse side effects of medications. The aim of this work was to seek out parents' opinion concerning cognitive functioning and behaviour of children with epilepsy.

Material And Methods: The study comprised 156 children with epilepsy aged 7-18 and treated in the Department of Developmental Neurology at Karol Marcinkowski Poznan University of Medical Sciences and in an outpatient clinic.

[The assessment of patient's satisfaction with nursing care on the surgical and non-surgical units with the use of The Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale (NSNS)].

The article presents research of which the aim was to assess patients' satisfaction with nursing care during the hospitalization in the cardiological deparment (non-surgical department) and the urological department (surgical department) of the 111th Military Hospital (111 Szpital Wojskowy) in Poznar. The questionnaire based on The Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale (NSNS) was carried out among 200 patients during a period of six months. The results of the questionnaire showed (among other things) that the patients expressed positive opinions about nursing care and had positive experiences connected with their hospital stay.

[Quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis].

The main aim of the paper was to evaluate quality of life in SM patients and to establish its determinants. Participants in the study were 50 patients hospitalized at the Neurology Ward in Gostynin-Kruk and 100 patients undergoing 24-day rehabilitation in a sanatorium in Kowal. They were examined using the Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (FAMS) and a questionnaire concerning demographic data and the course of the disease, including the evaluation of motor disability level (EDSS, according to the Kurtzki scale).