Attitudes of women after the age of 50 towards preventive screening.

Introduction: Prevention is one of the major branches of the health sector. The National Health Programme encompasses main risk factors, elimination of which may lead to a reduced incidence of illnesses in the society. At the same time, the criteria of selecting people eligible for preventive screening are established according to risk groups determined by sex, as well as age in the population of women.

[Health problems of the unemployed--possibilities and forms of solving them].

The most painful price to pay for social and economic transformations in our country is high level of unemployment, triggering all kinds of negative consequences. Health consequences that the unemployed as well as their families and the whole society suffer from play an important role in social consequences of unemployment. The aim of the study was to recognize the health problems of jobless people as well as the possibilities and forms of solving these problems.

[Evaluation of the Lublin Regional Health Board contract in 2002 in the selected departments of the state hospital health service of the Lublin region. Part II. Medical staff as a criterion of contract evaluation].

The study evaluated the value of the contract of the Lublin Regional Health Board per 1 physician's and 1 nurse's post in the hospitals of the Lublin region in four basic departments. According to the usage of existing staff resources, the evaluation revealed significant differences in the average contract value per 1 physician's and 1 nurse's post in the selected departments. The differences are observed in the departments of the same and of different specialties, therefore they create different conditions for potential intensity of work in the examined units.

Prophylaxis of breast cancer among women over 35.

In recent years, the increase in incidence of malignant tumours of breast has been observed in Poland. Every year approximately 10 thousands of new cases of breast cancer are registered. 19 per cent of all women afflicted with malignant neoplasms suffer from breast cancer.

Intensification of the phenomenon of violence in the family environment of teenagers.

Childhood and adolescence are the periods of life when the experience of violence accumulates. As socially weaker individuals, children and teenagers are exposed to violence. The factors that increase the risk of child maltreatment include, above all, social and cultural factors and the stress that family suffer from.

Estimation of CA 125 concentration in patients with congestive heart failure.

Tumour marker CA 125 is used in the monitoring results of treatment woman with ovarian cancer. Its diagnostic effectiveness in selected groups of patients is defined by sensitivity estimated at approximately 75% and specifity at 95%. In practice diagnostic specificity of CA 125 concentration is lower as it is limited by the increase of concentration different tumour diseases (bladder cancer) and non-tumour diseases (pericardial inflammation).

Analysis of health-promoting behaviours of 14-year-olds of selected schools of Lublin.

The health of an individual and of the community depends on many interrelated factors, including health behaviours which are one of the most important of these factors. The aim of the paper was to analyze the selected pro-health behaviours of 14-year old students. The research was carried out by means of a self-made questionnaire.

The influence of unemployment on functioning of the family.

The aim of the study was to determine the impact of unemployment on family welfare. It was conducted between April and June 2002 among 200 unemployed registered at the Regional Employment Bureau in Lublin. The method of choice was a questionnaire.

Prophylaxis of breast cancer among nurses in health care settings in the city of Lublin.

The goal of this project was to assess the kind, extent and knowledge about the actions undertaken by nurses in the field of primary and derivative prophylaxis of breast cancer. The research was conducted with the use of an anonymous poll. We surveyed 180 nurses from medical centres in Lublin.

[Satisfaction of need for health services among pensioners with reformed health care].

The objective of this study was to determine the demand for health services and to assess the level of satisfaction of these needs in the new, reformed health care system with reference to pensioners and old age pensioners. The survey was carried out over the period of 4 months among patients undergoing a cure in the Municipal Sanatorium in Nałeczów. The group consisted of people with chronic diseases, among which cardiovascular system diseases were the leading ones.

The demand for health education among patients with diabetes.

Education of the sick with diabetes has been a stable element of treatment for plenty of years. However, the system of trainings related to this disease is still not perfect and the knowledge of patients about this subject is insufficient. The objective of the study was to determine the demand for health education among patients with diabetes by means of evaluating the level of their knowledge.

General practitioners' opinions on the intake of painkillers among patients.

The goal of this paper is to evaluate the consumption of painkillers among patients on the basis of the opinions of general practitioners. The most frequent ailments including pain symptoms were the cases of long-continued pain (64.3%); less frequent were acute pain syndromes in the course of a disease (35.

Attitudes of young people towards problems connected with human procreation.

The aim of the paper was to get acquainted with opinions and attitudes of secondary school students concerning the issues of human procreation. The survey was carried out in secondary comprehensive and technical schools in Lublin during the years 1999 and 2000 among 300 students aged 16-19. The survey shows that mass media play the leading role in conveying knowledge and shaping attitudes and behaviours of teenagers in the sphere of sexuality.