Validity and reliability of the Polish adaptation of the work-related sense of coherence scale.

Background: Work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC) is defined as the perceived comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness of an individual's work situation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure, invariance, reliability, and validity of the Polish version of the Work-SoC Scale.

Method: The research was carried out between September and November 2023 in a diverse sample of employees.

[Polish adaptation and validation of the (IWPQ)].

Background: The objective of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the (IWPQ).

Material And Methods: The study was conducted on 3 independent samples of 1582, 581 and 40 individuals employed as manual workers, social service and white collar workers. To test the IWPQ structure an exploratory factor analysis was conducted.

Work Stressors and Intention to Leave the Current Workplace and Profession: The Mediating Role of Negative Affect at Work.

The first aim of this study was to determine whether organisational constraints, interpersonal conflicts at work, workload and negative affect at work have a positive relationship with intention to leave a current job or profession. The second aim was to investigate whether negative affect at work mediates the relationship between work stressors and intention to leave a current job or profession. The study was a quantitative cross-sectional design in nature.

Social support at work and job satisfaction among midwives: The mediating role of positive affect and work engagement.

Aims: This study examined whether social support at work from superiors and colleagues is associated with positive affect at work, and whether work engagement creates a positive relationship with job satisfaction among midwives. We also investigated whether a positive affect and work engagement mediate the relationship between social support at work and job satisfaction.

Design: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study.

The impact of workload and job satisfaction on occupational stress - A comparison among newly qualified and experienced midwives.

Background: Midwives are potentially exposed to high levels of occupational stress. The level of stress may be related to the job demands and job resources, as well as midwife seniority. To date, few studies on the determinants of occupational stress have examined Polish midwives.

COVID-19 pandemic is challenging some dogmas of modern urbanism.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic has brought dramatic changes to many aspects of urban life. Lockdowns, the social isolation, constrains on mobility, the closure of schools, universities and other public institutions, have resulted in a depopulation of streets, abandonment of public transport and the limitations of human contact in public spaces. Some of the dogmas of contemporary planning, such as the pursuit of high building density, promotion of public transport and the strengthening of the role of direct human contact in public space to ensure safety have all been challenged.

Workload, job satisfaction and occupational stress in Polish midwives before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The aim of this study was to describe, explain, and compare the correlations between workload, job satisfaction, and occupational stress levels in Polish midwives working before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Material And Methods: This study was cross-lagged in nature and conducted in 2 phases at public health facilities. The first phase took place between March and August 2018 before the current pandemic, and the second in February 2021.

Male gender and age range 20-29 years are the most important non-modifiable risk factors for recurrence after primary post-traumatic shoulder dislocation.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify and analyze non-modifiable risk factors for recurrence after a first-time post-traumatic dislocation of the shoulder in the entire Polish population.

Methods: The entire Polish population was included in a cohort study. Patients diagnosed with primary post-traumatic dislocation of the shoulder between January 1st, 2010 and December 31st, 2011 were identified and followed up from January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2014.

Five-year prevalence of recurrent shoulder dislocation in the entire Polish population.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate five-year prevalence of recurrent shoulder dislocation in the entire Polish population.

Methods: The study involved the entire Polish population between 01 January 2010 and 31 December 2014. Demographic data were retrieved from the Central Statistical Office of Poland.

Incidence of Posttraumatic Shoulder Dislocation in Poland.

BACKGROUND The incidence of shoulder joint dislocation has been estimated at 11-26 per 100 000 population per year. In our opinion, basic epidemiological data need to be continually updated in studies of large populations. To study the incidence of posttraumatic dislocation of the shoulder joint in the Polish population.

Results of Arthroscopic Bankart Lesion Repair in Patients with Post-Traumatic Anterior Instability of the Shoulder and a Non-Engaging Hill-Sachs Lesion with a Suture Anchor after a Minimum of 6-Year Follow-Up.

Background: Shoulder instability is an important clinical problem. Arthroscopic surgery is an established treatment modality in shoulder instability, but it continues to be associated with a high rate of recurrences and complications. The purpose of the study was to analyze late outcomes of arthroscopic repair of Bankart lesions in patients with post-traumatic anterior shoulder instability and non-engaging Hill-Sachs lesion, with special focus on the incidence and causes of recurrences and complications.

Lead(II)-selective ionophores for ion-selective electrodes: a review.

In potentiometry, high selectivity of the ion-selective membranes must be assured in order to reliably measure various analytes in clinical, industrial and environmental samples. Due to the toxic nature of lead(II) it is important to monitor Pb(2+) distribution in natural waters. This may be achieved by implementation of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) with high selectivity towards lead(II) and low detection limit.

Comparison of short- to medium-term results of Coonrad-Morrey elbow replacement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis versus patients after elbow injuries.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the utility of the Coonrad-Morrey elbow prosthesis in patients with severe elbow dysfunction secondary to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or post-traumatic elbow dysfunction.

Material/methods: The study involved 35 patients followed up for a mean of 36 months. The patients were divided into those with RA (Group I) and those with post-traumatic elbow dysfunction (Group II).

Phosphocreatine recovery overshoot after high intensity exercise in human skeletal muscle is associated with extensive muscle acidification and a significant decrease in phosphorylation potential.

The phosphocreatine (PCr) recovery overshoot in skeletal muscle is a transient increase of PCr concentration above the resting level after termination of exercise. In the present study [PCr], [ATP], [P(i)] and pH were measured in calf muscle during rest, during plantar flexion exercise until exhaustion and recovery, using the (31)P NMR spectroscopy. A significantly greater acidification of muscle cells and significantly lower phosphorylation potential (DeltaG (ATP)) at the end of exercise was encountered in the group of subjects that evidenced the [PCr] overshoot as well as [ADP] and [P(i)] undershoots than in the group that did not.

Metabolic changes in rat brain following intracerebroventricular injections of streptozotocin: a model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease.

A decrease in cerebral glucose metabolic uptake is an early and characteristic sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Streptozotocin (STZ) is a bacterial toxin which damages insulin-producing cells and insulin receptors. Intracerebroventricular (icv) application of STZ in rats has been found to chronically decrease cerebral glucose uptake and produce other effects that bear a resemblance to several other molecular and pathological features of AD.

[Early results of surgical treatment of haemorrhoids at use of harmonic scalpel].

Aim Of The Study: To estimate the usefulness of harmonic scalpel during operation of haemorrhoids.

Material And Methods: It presented material 37 patients, 23 women and 14 men, in average from 28 for 76 year, middling 53 year. Operated by harmonic scalpel in haemorrhoids dissease.

The Arabin pessary for the treatment of threatened mid-trimester miscarriage or premature labour and miscarriage: a case series.

Objective: The Arabin pessary may be beneficial in the treatment of cervical incompetence. The aim of the study was to analyse the efficacy of the treatment method of pregnant women with cervical incompetence.

Methods: A non-randomised study performed in the obstetrical wards in Lodz, Poland utilising 54 pregnant women with cervical incompetence was developed to assess the efficiency of treatment methods of cervically incompetent women.

[Subacromial impingement syndrome--most frequent reason of the painful shoulder syndrome].

Painful shoulder syndrome is a frequent cause of visit at physician. The development of knowledge about the anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder allows, based on detailed examination, to precise localization of the shoulder dysfunction. Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common cause of pain as well as of limited motion of the shoulder region.

[Distal radius fractures].

Distal radius fractures are most common bone fractures. Incidence rate of the distal radius fractures are 2 per 1000 person-years. Complicated morphology and biomechanics of the fracture and high percentage of complications cause many clinical problems in the course of treatment.

NO and PGI(2) in coronary endothelial dysfunction in transgenic mice with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Objective: The aim of the present work was to analyze coronary endothelial function in the transgenic mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy (Tgalphaq*44 mice).

Methods: Coronary vasodilatation, both NO-dependent (induced by bradykinin) and PGI(2)-dependent (induced by acetylcholine), was assessed in the isolated hearts of Tgalphaq*44 and FVB mice. Cardiac function was analyzed in vivo (MRI).

MR Diffusion Anisotropy Imaging of Spinal Cord Mechanical Compression and Injury on the Rat Model. In Vivo.

The aim of this study was the application of magnetic resonance diffusion anisotropy imaging (MR DAI) for assessment of spinal cord compression (SCC) and injury (SCI) in rats depending on the time course from the moment of injury. Twenty rats were used, divided into three groups (five with no surgical operation, five with laminectomy only and ten with SCI produced using a dynamic weight - drop model). MR DAI was performed four times (1, 24, 48 and 168 hours after surgery) at 4.

Phosphorylation potential in the dominant leg is lower, and [ADPfree] is higher in calf muscles at rest in endurance athletes than in sprinters and in untrained subjects.

It has been reported that various types of mammalian muscle fibers differ regarding the content of several metabolites at rest. However, to our knowledge no data have been reported in the literature, concerning the muscle energetic status at rest in high class athletes when considering the dominant and non-dominant leg separately. We have hypothesised that due to higher mechanical loads on the dominant leg in athletes, the metabolic profile in the dominant leg at rest in the calf muscles, characterized by [PCr], [ADP(free)], [AMP(free)] and DeltaG(ATP), will significantly differ among endurance athletes, sprinters and untrained individuals.

Results of operative treatment of unstable distal radius fractures using percutaneous K wire fixation.

Background: Distal radius fractures are a serious clinical problem. The evaluation of fracture stability and selection of a treatment method are of key importance for treatment outcomes. Purpose of the study.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging within the rat spinal cord following peripheral nerve injury.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to detect the effects of graded peripheral nerve injury at the spinal level. Graded peripheral nerve injury in rats was accomplished by transection of nerves entering the spinal cord at the L3 and L4 levels of the spinal cord segments. Electrical stimulation of the hindpaw was used to elicit activity within the spinal cord.