Risk Assessment of Depression amongst Women during Menopause before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

During menopause, the risk of depression is 2-5 times greater than pre- or post-menopause. To assess the risk of depression amongst menopausal women in 2006, compared with 2021 (i.e.

Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece.

Introduction: Menopause is a physiological period in a woman's life, but it is often accompanied by symptoms that affect mental well-being and general health, including a tendency for depression.

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the predisposition to the symptoms of depression in women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece.

Material And Methods: the method of diagnostic survey was used, and the research tools were: The Menopause Rating Scale, the Kupperman Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and a self-made survey questionnaire.

The impact of parents' health behaviours on their preferences regarding vaccinations in Bialystok, Poland.

Background: Currently, as the number of vaccinated children in Poland and throughout Europe is decreasing. Many factors impact on the rate vaccination and parents' health behaviours may affect the frequency of vaccinations. The aim of the study was to assess the association of parents' health behaviors with children's vaccinations.

[Knowledge of women and men about breast cancer prevention].

Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge of men and women about the importance of mammography in preventing breast cancer.

Material And Methods: The study group comprised 100 men and 100 women of the Provincial Hospital in Biała Podlaska. We used original questionnaires designed by the authors of the present study.

Analysis of quality of life of women in menopause period in Poland, Greece, Belarus and Belgium using MRS Scale. A multicenter study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the climacteric symptoms, the activity and quality of life of women in the menopausal period from Poland, Greece, Belarus and Belgium using a Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).

Material And Methods: The study was conducted among women over 40 years of age, from Poland (241), Belorussia (119), Greece (100), and Belgium (79). For the purpose of this research, the Polish, Russian, Belgian and Greek versions of the MRS were used.