Influence of the combination of mineral water and ciprofloxacin on the interaction form of individual representatives of the upper respiratory tract mucosa microbiota .

Introduction And Objective: Elimination irrigation therapy has been proposed as a potential treatment for upper respiratory tract infections, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, due to its antiviral properties and mechanical cleansing effects. Additionally, a combination of mineral water with antibiotic therapy has shownto be effective in improving the course clinical infection and positively impact the immune system, potentially enhancing the normal state of microbiota state. The aim of the study is to investigate the influence of elimination-irrigation therapy using a combination of mineral water and ciprofloxacin on the interaction form of individual microbiota species of the upper respiratory tract mucous membrane.

Assessment of the Level of Life Satisfaction and Health Behaviors Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C.

An important aspect of complex care of patients with chronic hepatitis C is improvement of their quality of life. In Poland, a low level of life satisfaction is observed among patients with hepatitis C. Some patients experience concerns and anxiety that they will be identified by their employers, family, acquaintances.

The advantages of drinking mineral water in the rehabilitation of patients with viral hepatitis C with accompanying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after suffering from COVID-19.

Introduction And Objective: Past COVID-19 significantly worsens Chronic viral hepatitis C patients with concomitant NAFLD. The aim of the study was to assess effectiveness of including mineral water in the rehabilitation complex in patients with chronic hepatitis C with concomitant non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who contracted COVID-19.

Material And Methods: 71 patients with chronic hepatitis C with concomitant NAFLD wo contracted COVID-19 were examined.

Assessment of Health Behaviors of Patients After SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Past infection with COVID-19 increases the risk of occurrence of thromboembolic events in veins and arteries, respiratory failure, and damage to the heart muscle, liver, and nervous system. Pro-health behaviors of patients who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 are the determinant of maintaining and strengthening the state of health. We assessed health behaviors of convalescent patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection and determined the relationships between these behaviors and the selected social and demographic characteristics.

Military Blood Service in Poland.

Introduction: On 24 February 2022, the Russia-Ukraine military conflict unfolded just across the eastern border of the European Union. It made everyone realize how important it is to secure blood supplies to health-care units in the event of an armed conflict. This paper presents the principles of functioning of the Military Blood Donation Service and the Military Center for Blood Donation and Hemotherapy in Poland.

Features of clinical, biochemical, and sonographic parameters in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C with concomitant non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Introduction And Objective: Introduction. Difficulties encountered in treating patients with chronic viral hepatitis C (CHC) are associated with the presence of concomitant liver pathology, namely fatty degeneration, which contributes to the progression of HCV infection. The above circumstances prompted the authorsled to thoroughly examine of this category of patients for further development of a new pathogenetically directed course of treatment.

Concept of Health in Opinions of Patients Diagnosed with Hepatitis C.

The aim of this study was assessment of the value of health in opinions of patients with chronic hepatitis C. The study was conducted among 220 patients infected with HCV by the diagnostic survey method using the Health Criteria List (LHC) and the proprietary questionnaire. Patients infected with HCV evaluated their health status mainly as mediocre - 50.

Evaluation of work conditions of nurses employed in a shift system in hospital wards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Nurses work in a shift system that determines the provision of round-the-clock care of a patient in hospital conditions; however, it entails health consequences.

Objective: The aim of the study was the evaluation of work conditions of nurses engaged in shift work in hospital wards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The study was conducted in 2020, and included 108 nurses working in a shift system in hospital wards.

Expectations of patients with hepatitis C from family physicians - a Polish example.

Introduction: In Poland, approximately 1.9% of the general population is infected with Chronic hepatitis C (HCV), which develops in about 70-80% of infected patients who require constant care from family physicians.

Objective: The aim of the study was to define the kinds of expectations of patients with chronic HCV from family physicians.

Assessment of Health Behaviors of Patients with Hepatitis C.

Objectives: In Poland, 1.9% of the population is infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). About 70%- 80% of the infected patients develop chronic hepatitis.

Assessment of the degree of illness acceptance in patients diagnosed with hepatitis C.

Introduction: In Poland, approximately 730,000 people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Acceptance of a chronic illness may positively motivate patients in the process of treatment. The higher the degree of illness acceptance, the lower the feeling of psychological discomfort and a lower intensity of negative emotions.

[Validation of the Polish version of The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire for the of evaluation purpose of nursing management staff in national hospital wards].

Unlabelled: The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is a standardized research instrument for the evaluation of individual elements of leader's conduct which contribute to the authentic leadership. The application of this questionnaire in Polish conditions required to carry out the validation process. The aim of the study was to evaluate of validity and reliability of the Polish version of the American research instrument for the needs of evaluation of authenticity of leadership of the nursing management in Polish hospitals.

Organizational climate as a precondition of effective work of a therapeutic team.

Organizational climate among members of a group is a significant precondition of an effectively working team. The work of a therapeutic team remains on a higher organizational level in hospitals with accreditation, compared to units without the Quality Certificate. The study was undertaken to discover whether there are any differences in the evaluation of organizational climate among the staff of hospital wards in hospitals with and without the Quality Certificate.

Holistic approach to the therapeutic team in patient care.

Provision of a high standard of patient care is closely connected with the holistic approach to a patient by members of the therapeutic team. The greater detail are the problems of care of a patient discussed in during the meetings of the team, the higher the results of holistic care. Therefore, the study was undertaken to discover the scope of problems discussed during the meetings of the therapeutic team in hospitals with accreditation and without the Quality Certificate.

Selected determinants of the quality of hospital care. III. Scope of duties, authorization and responsibility among members of a therapeutic team.

An important precondition for an effectively working team is the distribution of competence among the members of the team. The accreditation criteria for Polish hospitals lay down a requirement concerning the formulation in a written form of the scope of duties, authorization and responsibility at individual workplaces. This conditions a high level of services provided by the members of a therapeutic team.

Selected determinants of the quality of hospital care. II. Managing a therapeutic team.

The effects of teamwork depend to a large extent on the organizational skills of the manager. In health care units a physician/ward head is responsible for coordinating the work of a therapeutic team. The study was undertaken to discover to what extent doctors and nurses are aware that the ward head manages the work of the therapeutic team, and how they evaluate the skills of their managers.

Selected determinants of the quality of hospital care. I. Accreditation and effectiveness of managing a therapeutic team.

In order to provide a higher level of the quality of medical services an external process of evaluation of health care units called accreditation has been implemented. Obtaining the Quality Certificate by a hospital greatly depends on knowledge and engagement of the staff in the accreditation process as well as on the effective managing of therapeutic teams by ward head/managers of clinics. Therefore, studies were undertaken to discover the knowledge of requirements concerning the possession of the Quality Certificate and how managing therapeutic teams is evaluated by physicians and nurses from hospitals with and without accreditation.