Publications by authors named "T J Michalski"
Self-Assessed Personality Traits and Adherence to the COVID-19 Lockdown.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic prompted strict quarantine and isolation measures globally, but compliance varied among individuals, possibly influenced by personality traits such as openness and optimism.
- An online survey conducted in April-May 2020 gathered responses from 7,404 participants, mainly from Poland and Italy, assessing their personality traits and adherence to lockdown rules.
- The study found key factors influencing stricter compliance included temporary work suspension, perceived financial difficulty, and junior high school education, while self-assessed personality traits had a minimal impact on adherence.
Myofascial therapy has already become one of the basic forms of treatment of the locomotor system. One form of the therapy is Self-Myofascial Release, in which external force is applied to the body with the help of special rollers (foam rolling, FR). The aim of the study was to investigate the direct effect of Self-Myofascial Release of hamstring muscles using a foam roller on the bioelectric activity of selected muscles (biceps femoris and gluteus maximus) during squats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease leading to right ventricular (RV) failure and manifests in decreasing exercise tolerance. Our study aimed to assess the usefulness of electrocardiographic parameters reflecting right heart hypertrophy as predictors of clinical status in PAH.
Methods: The retrospective analysis included 26 patients, mean 49 ± 17 years of age, diagnosed with PAH, and eligible to undergo cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET).
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (April to May 2020), 6,169 Polish and 939 Italian residents were surveyed with an online questionnaire investigating socio-demographic information and personality traits (first section) as well as attitudes, position, and efficacy perceptions on the impact of lockdown (second section) and various health protection measures enforced (third section). The "health protection attitude score" (HPAS), an endpoint obtained by pooling up the answers to questions of the third section of the survey tool, was investigated by multiple linear regression models, reporting regression coefficients (RC) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Concerns for business and health due to COVID-19 were associated with a positive attitude toward risk reduction rules.
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