Publications by authors named "W Kulak"

Introduction: Homelessness is considered to be a global problem, independent of the material situation of a given country and occurring in most societies around the world.

Aim Of The Study: Assessment of the preferred health behaviors of homeless people.

Materials And Methods: The study covered 153 men who are homeless and 312 men who are not homeless.

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BACKGROUND Anxiety disorders are currently among the most common psychiatric diagnoses. This study aimed to analyze self-assessment of anxiety disorders, depression, and quality of life among healthcare personnel working during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on sociodemographic sources and psychological indicators. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study covered a group of 318 healthcare professionals from Poland.

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Background: Palliative care in Poland is for all dying people and their families to have timely access to quality care services. The study aimed to assess the perception of the role of hospice care by families of patients treated in oncological surgery departments and hospices.

Methods: The study included 211 family members of cancer patients, comprising 108 family members of cancer surgery patients (Group I) and 103 hospice patients (Group II).

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Background: Anxiety disorders are considered the sixth most important factor resulting in non-fatal health loss in the world. Moreover, they are among the first ten causes of years lived with disability (YLD) across the globe. Important clinical disorders include e.

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Introduction: In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, people began to change both their health-promoting and anti-health behaviors.

Aim Of The Paper: To assess the impact of the pandemic on selected health-promoting attitudes.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2020 to September 2021.

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