Relationship between the components of disability definition and the effectiveness of rehabilitation measures as a process.

Introduction And Objective: The number of disabled persons is most often only estimated. The disabled require multidirectional, effective support in almost every field of functioning. There is no arbitrarily accepted definition of disability, and those currently available outline the ranges of support for which rehabilitation measures are necessary.

Importance of most frequent needs of the disabled in shaping areas of support in public health. Part. III. Scopes of locomotor capabilities of the disabled from the aspect of demographic and social conditioning and problems hindering daily functioning.

Introduction And Objective: Disability has an individualized character, both in terms of causes and effects, including limitation of locomotor skills. This is the problem to a great extent determining the level of daily functioning and the quality of life. The aim of the study was assessment of locomotor capabilities according to the demographic, social and health characteristics, and the frequency of problems of daily life according to the scope of locomotor capabilities.

Importance of most frequent needs of the disabled in shaping areas of support in public health. Part. II. Disability as a consequence of dysfunction in the state of health disrupting daily functioning based on selected health and socio-demographic characteristics - interdisciplinary problems in the domain of public health.

Introduction: The disabled are a group with heterogeneous structure of causes and needs. Assessment of these causes and needs requires prospective studies in order to use the results within public health actions, indispensable for pursuing the challenges of sustained development. The aim of the study was determination of the problems and needs of the disabled in various areas of their functioning, according to such characteristics as: gender, age, causes of disability, place of residence, level of education, formal status of disability, and socio-economic standard.

Research priorities in the domain of disability - correlation between health and social characteristics. A Polish example.

Introduction And Objective: In each society there functions a group of the disabled who need assistance. The number and character of dysfunctional consequences determine the types of support, characteristics of health, medical and social problems, where a part of them are interdependent. The interdependence of these needs determine the consistency of rehabilitation actions, which result in the improvement of quality of life of disabled persons in their living environment, especially among rural inhabitants.

Importance of most frequent needs of the disabled in shaping areas of support in public health. Part 1. Analysis of selected demographic and social characteristics of the disabled with consideration of the causes of body dysfunction, legal disability status, and selected characteristics of the state of health.

Introduction And Objective: The disabled are a group with a heterogeneous structure of causes and needs. The occurring physical, health, and social barriers constitute areas of public health. Assessment of these barriers requires systematic studies in order to use results supporting the tasks of public health, indispensable for pursuing the challenges of sustainable development.

Anti-vaccine movements - health care, ignorance or a diversion aimed at destabilizing the health situation? Part 2. Contemporary conditions for the functioning and development of anti-vaccination movements.

Introduction: Vaccinations are a way accepted by science of the struggle against infectious diseases. Because of their epidemiological significance, vaccinations are considered compulsory in many countries and their evasion is penalized. The WHO experts list anti-vaccine attitudes and movements among the top 10 threats to human health.

Anti-vaccine movements - a form of social activity for health care, ignorance or diversion aimed at destabilizing the health situation? Part 1. Epidemiological safety. Vaccinations - pros and cons.

Introduction: Vaccinations are a way accepted by science of preventing infectious diseases. Because of their epidemiological significance, vaccinations are considered compulsory in many countries and their evasion is penalized. Anti-vaccine movements may pose a threat to the epidemiological situation in many countries.

Socio-economic development, level of urbanization and consumption of selected food products as factors in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among youths and young adults in Poland.

Introduction And Objective: Obesity and overweight among teenagers and young adults pose serious problems for the Polish health care system. The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the level of urbanization, consumption of selected food products and socio-economic development in the provinces in Poland.

Material And Methods: The material used in this study is based on data published by the Central Statistics Office (GUS) for population, components of the Human Development Index (HDI), urbanization level (URBI), average monthly consumption of selected food products per person, and the percentage of obese and overweight people in the Polish provinces.

SHORT syndrome in a two-year-old girl - case report.

Background: SHORT syndrome is a rare genetic congenital defects condition. The frequency of the disease still remains unknown.

Case Presentation: We report the two-year-four-month old female with SHORT syndrome who present growth retardation and dysmorphic features (triangular-shaped face, prominent forehead, ocular depression, lipodystrophy at the lumbar region and around elbows), consistent with the phenotype described for this syndrome.

Comparison of the quality of night paediatric urgent care in rural and urban areas of Lublin Province, eastern Poland - Appraisals by parents of children requiring medical attention.

Unlabelled:  Introduction. The quality of primary medical care for children in Poland is unsatisfactory. In the ranking known as 'the European Health Consumer Index', Poland (taking the patient point of view on healthcare quality) is classified on the 27th position out of the 33 possible.

Realities of ambulatory multi-drug treatment of chronic diseases in rural areas of Lublin Province, eastern Poland - comparison of situations in 2010 and 2013.

Introduction: The economic stratification observed for many years among the population in Poland, increasing poverty rates, especially those being effects of the current economic crisis in the country, and the rising prices of medicines, are potential risk factors for medication non-adherence among patients in the poorest class of the Polish population. Materials an method. The subjects were 2 groups of inhabitants of rural areas of Lublin Province in eastern Poland.

Meeting needs for rehabilitation equipment and home adjustments among the disabled in their life environment.

Introduction: The elimination of functional barriers resulting from disability through the provision of adequate orthopaedic and rehabilitation equipment, and homes adjusted for disability is the precondition for an efficient and independent functioning, and high quality of life of the disabled. The objective of the study was recognition of the needs of the disabled declared by them, and the degree of satisfaction with these needs.

Methods: The study covered 478 disabled from the Lublin Region.

Concentration of Selected Metals in Whole Blood, Plasma, and Urine in Short Stature and Healthy Children.

The short stature in children is defined as height below the third percentile from the mean for age and gender. This problem affects about 3% of young people. More than 20,000 children in Poland have problems with short stature.

Lifestyle as an important factor in control of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren from the rural environment.

Introduction: Lifestyle of an individual is responsible for sixty percent of his/her state of health. Many studies of this problem indicate that in the style of life of schoolchildren, anti-health behaviours dominate over health promoting behaviours.

Objective: The objective of the presented study was recognition of the lifestyle of the rural adolescents with overweight and obesity.

Risk factors for the spread of parasitic zoonoses among dog owners and their families in rural areas.

Introduction: Close animal-human contacts are risky for people, especially in cases of any negligence towards proper veterinary care, deworming procedures, as well as human and dog hygiene. Among possible risks there are parasite zoonoses threats.

Material And Methods: The study involved 176 dog owners from rural regions in Lublin province.

Engagement in risky behaviours by 15-19-year-olds from Polish urban and rural areas.

Introduction: Anti-health behaviours pose a threat to the health status of the adolescent population in Poland. Among other things, the use and abuse of tobacco, alcohol and psychoactive substances are very dangerous as they may give rise to further health inequalities in young people. The aim of the research was to compare scopes of anti-health behaviours of adolescents in rural and urban areas in Poland.

Eating habits of children and adolescents from rural regions depending on gender, education, and economic status of parents.

The proper lifestyle of a child, including proper eating habits, should be monitored to ensure proper physical and psychological development. This applies particularly to rural areas which are economically, socially and educationally backward. The study included 1,341 rural schoolchildren and adolescents aged 9-13 years (734 females, 607 males).

The impact of economic factors on the realities of outpatient multi-drug treatment of chronic diseases in rural areas.

The reform of the health care system in Poland introduced in 1999 brought not ony a lot of disappointments arising from the failure in performing its basic assumptions, but also from the deterioration in access to medical care by patients coming from the poorest class of the Polish population. The subjects were 209 people at the age of 52-80 years including 149 women and 60 men - inhabitants of rural areas of Lublin province. These were outpatients who attended the Endocrine Clinic in Poniatowa.

Selected social and health problems in functioning of disabled rural and urban inhabitants in the Lublin Region--similarities and differences.

The objective of the study was determination of the frequency of occurrence of selected difficulties associated with disability and social problems which disturb the functioning of the disabled in rural and urban areas in the Lublin Region. The study was conducted by trained surveyors with the use of a standardized questionnaire which covered: 1) Demographic data: age, gender, education level and marital status; 2) Information concerning biological and legal disability, degree of disability, its causes, functional limitations due to disability; 3) Information pertaining to difficulties and barriers in daily living of the disabled population. The study covered 403 disabled selected by the method of targeted sampling--147 rural and 256 urban inhabitants.

[Acquired Fanconi-de Toni-Debre syndrome due to therapy for Ewing's sarcoma in 5-years old boy].

We present a 5-years old boy with acquired Fanconi-de Toni-Debre syndrome being a effect of therapy for Ewing's sarcoma. At the age of 3 years, this boy was diagnosed as suffering from Ewing sarcoma of his right femur. The boy received a course of 8-month pre-surgery (6 VIDE--Vincristine, Ifosfamide, Doxorubicin, Etoposide cycles and 2 VAI--Vincristine, Actinomycin, Ifosfamide cycles) and 6-month post-surgery (6 VAI--Vincristine, Actinomycin, Ifosfamide cycles) cytostatic therapies according to EWING, EURO 99 protocol.

[Vitamin D3 overdosage due to rashly diagnosed rachitis in a child with distal tubular acidosis].

Metabolic acidoses are diseases causing many diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Compensated metabolic acidosis can be unrecognised for a long time. This refers especially to isolated renal tubular acidosis (RTA).