Honorary blood donations in urban and rural areas in Poland

The main purpose of the study was to compare blood donation awareness among students residing in urban and rural areas. Subject and methods The research tool was an anonymous, original questionnaire designed for the purpose of the study. The questionnaire was distributed among 439 people. In the first stage, authors selected randomly two fields of study at Medical University of Warsaw. Next, three years of study were randomly selected in these two chosen fields. Results Nearly 40% of the students admitted that they have donated blood or other compounds. There is statistically significant relation (p=0.0000, Fi=0.25) between blood donation and place of residence of respondents. Students living in cities more seldom showed they have donated blood or other compound. The most common reason that impels students to donate blood is the desire to help another human being. Conclusions The level of students' knowledge about blood donations issue is not good enough. It is recommended to introduce intensive information campaigns about the need of blood donation, for example in the form of social campaigns

Wiedza kursantów ośrodków szkolenia kierowców odnośnie użycia automatycznego defibrylatora zewnętrznego (AED) w trakcie akcji ratunkowej = Students knowledge of driver training center on the use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) during rescue

Staniszewska Anna, Korczak Anna, Juszczyk Grzegorz, Duda-Zalewska Aneta, Olejniczak Dominik, Dąbrowska-Bender Marta, Bujalska-Zadrożny Magdalena. Wiedza kursantów ośrodków szkolenia kierowców odnośnie użycia automatycznego defibrylatora zewnętrznego (AED) w trakcie akcji ratunkowej = Students knowledge of driver training center on the use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) during rescue. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(5):67-75. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17443http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%285%29%3A67-75https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/559145http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17443Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011 – 2014 http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja.Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie.Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r.The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014).© The Author (s) 2015;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 15.02.2015. Revised 27.04.2015. Accepted: 08.05.2015. Wiedza kursantów ośrodków szkolenia kierowców odnośnie użycia automatycznego defibrylatora zewnętrznego (AED) w trakcie akcji ratunkowejStudents knowledge of driver training center on the use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) during rescue Anna Staniszewska1*, Anna Korczak2, Grzegorz Juszczyk3, Aneta Duda-Zalewska3, Dominik Olejniczak3, Marta Dąbrowska-Bender3, Magdalena Bujalska-Zadrożny4 1 Katedra i Zakład Farmakologii Doświadczalnej i Klinicznej WUM2 SPZOZ Warszawa Wawer3 Zakład Zdrowia Publicznego WUM4 Zakład Farmakodynamiki WUM *autor do korespondencji: dr n. med. Anna StaniszewskaKatedra i Zakład Farmakologii Doświadczalnej i Klinicznej WUMBanacha 1b, 02-097 Warszawa, tel: (22) 116-61-60, e-mail: [email protected] StreszczenieWstęp: Resuscytacja krążeniowo-oddechowa połączona z wczesną defibrylacją w ciągu 3-5 minut od utraty przytomności może dać efektywną reanimację w 49-75% przypadków, zaś każda minuta opóźnienia defibrylacji zmniejsza prawdopodobieństwo przeżycia poszkodowanego o 10-12%.Cel pracy: Praca miała na celu określenie stanu wiedzy przyszłych kierowców, jaką posiadają na temat automatycznych defibrylatorów zewnętrznych oraz ich użycia w trakcie akcji ratunkowej.Materiał i metoda: Badaniem objęto 200 osób, które wypełniły autorską ankietę na temat automatycznych defibrylatorów zewnętrznych. Badanie przeprowadzono na przełomie 2013 i 2014 roku. W badaniu wykorzystano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego, opartą na technice ankietowej z użyciem kwestionariusza ankiety stworzonej na potrzeby pracy. Do analizy j wyników posłużono się metodą statystyki opisowej.Wyniki i Wnioski: Na podstawie analizy odpowiedzi badanych na pytania ankiety stwierdzono, że wiedza kursantów na temat automatycznego defibrylatora zewnętrznego jest niedostateczna, zarówno pod względem znajomości działania AED,  jak i jego lokalizacji. Wyniki przeprowadzonego badania wskazują na konieczność przygotowania i wdrożenia programu edukacyjnego na temat automatycznego defibrylatora zewnętrznego. AbstractIntroduction: Resuscitation cardiopulmonary combined with early defibrillation within 3-5 minutes of unconsciousness can give effective resuscitation cardio-respiratory in 49-75% of cases and each minute of delay defibrillation reduces the probability of survival of the victim by 10-12%.Aim of the study. Evaluation of knowledge  about Automated External Defibrillator among the driver training centers students.Material and methods. A group of 200 person was enrolled in order to evaluate the knowledge  about Automated External Defibrillator by the special designed questionnaire.in late 2013 and 2014.The study used the method of diagnostic survey, questionnaire based on the technique of using a questionnaire survey of his own design. For the comparative analysis results are used by descriptive statistics.Results and conclusions. Results and conclusions. The knowledge about AED, among driver training centers students is inadequate. The results pointed at necessity of preparation and putting AED education program. Słowa kluczowe: wiedza, kursanci ośrodków szkolenia kierowców, automatyczny defibrylator zewnętrzny.Key words: knowledge, driver training centers students, Automated External Defibrillator

SAFETY OF OMBITASVIR/PARITAPREVIR/RITONAVIR+DASABUVIR IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C PATIENTS WITH HCV GENOTYPE 1 INFECTION

Introduction The assessment of the safety profile of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir+dasabuvir in adult chronic hepatitis C patients with confirmed HCV genotype 1 presence. Material and method Evaluation of clinical safety based on the results of primary studies found in the systematic review. The following literature databases were searched: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library and others. Results Finally two clinical trial met the inclusion criteria. The study included untreated patients (SAPPHIRE I) or patients after unsuccessful therapy (SAPPHIRE II), with genotype 1 infection. In patients without prior treatment the prevalence of the reported adverse events was in general statistically significantly greater in the group on therapy 3D+RBV compared to the placebo group. No statistically significant differences were observed in relation to the risk of serious adverse events or therapy discontinuance due to adverse events. In patients after unsuccessful therapy the prevalence of the reported adverse events was statistically significantly greater in the group on therapy 3D+RBV compared to the placebo group. During the 3D+RBV itching was statistically significantly more frequently reported in the placebo group. Compared to the other adverse events, no statistically significant differences were observed. Conclusions Interferon-free therapies provide a safe therapeutic option in the population of adult patients with chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C, both those untreated and after unsuccessful two-drug PegIFNα-based therapy, patients with HIV co-infection and patients after liver transplantation

COMPARISON OF PERSONALIZED AND STANDARD PROPHYLAXIS BASED ON OCTOCOG ALFA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH HEMOPHILIA A

Comparison of personalized and standard prophylaxis prevention therapies based on octocog alfa in pediatric patients with hemophilia A. Studies on a general population (adults and children) demonstrate a statistically significant advantage of personalized prevention therapy over standard prophylaxis prevention therapy in terms of annual bleeding rate (ABR) and annual joint bleeding rate (AJBR) while studies on a pediatric population included insufficiently large populations, however, their results demonstrate a numerical advantage of personalized approach over standard prevention strategy prophylaxis regimen

Professional activity of people with epilepsy

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the occupational activity of epileptic patients. Particular attention was paid to employment of people with epilepsy, the way the workplace is informed about the disease, impact of education on employment opportunities and the relationship between clinical type of epilepsy and professional activity. Material and Methods: Patients were recruited from the neurological outpatient clinic in Warszawa and asked to fill in a customized questionnaire, containing questions on their socio-demographic, clinical and employment status. Results: The study included 197 adult patients with epilepsy (64 professionally active and 133 inactive). As many as 47.7% of respondents declared that the disease impeded their employment, and 77.2% admitted that the occurrence of seizure at work had negatively affected their comfort. As many as 42.2% professionally active respondents had revealed the disease at work. There was a statistically significant difference between individuals with primarily generalized seizures and those with partial and secondarily generalized seizures (30.61% vs. 2.63%, p 0.05). Neither current work status had impact on opinions about difficulties in finding a job (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Epilepsy is a great obstacle to finding and maintaining employment. Less than 1/2 of patients inform the workplace about their illness, mainly due to previous negative experiences. Since education significantly enables the employment, programs aimed at promoting vocational activation of patients should facilitate access to learning. Med Pr 2015;66(3):343–35

Honorary blood donations in urban and rural areas in Poland

Olejniczak Dominik, Grochowska Ewa, Czerw Aleksandra, Juszczyk Grzegorz, Religioni Urszula, Duda-Zalewska Aneta, Staniszewska Anna, Mikos Marcin. Honorary blood donations in urban and rural areas in Poland. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(6):65-72. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18278 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%286%29%3A65-72 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/563208 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18278 Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011 – 2014 http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive   Deklaracja. Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie. Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r. The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014). © The Author (s) 2015; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 20.04.2015. Revised 28.05.2015. Accepted: 04.06.2015.     Honorary blood donations in urban and rural areas in Poland   Dominik Olejniczak1, Ewa Grochowska1, Aleksandra Czerw1, Grzegorz Juszczyk1, Urszula Religioni1, Aneta Duda-Zalewska1, Anna Staniszewska2, Marcin Mikos3   1Department of Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland 2Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland 3Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland, e-mail address of correspondence: [email protected]   Abstract   Aim The main purpose of the study was to compare blood donation awareness among students  residing in urban and rural areas. Subject and methods The research tool was an anonymous, original questionnaire designed for the purpose of the study. The questionnaire was distributed among 439 people. In the first stage, authors selected randomly two fields of study at Medical University of Warsaw. Next, three years of study were randomly selected in these two chosen fields. Results Nearly 40% of the students admitted that they have donated blood or other compounds. There is statistically significant relation (p=0.0000, Fi=0.25) between blood donation and place of residence of respondents. Students living in cities more seldom showed they have donated blood or other compound. The most common reason that impels students to donate blood is the desire to help another human being. Conclusions The level of students' knowledge about blood donations issue is not good enough. It is recommended to introduce intensive information campaigns about the need of blood donation, for example in the form of social campaigns.   Key words: blood donations, donor, blood transfusion, health promotion

Undertaking Healthy Nutrition Behaviors by Patients with Type 1 Diabetes as an Important Element of Self-Care

Background: Self-control/self-care means the active participation of a diabetic patient in therapy. It involves making numerous decisions and undertaking actions independently. The primary activities under the patient’s control include adherence to medication regimens and maintenance of a health-promoting lifestyle, especially a healthy diet. However, the sense of responsibility for one’s own health, i.e., high sense of responsibility (HSR), is an important element in the treatment of diabetes and in undertaking pro-health behaviors. The study aimed at analyzing adherence to dietary recommendations in the context of HSR in patients with type 1 diabetes. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on a group of 394 adults. The assessment of adherence to dietary recommendations was performed with the present authors’ Diabetes Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index (DDGA Index). The measurement of HSR was performed with the standardized Sense of Responsibility for Health Scale (HSRS). The assessment of the multifactorial influence of independent variables on the DDGA Index, including the “responsibility for health” variable, was conducted with the use of a linear regression model. Results: The mean DDGA value was 18.68 (SD = 3.97). The patients significantly more often avoided unhealthy products than included recommended products into the diet at a required frequency. A positive correlation was demonstrated between HSR and adherence to dietary recommendations (βstd. = 0.43, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The sense of responsibility for one’s health plays a main role in adherence to dietary recommendations in diabetes. Our study showed that a higher sense of responsibility for health was associated with a higher level of adherence to dietary recommendations. Patients with a high sense of responsibility for one’s health will be more involved in the therapeutic process, including adherence to dietary recommendations. Therefore, all education actions should comprise not only dietary knowledge transfer and shaping appropriate skills, but they should also strengthen the sense of responsibility for one’s health