31 research outputs found
Physical activity in perimenopausal women
Introduction. The menopausal age of women is characterized by a high probability of health problems related with
oestrogen deficiency and reduced ovarian hormonal activity. The most significant element in the therapy of the menopausal
problems is to take part in physical activity on at least a moderate level, which is sufficient to maintain health.
Objective. To investigate the effect of physical activity on the severity of the symptoms of menopause and body mass
index BMI, which can decisively influence menopause.
Material and methods. A group of respondents consisting of 210 women aged between 45–65 who were not using
hormone replacement therapy, and staying at a rehabilitation centre. The study was conducted in 2013–2014 in the provinces
of Silesia, Podlasie and Malopolska. Research tools consisted of a self-designed survey questionnaire and the Menopause
Rating Scale (MRS).
Results. Mean BMI indicated overweight of the women and their infrequency and low level participation in physical activity.
The intensity of menopausal symptoms increased with BMI, and low physical activity of the respondents decreased with
age. Increase in the intensity of physical activity decreased the severity of symptoms characteristic for menopausal age.
Conclusions. Physical activity can play an important role in reducing menopausal symptoms and preventing the most
frequently occurring diseases of menopausal age
Analysis of the impact of education level on the sense of coherence and opinion concerning carrying out preventive vaccination
Introduction. Nowadays, preventive vaccination is still the most effective method of countering and combating infectious
diseases.
Objective. The objective of the present study was to take into consideration the education of the respondents while learning
about their views and attitudes towards both compulsory and recommended preventive vaccination in Poland.
Materials and methods. An interview survey was conducted among 370 respondents – students and young parents
residing in the Lublin province of eastern Poland. The research tools were an authors’ questionnaire and a Life Orientation
Questionnaire (SOS-29).
Results. The majority of respondents with secondary education (77.40%), undergraduate education (63.71%), and graduate
education (55.07%) stated that sometimes preventive vaccination may have life-threatening consequences. A very small
percentage of both groups of respondents with secondary and undergraduate education expressed the opinion that
such situations often happen (1.69% vs. 1.61%), but this opinion was not shared by any of the respondents with graduate
education. Analyzing the dependency between the sense of coherence and one’s level of education, a significant difference
between the respondents with secondary education and undergraduate education was observed. Although differences
between respondents with graduate education and respondents with undergraduate education existed, they were not
very significant.
Conclusions. The educational background of the respondents has an impact on their opinions on preventive vaccination.
The great majority of respondents believed that vaccination is necessary in order to avoid many dangerous diseases.
Respondents with graduate education evaluated preventive vaccination in a positive or a very positive way. The subjects
differed in their global sense of coherence together with its components. The general sense of coherence stood at an average
level, with the mean of 129.02 points. The highest results were obtained by the respondents in the area of resourcefulness,
which is a belief that they had at their disposal remedial resources, including preventive vaccination