Anxiety is described as a feeling of fear that appears in stressful or threatening situations. A terrorist attack one such situation. The aim this study was to assess anxiety levels among students using the STAI questionnaire. group consisted 510 participants. Statistical analysis performed Statistica software. levels, correlations between scores, and individual variables were assessed. Logit models for variables. Higher found females compared males (p = 0.0000). highest level overall year 1...

Problematic Internet Use is defined as a use of the which leads to various difficulties. The aim this study was check whether associated with health risks, such as: anti-health behaviors, depressive symptoms, abnormal body weight or eating disorders.This cross-sectional included 540 medical school students Polish descent (83.5% females; 16.5% males), whose mean age 22.49 years (SD = 5.20). participants were asked complete questionnaire set, including Test, Juczyński's Health-Related Behavior...

(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was declared an international health emergency by the World Health Organization. dramatic, widespread transmission of virus, high mortality, and lack specific drugs caused development panic attacks anxiety. Healthcare professionals, including medical students, were challenged to provide care patients in need, often exposing themselves virus. (2) Methods: This study aimed assess anxiety stress levels both at beginning after end pandemic. STAI PSS-10...

HE4 is a commonly used tumor marker for ovarian cancer (OC) diagnosis. In our study, we aimed to assess its use in the diagnosis of subsequent OC recurrences and evaluate changes during recurrence lines chemotherapy treatment. This retrospective single center study was conducted on 188 patients treated at Department Gynecological Surgery Oncology. The sensitivity specificity patient survival prediction were analyzed using Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) area under curve (AUC) with...

The aim of this study was to analyze coping mechanisms and their psychological aspects during the treatment neoplastic prostate hyperplasia. We have analyzed strategies styles with stress self-esteem patients diagnosed A total 126 were included in study. Standardized questionnaires used determine type strategy by using Stress Coping Inventory MINI-COPE, while a style questionnaire assess Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey (CISS). SES Self-Assessment Scale measure level self-esteem....

The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence asymptomatic infection and occurrence symptomatic COVID-19 on specific biochemical, renal, immune parameters-renalase, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) cystatin C (CysC), creatinine-and their weekly fluctuations during a one-month observation period in patients admitted hospital. involved 86 individuals: 30 with diagnosed COVID-19, 28 people confirmed IgG antibodies-the IG(+) group-and individuals without any (IgG, IgE)...

In the last decade, there has been a noticeable increase in interest aesthetic and corrective surgery regardless of patient's age. Both aesthetical practical considerations are motivation for patients undergoing plastic surgery. The goal this study is to analyze dependencies between welfare, self-assessment body self-perception that qualified surgical procedures. group included 164 female patients, whom 124 filled out questionnaire before after demographic data scales such as Body Esteem...

INTRODUCTION Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a complex disease that affects the function of whole nephron. There are few data on serum levels most common biomarkers kidney and injury in GN, or studies provide ambiguous results. OBJECTIVES The aim study was to evaluate known kidney-specific nonspecific markers renal patients with diagnosed primary secondary without presence nephrotic syndrome (NS) arterial hypertension (AH). PATIENTS AND METHODS included 58 GN 6 congenital defects (CD) AH (CD+AH)....

The purpose of this study was to analyze the strategies and styles coping with stress self-esteem in patients diagnosed prostate cancer. One hundred five cancer participated study. Coping were assessed Mini-Cope questionnaire, Inventory for Stressful Situations, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Patients’ analyzed using a Pearson correlation analysis. A stepwise linear regression analysis performed determine predictors self-esteem. level positively related task-focused style (r = 0.228)...

The purpose of this study is to find out the psychological factor characteristic non-adherence patients. population comprised kidney transplant recipients aged between 18 and 82 years at least 3 months post-transplant who voluntarily agreed answer a couple fully anonymous questionnaires that questions pertaining basic data, type immunosuppressive drugs taken, standardized questionnaires. Participants were recruited using direct routine, free-of-charge visits specialist doctors in clinics....

Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) occurring after renal transplantation is a complex biochemical process that can be monitored by specific biomarkers. The roles of those are not yet fully elucidated. aim this study was to analyze the concentrations endothelins (ET-1, ET-2, and ET-3), interleukin-18 (IL-18), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) during reperfusion human kidneys grafted from brain dead donors later transplanted. group (n = 44) analyzed according method kidney...

Background: The interplay between the physical and mental health of patients recovering from myocardial infarction (MI) is crucial. Erectile dysfunction (ED) a common sexual issue, particularly among who have had arterial diseases, it significantly affects self-esteem overall psychological well-being. Despite significant advances in cardiac rehabilitation, psychosocial aspects, especially those related to health, remain underexplored. Objectives: objective this study was examine relationship...

Abstract Background Renalase is a flavoprotein that plays protective role in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular diseases. The secretion way of action this protein are still discussed. aim our study was to estimate the balance between serum urine renalase healthy individuals CKD patients, using two parameters: fractional excretion (FE) serum-to-urine ratio (StURR). Methods Our involved 28 volunteers 62 patients with stages I IV. concentration measured an enzyme-linked...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence β-endorphins and serotonin on course treatment, disease-free time, overall survival patients with ovarian cancer. This may contribute identification modifiable factors that treatment research carried out in a group 162 which 139 respondents were included research; cancer diagnosed 78 these patients. consisted three stages. In first stage diagnostics, survey among out. second stage—5 mL blood collected from each patient (n = 139)...

Introduction Over the last fifty years, organ transplantation has become a routine medical procedure, bringing immense benefits to hundreds of thousands patients. In 20 years use human organs for constantly increased. It is currently most cost-effective way treatment end-stage renal disease and only available failure such as liver, lung heart. The lack sufficient number transplanted fundamental limitation problem facing transplantologists worldwide. Aim aim this study was evaluate knowledge...

<title>Abstract</title> Background: Renalase is a flavoprotein that plays protective role in chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular diseases. The secretion way of action this protein are still discussed. aim our study was to estimate the balance between serum urine renalase healthy individuals (CKD) patients, using two parameters: fractional excretion (FE) serum-to-urine ratio (StURR). Methods: Our involved 28 volunteers 62 patients with CKD stages I IV. concentration measured an...

The aim of this study was to analyze the locus health control, self-efficacy and stress coping styles female patients treated for ovarian cancer. Learning with in cancer may contribute improve their quality life after diagnosis. A series Pearson's r-analyses performed order evaluate hypotheses regarding relationship between stress, control self-efficacy. total 151 participated study. Standardized psychological questionnaires were used: General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) measure difficult...

A 36-year-old doctor, came to the Clinical Department of Urology and Urological Oncology Pomeranian Medical University because recognized left kidney tumor on computed tomography. Due suspicious nature (carcinoma clarocellulare), patient was qualified for laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. During nephrectomy procedure, hilus neoplasm with a diameter 3 centimeters found. The removed. On side table, rinsed Custodiol ® fluid macroscopic evaluation tumor`s morphology conducted. Then, capsule...

[b]BACKGROUND[/b] Organ transplants from donors with malignancies represent only a small percentage of all organ donation, while there is huge demand for transplants. Chromophobe tumors, despite being large and well-circumscribed, usually have very good prognosis generally do not metastasize. Although transplantations kidneys after resection renal tumors been already reported, are no scientific reports escribing transplantation kidney chromophobe cell carcoma removal. [b]CASE REPORT[/b] A...

Diagnosis of kidney diseases has recently become more comprehensive and accurate by using new renal markers. Despite the fact that creatinine cystatin c have been sufficient in determining function, they did not indicate exact site damage were often insufficient predicting course disease. Aim study was to evaluate potential correlations differences levels six&amp;nbsp; factors related function injury: injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), ncalbindin (CALB), glutathione S-transferase Pi (GST-Pi),...

Introduction Over the last fifty years, organ transplantation has become a routine medical procedure, bringing immense benefits to hundreds of thousands patients. In 20 years use human organs for constantly increased. It is currently most cost-effective way treatment end-stage renal disease and only available failure such as liver, lung heart. The lack sufficient number transplanted fundamental limitation problem facing transplantologists worldwide. Aim aim this study was evaluate knowledge...

Over the last fifty years, organ transplantation has become a routine medical procedure, bringing immense benefits to patients. In Poland, 2018 by DBD donors (Donor after Brain Death) accounted for about 95% of all and 5% were living donors. A completely unused group are DCD (Donors Cardiac Death). Material Methods: The survey was done among 500 people from staff intensive care unit cardiological where probability receiving anonymous donation circulatory death is highest, yet only 368 had...