Introduction: Work is an essential aspect of human life. However, high expectations from employers and clients, combined with time pressure chronic stress, can contribute to burnout among employees in service professions. Aim the Study: This study aimed compare prevalence syndrome between two occupational groups-corporate office workers active nurses-and assess influence socio-demographic factors on level both groups. Materials Methods: The was conducted 330 participants, including 126...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occurring in patients treated an intensive care unit (ICU) are serious complications the treatment process. Aetiological factors of these can have impact on effects, duration and mortality. The aim study was to determine prevalence microbiological profile HAIs hospitalized ICU over a span 10 years. active surveillance method used detect adult who spent 48 h general ward located southern Poland between 2007 2016. conducted compliance with methodology...

Background: The hospitalization of patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) 5–15% cases is associated with occurrence a complication form ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Purpose: Retrospective assessment risk factors VAP at ICUs University Hospital Krakow. Methods: research involved medical documentation 1872 ICU Krakow between 2014 and 2017. were mechanically ventilated for least 48 h. obtained data presented by qualitative quantitative analysis (%). variables compared using...

Abstract Aim To study the relationship between Polish nurses' working conditions and their attitudes towards patient safety during COVID‐19 pandemic. Background Facing pandemic, caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, healthcare worldwide has been reorganised. How these changes affected for hospitalised persons is not well understood. Introduction Difficult related to outbreak of pandemic may affect provision safe effective care staff. Methods This observational research was performed on group 577...

Numerous studies have found that organizational features connected with the work environment of nurses a significant influence on patients' safety. The aim this research was to capture nurses' opinions about safety and discern relationships characteristics. This cross-sectional study surveyed 1825 nurses. used questionnaire consisting four parts: (1) covered Practice Environment Scale Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI); (2) assessed quality nursing care safety; (3) contained information most...

Background: The quality of medical services for a child and their parents are tantamount to sense satisfaction with care. Purpose: assessment determinants parental nursing care in paediatric wards. Methods: study covered 336 children hospitalised departments was based on the "EMPHATIC" questionnaire, standardized adapted Polish conditions. Results: mean score overall high, amounting 4.19 points. lower level reported under age 6 years, admitted an emergency mode diagnosed post-trauma...

The development of pneumonia in patients treated intensive care wards is influenced by numerous factors resulting from the primary health condition and co-morbidities. aim this study determination correlation between nutritional status disorders selected risk (type injury, epidemiological factors, mortality risk, inflammation parameters, age, gender) time occurrence mechanically ventilated wards.The included 121 with injuries ward who had been diagnosed related to mechanical ventilation....

Objectives:The basic care requirement for patients with weakened immune systems is to create the environment where risk of mycosis reduced a minimum.Material and Methods: Between 2007 2013 air samples were collected from various wards number hospitals in Kraków, Poland, by means collision method using MAS-100 Iso MH Microbial Air Sampler (Merck Millipore, Germany).The mycobiota contained several species fungi, almost 1/3 it was made up Aspergillus genus.Sixty-one strains other than A....

: The number of residents long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is expected to increase. Determining the epidemiological situation in context organizational conditions therefore extremely important for planning necessary future activities field infection prevention. aim this study was analyze prevalence rates Polish nursing vs. residential homes, medical and functional burdens both types units.

The goal of health care systems is to ensure high quality medical services provided, including patient safety. intensive unit (ICU) an environment conducive the occurrence adverse events and errors because complexity severity conditions patients treated in these units work often performed under stressful conditions.

Working during the COVID-19 pandemic is a particular challenge for nurses because, while performing their daily routines, they are exposed to physical and social consequences of SARS-CoV-2 virus, which accompanied by intensified stress. The aim this study was assess intensity stress coping strategies applied working with both infected non-infected patients virus pandemic.The conducted between January March 2021. Due epidemiological situation, questionnaire posted on Facebook in nurses'...

The majority of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus fungi are immunosuppressive agents, and their cytotoxicity may impair defense mechanisms in humans. objective the study was evaluation isolated from an environment where inpatients with impaired immunity were present. materials comprised 57 fungal strains: fumigatus, niger: ochraceus, flavus, versicolor ustus hospital rooms Cracow. all strains evaluated using MTT test (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl) 2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide). To...

The study examined the relationship between socio-demographic and occupational factors level of burnout using dimensions emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DEP), personal accomplishment (PA). It 560 nurses working in hospitals primary healthcare units. We used: Maslach Burnout Inventory a questionnaire including (sex, age, marital status, education, parental status) (period employment, workplace, managerial functions, additional employment) factors. An average respondent was 38.13...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has significantly influenced functioning of Polish hospitals, and thus, working conditions nurses. Research on presence specific negative emotions in nurses may help identify deficits future, as well directing preventive actions. present research was performed among (

Abstract Malassezia is a genus of lipophilic yeasts residing on the skin warm-blooded animals. The correlation between specific species and their involvement in diseases has been well researched. However, only very few studies have investigated distribution spp. healthy patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). purpose this work was to analyze whether composition isolated from HIV-infected differs that individuals. study included total 96 subjects, who were divided into two...

Measurement of sperm oxidative-antioxidant indicators is widely used in the assessment and detection biochemical causes male infertility The main purpose this study was to identify biomarkers that assist diagnostics monitoring reproductive potential. We performed malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), total redox antioxidant potential (TRAP) seminal plasma, seminogram, clinical condition, lifestyle people with problems. combined GSH TRAP as semen plasma characterized by highest...

Introduction. Working in the state of a pandemic is huge mental load for medical environment. Aim. Evaluation emotional control among nurses against work conditions and support received during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Material methods. The research was performed (n = 577) working caused by virus infectious 201) non-infectious 376) wards 11 Polish hospitals. To evaluate conditions, questionnaire prepared authors Emotional Control Scale (Courtauld Scale—CECS), which rates anger, depression, fear...

The attitudes of healthcare staff towards patients' safety, including awareness the risk for adverse events, are significant elements an organization's safety culture.To evaluate nurses and physicians' factors influencing hospitalized patient safety.The research included 606 527 physicians employed in surgical medical wards 21 Polish hospitals around country. adaptation Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was used to safety.Both scored highest stress recognition (SR) (71.6 80.86), while...

Abstract Background An optimal work environment for nurses is characterized primarily by appropriate staffing, good team relations, and support from the management staff. These factors are consistently associated with a positive assessment of patient safety hospital’s employees reduction in hospital mortality rates. Aim To understand relationships between as perceived on 30-day patients treated Polish hospitals. Material methods The analysis used discharge data 108,284 hospitalized internal...

A Polish nurse during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – various aspects of following a nursing profession as well midwife belong to independent professions which inherently involve performing numerous tasks and functions in areas positions, simultaneously requires from these respecting the rules law. In health-threatening conditions, for example pandemic, especially when all social groups are exposed danger arises unexpectedly, nurses become an im­portant link process providing health security everybody...

Background It is essential to provide safe healthcare in complex, difficult, and quickly changing conditions. The quality of services directly influences the safety both patients staff. Understanding staff attitudes toward delivery context foundational for building a culture safety. Aim work To adapt, via structured translation methodology, Safety Attitudes Questionnaire–Short Form (SAQ-SF), which assesses how employees health care sector perceive climate their workplace, Polish context....