A5055471760- Frailty in Older Adults
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Nutrition and Health Studies
- Social Issues in Poland
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health, Work, and Social Studies in Poland
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Nursing education and management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Polish Legal and Social Issues
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Wroclaw Medical University
2016-2025
Edinburgh Napier University
2024-2025
Association of Colleges
2025
University of Wrocław
2010-2025
Silesian Center for Heart Disease
2022
Medical University of Warsaw
2022
Centre for Nursing Innovation
2016-2019
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2019
Public Health Department
2016
Niepubliczna Wyższa Szkoła Medyczna
2012-2015
The global prevalence of obesity has more than doubled over the past four decades, currently affecting a billion individuals. Beyond its recognition as high-risk condition that is causally linked to many chronic illnesses, been declared disease per se results in impaired quality life and reduced expectancy. Notably, two-thirds obesity-related excess mortality attributable cardiovascular disease. Despite increasingly appreciated link between broad range manifestations including...
The Heart Failure Association of the European Society Cardiology has published a previous position paper and various guidelines over past decade recognizing value palliative care for those affected by this burdensome condition. Integrating into evidence‐based heart failure management remains challenging many professionals, as it includes identification needs, symptom control, adjustment drug device therapy, advance planning, family informal caregiver support, trying to ensure ‘good death’....
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge on arterial hypertension (AH) and its management, adherence pharmaceutical treatment. Methods: included 233 patients diagnosed with AH treated hypotensive drugs for at least 1 year. 8-item © Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) Hypertension Knowledge-Level (HK-LS) were used. Results: Sixty-three percent had a low level AH, smallest proportion correct answers provided items related...
Elderly people constitute over 80% of the population patients with heart failure (HF). Frailty is a distinct biological syndrome that reflects decreased physiologic reserve and resistance to stressors. Moreover, frailty can serve as an independent predictor visits emergency department, hospitalizations, mortality. The purpose this paper was assess relationship between frailty, anxiety depression, health-related quality life (HRQoL) elderly HF.The study included 100 (53 men 47 women)...
Hypertension (HT) is considered to be the most common disorder in general population. Demographic data indicate that older adults commonly suffer from HT. Older age one of key factors affecting adherence patients with The main purpose was identify demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical affect HT.This cross-sectional study included 150 (84 women 66 men) mean 72.1 years. Hill-Bone Compliance High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale (Hill-Bone CHBPTS) used evaluate therapeutic recommendations for...
To assess life satisfaction, job orientation and the level of professional burnout in a group professionally active nurses midwives.A cross-sectional study.This study was conducted between March October 2017 during specialisation training at European Centre for Postgraduate Education Wroclaw, Poland.A 350 (n=293) midwives (n=57) were enrolled study.Associations selected life-related job-related outcomes using (1) Satisfaction With Job Scale, (2) Life Scale (SWLS), (3) Orientation...
Chronic heart failure is a serious medical condition. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in frailty syndrome and self-care levels among patients with cardiovascular conditions. Demonstrating the influence of on could improve quality prevent adverse effects syndrome. The purpose this study was to assess capabilities chronic failure, identify factors associated frailty.The data were collected between January July 2014. included 110 who hospitalized cardiology clinic. Frailty...
Sleep disorders, such as insomnia with objective short sleep duration, are associated increased risk of hypertension. The the study was to evaluate effects and daytime sleepiness on quality life (QOL) among elderly hypertensive patients.This cross-sectional covered 100 patients All participants completed standardized questionnaires, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Athens Insomnia (AIS), World Health Organization Quality Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF), clinical data were obtained from patients'...
Background: Frail older people are at high risk of developing adverse outcomes, such as disability, mortality, hospitalization, and institutionalization. Previous research suggests that the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is a valid reliable instrument for measuring frailty. The aim this study was to adapt test reliability Polish version TFI. Method: A standard guideline used translation cultural adaptation English TFI into Polish. included 100 patients (mean age 68.2±6.5 years), among them...
Although important, a relationship between acceptance of illness and quality life has not been studied extensively in individuals with chronic heart failure.The aim this study was to analyse an association these two variables large group at least six-month history included 100 patients (68 men 32 women, mean age 63.2±12.2 years) six months' clinical evidence failure corresponding New York Heart Association class II, III or IV. All the were examined Nottingham Health Profile (NHP)...
Introduction: Elderly adults with heart failure (HF) may have problems self-care behaviors because of cognitive deficits. Self-care deficits been found to be significantly associated negative health care outcomes among HF patients. The aim this paper was assess and the level ability in elderly patients HF, determine if a relationship exists between self-care. Materials methods: study included 270 (mean age: 72.5 years) HF. We used Mini Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE) evaluate...
Nonadherence to medical treatment and lack of cooperation in hypertensive patients >65 years age are believed be caused by a number age-related problems, such as cognitive impairment. Numerous epidemiological prospective studies have demonstrated that hypertension remains untreated for many or is unsuccessfully treated reasons poor compliance adherence the patient may lead impairment.The objective this study was investigate occurrence impairment its effect on elderly patients.This an...
The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is a self-report user-friendly questionnaire for assessing multidimensional frailty among community-dwelling older people. main aim of this study to re-evaluate the validity TFI, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, focusing on predictive value total TFI its physical, psychological, social domains adverse outcomes disability, indicators healthcare utilization, falls.The was determined in sample 180 Dutch people aged 70 years older. participants...
Aims To assess the impacts of burnout and job satisfaction on rationing care in professional group nurses. Background The shortage nursing staff is currently one most significant health problems. It not clear how affect care. Methods We included 594 nurses, we used Basel Extent Rationing Nursing Care-R (BERNCA-R), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS). Results average scores were 1.72 ± 0.87 points for BERNCA-R, 36.08 21.25 MBI 19.74 5.57 JSS. A statistically positive...