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The social consequences of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that affects just over 1,500 people in Poland, of whom only about 100 reach the age of 30 or more, are rarely studied from the perspective of the sociology of medicine. The nature of the disease requires great efforts ...

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. The diagnosis of this disease marks the beginning of a long road and a difficult fight against the disease for a woman. A mastectomy, or amputation of the breast, is an irreversible systemic process. For the patient, it is a traumatic experience....

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, non-infectious skin disease characterised by increased keratinocyte proliferation, leading to a significant decrease in somatic functioning and quality of life in patients. Objective: To determine the ...

This article deals with the analysis of quality of life taking into account health status. The authors define the term quality of life. They characterise quality of life using subjective as well as objective instruments. They devote considerable attention to generic questionnaires (generic...

A comprehensive view of the disease phenomenon is closely linked to the determination of patients' quality of life. This is particularly important in chronic respiratory diseases such as bronchial asthma. Recently, physical problems have increasingly been presented,...

Introduction. Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women and often requires breast amputation. Mastectomy is a great experience for women and often leads to a reduced quality of life. It is sought that the medical interventions undertaken not only...

Performing an accurate pain assessment in cancer patients is a prerequisite for determining appropriate analgesic management. Pain assessment should include a proper estimation of pain intensity, as well as recognition of the type of pain from the point of view of pathomechanism: pain...

Chronic dermatological diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, acne vulgaris or rosacea adversely affect patients' quality of life. Patients very often experience stress and a sense of stigma, and more often than not ...

Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death from malignant tumours in women. Breast cancer in its early stages does not cause symptoms, but in advanced disease it causes numerous physical symptoms, but also disrupts...

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy is one of the most commonly used and effective cancer treatments. At the same time, it is one of the factors that cause psychological stress in people with cancer, as it involves ...

Old age is recognised in life-span psychology as a developmental period in which changes occur in the psychological, biological and social spheres. The consequences of declining levels of mobility are a change in self-image, the most important structure of personality....

The aim of the study was to assess the relationship with the partner of women after breast amputation and their social activity. Material and method. The study was conducted among 121 women after breast amputation, aged 40-70 years. The research tool was an original survey questionnaire. To ...

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of patients after hip replacement (EPSB) compared to the preoperative period and to assess the effectiveness of this method in reducing pain associated with osteoarthritis. The secondary aim ...

This article presents different ways of understanding the concept of quality of life. It shows which factors can determine quality of life and how the issue is recognised in the context of medicine and psychology. Attention is also drawn to its subjective and objective...

Introduction. Acceptance of the disease promotes the mobilisation of the patient's strengths and also makes it possible to prevent a reduction in quality of life as a consequence of chronic disease. Objective. To determine the degree of disease acceptance among patients with diabetes and its impact on quality of life and...