Małgorzata Synowiec-Piłat Ph.D. - a sociologist specializing in medical sociology and health promotion. She conducts qualitative research on the social aspects of chronic diseases, especially cancer. Her primary research interests are the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about health and illness, intersectoral action in health promotion activities and NGOs. As well as the development of "patient for patient" movement, importance of social support in the treatment of patients, and the use of social influence tools in the creation and implementation of campaigns and pro-social programs. She is the author of „Health promotion and preventive oncology activities in non-governmental organizations,“ more than 40 scientific articles, and co-editor of 6 monographs.
Diabetes is an illness that affects an increasing amount of people worldwide. It is estimated tha... more Diabetes is an illness that affects an increasing amount of people worldwide. It is estimated that in Poland around 9.1% of the population is afflicted. Research indicates that proper self-control, stemming from (among others) the patient’s knowledge of diabetes, can be an important factor in her health and well-being. The purpose of the conducted analyses was twofold: to determine the state of medical knowledge about prophylactics, specificity of the illness, risk factors, complications of diabetes and to assess the recognition of the terms: glycemic index and carbohydrate exchanges. The studied group consisted of persons diagnosed with type I and type II diabetes. 101 patients were examined in total. Self-prepared, highly standardized questionnaires were used as the research tool. Collected data indicates that a sizeable portion of the interviewees could not properly answer questions about the illness. The value of correct empty-stomach glycaemia was known to only 48.5% of the int...
Nowadays, the quality of life has become one of the essential issues that come up when the health... more Nowadays, the quality of life has become one of the essential issues that come up when the health statusof particular categories or social groups are discussed. It has been empirically proved that not only the biologicalstructure of an organism influences our health, but also that, at a great range, our health is contingent by factorsof psychosocial nature. Objectives: The objective of research, performed in April 2009, was to recognize chosensocial life quality determinants in a group of mature women, in relation to their health status. Materials andMethods: 209 women – citizens of Wroclaw, aged between 50 and 60, were researched. The assessment wasdone by means of a highly standardized survey questionnaire. Results: both material and occupational status ofmost respondents might be regarded as good. It is worth mentioning that, in the opinion of more than half (57%)women researched, their occupation has a negative influence on their health, although to a various degree. Generally,w...
Introduction. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a method of myocardial revascularization.... more Introduction. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a method of myocardial revascularization. Patients after CABG require comprehensive care and rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of medical knowledge and health behaviours of patients with coronary artery disease who underwent CABG. Data from this study will be used to develop educational workshops for this group of patients.
Streszczenie Współcześnie jakość życia jest jednym z kluczowych zagadnień pojawiających się przy ... more Streszczenie Współcześnie jakość życia jest jednym z kluczowych zagadnień pojawiających się przy omawianiu sytuacji zdrowotnej poszczególnych kategorii czy grup społecznych. Udowodniono empirycznie, że na zdrowie człowieka wpływ ma nie tylko struktura biologiczna organizmu, ale w bardzo dużym zakresie także warunkowane jest ono czynnikami o charakterze psychospołecznym. Celem zrealizowanego w kwietniu 2009 r. badania było poznanie wybranych społecznych wyznaczników jakości życia w kontekście sytuacji zdrowotnej badanych. Badaniem ob-jęto 209 mieszkanek Wrocławia w przedziale wiekowym między 50. a 60. r.ż. Zastosowaną metodą badawczą był kwestionariusz wywiadu o wysokim poziomie standaryzacji. Sytuację materialną oraz zawodową większości respondentek można uznać za dobrą. Warto zauważyć, że łącznie ponad połowa (57%) badanych kobiet jest zdania, że praca zawodowa wpływa – choć w różnym stopniu – negatywnie na ich stan zdrowia. Badane kobiety najczęściej odpoczywają w sposób bierny. Za zadowalające uznać trzeba długość i jakość snu badanych kobiet. Zaledwie 1/3 badanych pozytywnie ocenia swoje samopoczucie; 44% odczuwa raz na jakiś czas różnorodne dolegliwości powodujące dyskomfort, a 14% stwierdza, że czuje się na tyle źle, że utrudnia to im codzienne funkcjonowanie. Aż 72% kobiet nie choruje na żadną chorobę przewlekłą. Słowa kluczowe: jakość życia, zachowania zdrowotne, socjologia medycyny. Summary Nowadays, the quality of life has become one of the essential issues that come up when the health status of particular categories or social groups are discussed. It has been empirically proved that not only the biological structure of an organism influences our health, but also that, at a great range, our health is contingent by factors of psychosocial nature. Objectives: The objective of research, performed in April 2009, was to recognize chosen social life quality determinants in a group of mature women, in relation to their health status. Materials and Methods: 209 women – citizens of Wroclaw, aged between 50 and 60, were researched. The assessment was done by means of a highly standardized survey questionnaire. Results: both material and occupational status of most respondents might be regarded as good. It is worth mentioning that, in the opinion of more than half (57%) women researched, their occupation has a negative influence on their health, although to a various degree. Generally , women in the examined group tend to relax in a passive way. What seems advantageous, it is the length and quality of their night dreaming. Only 1/3 of the researched evaluate their condition positively; 44% of them feel various disorders, causing discomfort, once a time, and 14% claim to feel so bad that their health condition makes their normal functioning hard. As many as 72% of these women do not suffer from any terminal illness.
Introduction : Poland is one of the countries with the highest rates of cancer mortality. Throug... more Introduction : Poland is one of the countries with the highest rates of cancer mortality. Throughout Europe and the US, more than 60% of the total cancer incidence is in persons 65 years and older. In the fight against cancer, not only large-scale actions are necessary, but also the improvement of the physician-patient relationship itself. An important part of this relationship is patient’s trust. In this article we present a study on seniors’ level of trust in doctors and older people’s beliefs about the effectiveness of medicine in the fight against cancer, as well as the influence of variables such as sex, economic status and education on the level of trust in the physician and medicine. Materials and methods : In 2012, sociological research was conducted among 329 older people in Wroclaw in Poland. Quota sampling was applied and a questionnaire with a high level of standardization was used. We used available methods for categorical data analysis. Results : Most of the respond...
Wstep. Pomostowanie aortalno-wiencowe (CABG) jest jedną z metod rewaskularyzacji mieśnia sercoweg... more Wstep. Pomostowanie aortalno-wiencowe (CABG) jest jedną z metod rewaskularyzacji mieśnia sercowego. Chorzy po tym zabiegu wymagają kompleksowej opieki oraz rehabilitacji. Celem pracy bylo poznanie poziomu wiedzy medycznej oraz zachowan zdrowotnych pacjentow z chorobą niedokrwienną serca po przebytym zabiegu kardiochirurgicznym. Dane z pracy posluzą do opracowania warsztatow edukacyjnych dla tej grupy pacjentow. Material i metody. Badaniem objeto 106 pacjentow po zabiegu CABG hospitalizowanych na oddziale rehabilitacji kardiologicznej. Podstawą badania byl autorski kwestionariusz obejmujący wywiad o wysokim poziomie standaryzacji. W analizie danych posluzono sie statystykami opisowymi, a w celu badania zalezności obliczano wartośc statystyki χ 2 oraz zastosowano analize korespondencji (za poziom istotności uznano < 0,05). Wyniki. Badani pacjenci odznaczają sie malą wiedzą medyczną (1/4 nie zna ani jednego czynnika ryzyka choroby niedokrwiennej serca; zaledwie 33% zna zasady diety ...
Diabetes is an illness that affects an increasing amount of people worldwide. It is estimated tha... more Diabetes is an illness that affects an increasing amount of people worldwide. It is estimated that in Poland around 9.1% of the population is afflicted. Research indicates that proper self-control, stemming from (among others) the patient’s knowledge of diabetes, can be an important factor in her health and well-being. The purpose of the conducted analyses was twofold: to determine the state of medical knowledge about prophylactics, specificity of the illness, risk factors, complications of diabetes and to assess the recognition of the terms: glycemic index and carbohydrate exchanges. The studied group consisted of persons diagnosed with type I and type II diabetes. 101 patients were examined in total. Self-prepared, highly standardized questionnaires were used as the research tool. Collected data indicates that a sizeable portion of the interviewees could not properly answer questions about the illness. The value of correct empty-stomach glycaemia was known to only 48.5% of the int...
Nowadays, the quality of life has become one of the essential issues that come up when the health... more Nowadays, the quality of life has become one of the essential issues that come up when the health statusof particular categories or social groups are discussed. It has been empirically proved that not only the biologicalstructure of an organism influences our health, but also that, at a great range, our health is contingent by factorsof psychosocial nature. Objectives: The objective of research, performed in April 2009, was to recognize chosensocial life quality determinants in a group of mature women, in relation to their health status. Materials andMethods: 209 women – citizens of Wroclaw, aged between 50 and 60, were researched. The assessment wasdone by means of a highly standardized survey questionnaire. Results: both material and occupational status ofmost respondents might be regarded as good. It is worth mentioning that, in the opinion of more than half (57%)women researched, their occupation has a negative influence on their health, although to a various degree. Generally,w...
Introduction. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a method of myocardial revascularization.... more Introduction. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a method of myocardial revascularization. Patients after CABG require comprehensive care and rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of medical knowledge and health behaviours of patients with coronary artery disease who underwent CABG. Data from this study will be used to develop educational workshops for this group of patients.
Streszczenie Współcześnie jakość życia jest jednym z kluczowych zagadnień pojawiających się przy ... more Streszczenie Współcześnie jakość życia jest jednym z kluczowych zagadnień pojawiających się przy omawianiu sytuacji zdrowotnej poszczególnych kategorii czy grup społecznych. Udowodniono empirycznie, że na zdrowie człowieka wpływ ma nie tylko struktura biologiczna organizmu, ale w bardzo dużym zakresie także warunkowane jest ono czynnikami o charakterze psychospołecznym. Celem zrealizowanego w kwietniu 2009 r. badania było poznanie wybranych społecznych wyznaczników jakości życia w kontekście sytuacji zdrowotnej badanych. Badaniem ob-jęto 209 mieszkanek Wrocławia w przedziale wiekowym między 50. a 60. r.ż. Zastosowaną metodą badawczą był kwestionariusz wywiadu o wysokim poziomie standaryzacji. Sytuację materialną oraz zawodową większości respondentek można uznać za dobrą. Warto zauważyć, że łącznie ponad połowa (57%) badanych kobiet jest zdania, że praca zawodowa wpływa – choć w różnym stopniu – negatywnie na ich stan zdrowia. Badane kobiety najczęściej odpoczywają w sposób bierny. Za zadowalające uznać trzeba długość i jakość snu badanych kobiet. Zaledwie 1/3 badanych pozytywnie ocenia swoje samopoczucie; 44% odczuwa raz na jakiś czas różnorodne dolegliwości powodujące dyskomfort, a 14% stwierdza, że czuje się na tyle źle, że utrudnia to im codzienne funkcjonowanie. Aż 72% kobiet nie choruje na żadną chorobę przewlekłą. Słowa kluczowe: jakość życia, zachowania zdrowotne, socjologia medycyny. Summary Nowadays, the quality of life has become one of the essential issues that come up when the health status of particular categories or social groups are discussed. It has been empirically proved that not only the biological structure of an organism influences our health, but also that, at a great range, our health is contingent by factors of psychosocial nature. Objectives: The objective of research, performed in April 2009, was to recognize chosen social life quality determinants in a group of mature women, in relation to their health status. Materials and Methods: 209 women – citizens of Wroclaw, aged between 50 and 60, were researched. The assessment was done by means of a highly standardized survey questionnaire. Results: both material and occupational status of most respondents might be regarded as good. It is worth mentioning that, in the opinion of more than half (57%) women researched, their occupation has a negative influence on their health, although to a various degree. Generally , women in the examined group tend to relax in a passive way. What seems advantageous, it is the length and quality of their night dreaming. Only 1/3 of the researched evaluate their condition positively; 44% of them feel various disorders, causing discomfort, once a time, and 14% claim to feel so bad that their health condition makes their normal functioning hard. As many as 72% of these women do not suffer from any terminal illness.
Introduction : Poland is one of the countries with the highest rates of cancer mortality. Throug... more Introduction : Poland is one of the countries with the highest rates of cancer mortality. Throughout Europe and the US, more than 60% of the total cancer incidence is in persons 65 years and older. In the fight against cancer, not only large-scale actions are necessary, but also the improvement of the physician-patient relationship itself. An important part of this relationship is patient’s trust. In this article we present a study on seniors’ level of trust in doctors and older people’s beliefs about the effectiveness of medicine in the fight against cancer, as well as the influence of variables such as sex, economic status and education on the level of trust in the physician and medicine. Materials and methods : In 2012, sociological research was conducted among 329 older people in Wroclaw in Poland. Quota sampling was applied and a questionnaire with a high level of standardization was used. We used available methods for categorical data analysis. Results : Most of the respond...
Wstep. Pomostowanie aortalno-wiencowe (CABG) jest jedną z metod rewaskularyzacji mieśnia sercoweg... more Wstep. Pomostowanie aortalno-wiencowe (CABG) jest jedną z metod rewaskularyzacji mieśnia sercowego. Chorzy po tym zabiegu wymagają kompleksowej opieki oraz rehabilitacji. Celem pracy bylo poznanie poziomu wiedzy medycznej oraz zachowan zdrowotnych pacjentow z chorobą niedokrwienną serca po przebytym zabiegu kardiochirurgicznym. Dane z pracy posluzą do opracowania warsztatow edukacyjnych dla tej grupy pacjentow. Material i metody. Badaniem objeto 106 pacjentow po zabiegu CABG hospitalizowanych na oddziale rehabilitacji kardiologicznej. Podstawą badania byl autorski kwestionariusz obejmujący wywiad o wysokim poziomie standaryzacji. W analizie danych posluzono sie statystykami opisowymi, a w celu badania zalezności obliczano wartośc statystyki χ 2 oraz zastosowano analize korespondencji (za poziom istotności uznano < 0,05). Wyniki. Badani pacjenci odznaczają sie malą wiedzą medyczną (1/4 nie zna ani jednego czynnika ryzyka choroby niedokrwiennej serca; zaledwie 33% zna zasady diety ...
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