Volodymyr V. Cherniakov, Volodymyr O. Zaіtsev, Yurii L. Maidikov, Viacheslav І. Tytarenko
Aim: The study was aimed at revealing the essence of the mechanism of finger acupressure, techniques of finger point massage and particularities of their implementation in physical therapy. Materials and Methods: Implementation of the aims was achieved with following methods: analysis of special psychological and pedagogical literature; generalization of experience in professional training of future specialists in the field of physical therapy; synthesis, generalization, systematization and modeling were used to improve the technique of point massage in the process of physical therapy. Conclusions: Using of finger point massage techniques in the process of physical therapy is a powerful tool to be implemented into patient’s rehabilitation program, aimed at functional recovery. Identified relevance and effectiveness of its using to stimulate restorative processes in the patient’s body, allows to accelerate recovery and restoration of functional abilities. The combination of finger point massage and physical therapy can be used as an independent complex therapeutic method in physical rehabilitation in patients with various diseases` nosologies. It was determined that effectiveness of functional recovery in patient is increased with the simultaneous implementation of finger point massage and physical therapy.
{"title":"Particularities of Using the Point Massage in the Aspect of Kinesiological Competence of Physical Therapist","authors":"Volodymyr V. Cherniakov, Volodymyr O. Zaіtsev, Yurii L. Maidikov, Viacheslav І. Tytarenko","doi":"10.36740/abal202202117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202202117","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The study was aimed at revealing the essence of the mechanism of finger acupressure, techniques of finger point massage and particularities of their implementation in physical therapy. Materials and Methods: Implementation of the aims was achieved with following methods: analysis of special psychological and pedagogical literature; generalization of experience in professional training of future specialists in the field of physical therapy; synthesis, generalization, systematization and modeling were used to improve the technique of point massage in the process of physical therapy. Conclusions: Using of finger point massage techniques in the process of physical therapy is a powerful tool to be implemented into patient’s rehabilitation program, aimed at functional recovery. Identified relevance and effectiveness of its using to stimulate restorative processes in the patient’s body, allows to accelerate recovery and restoration of functional abilities. The combination of finger point massage and physical therapy can be used as an independent complex therapeutic method in physical rehabilitation in patients with various diseases` nosologies. It was determined that effectiveness of functional recovery in patient is increased with the simultaneous implementation of finger point massage and physical therapy.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69729088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. A. Shumeyko, A. V. Ligonenko, Anatoliy B. Zubacha, Irina A. Chornaya, Alexei V. Storogenko, Mykola I. Kravtsiv, Roman A. Yarochenko
Aim: To investigate the clinical efficacy of the domestic enzyme drug Pancreatin 8000 in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic pancreatitis after operations on the pancreas. Materials and Methods: A study of 32 patients with chronic pancreatitis who received the drug Pancreatin 8000 (8000 lpolytic Ph. U., 5800 amylolytic Ph. U. and 380 proteolytic Ph. U.) The course of treatment was 21 days. In the course of the study we evaluated the growth rate index (calculated by the formula: В/P – 100, where В is weight in kilograms, Р is growth in centimeters) and data of clinical examinations. А pain syndrome was estimated by the nature, expressed and depending on a meal and daypart. Results: In average, normalization of the frequency of vomiting was noted on the 2nd-8th day, on the 8th day, vomiting in all the patients was once a day and formalized. Pain decreased and disappeared in the period from the 2nd to the 7th day. In 3 (7%) patients the pain did not decrease, that is why it was necessary to use pain-relieving drugs. The dynamics of body weight increase was from 1 to 4 kg during 3 months of taking the drug in different patients. No increase in body weight was noted in 1 (2%) patients. The disappearance of symptoms of gastrointestinal and intestinal dyspepsia was noted on the 2nd to 6th day. Conclusions: Thus, the positive clinical effect of the drug Pancreatin 8000 is not only the result of the substituted enzyme therapy, but also the transition of the pancreas into a mode of functional calmness.
{"title":"The Use of the Domestic Enzyme Preparation Pancreatin 8000 in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis After Surgery","authors":"I. A. Shumeyko, A. V. Ligonenko, Anatoliy B. Zubacha, Irina A. Chornaya, Alexei V. Storogenko, Mykola I. Kravtsiv, Roman A. Yarochenko","doi":"10.36740/abal202205108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202205108","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To investigate the clinical efficacy of the domestic enzyme drug Pancreatin 8000 in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic pancreatitis after operations on the pancreas. Materials and Methods: A study of 32 patients with chronic pancreatitis who received the drug Pancreatin 8000 (8000 lpolytic Ph. U., 5800 amylolytic Ph. U. and 380 proteolytic Ph. U.) The course of treatment was 21 days. In the course of the study we evaluated the growth rate index (calculated by the formula: В/P – 100, where В is weight in kilograms, Р is growth in centimeters) and data of clinical examinations. А pain syndrome was estimated by the nature, expressed and depending on a meal and daypart. Results: In average, normalization of the frequency of vomiting was noted on the 2nd-8th day, on the 8th day, vomiting in all the patients was once a day and formalized. Pain decreased and disappeared in the period from the 2nd to the 7th day. In 3 (7%) patients the pain did not decrease, that is why it was necessary to use pain-relieving drugs. The dynamics of body weight increase was from 1 to 4 kg during 3 months of taking the drug in different patients. No increase in body weight was noted in 1 (2%) patients. The disappearance of symptoms of gastrointestinal and intestinal dyspepsia was noted on the 2nd to 6th day. Conclusions: Thus, the positive clinical effect of the drug Pancreatin 8000 is not only the result of the substituted enzyme therapy, but also the transition of the pancreas into a mode of functional calmness.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69730711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Griban, O. Mekhed, B. Semeniv, O. Khurtenko, V. Koval, T. Khliebnikova, Tetyana S. Skyrda
Aim: To check the effectiveness of authors’ technology of increasing physical activity of university students. Materials and Methods: The research involved 369 students (including 197 males and 172 females). All students were divided into control (CG) and experimental groups (EG). The EG included 188 students (105 males, 83 females), the CG – 181 students (92 males, 89 females) respectively. The effectiveness of authors’ technology was assessed by the following indicators: the amount of physical activity; the dynamics of students’ physical fitness during four years of studying. Results: The results of the experiment show that authors’ technology contributes to increasing the amount of students’ physical activity and improving the level of their physical fitness. The students (both males and females) of the EG were recorded to have significantly better indicators than the CG. Conclusions: The experimental work confirmed the effectiveness, functionality and adaptability of the authors’ technology of increasing physical activity of university students. A high level of physical activity of students will contribute to strengthening their health and improving the efficiency of their future professional activities.
{"title":"Technology of Increasing Physical Activity of University Students","authors":"G. Griban, O. Mekhed, B. Semeniv, O. Khurtenko, V. Koval, T. Khliebnikova, Tetyana S. Skyrda","doi":"10.36740/abal202205113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202205113","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To check the effectiveness of authors’ technology of increasing physical activity of university students. Materials and Methods: The research involved 369 students (including 197 males and 172 females). All students were divided into control (CG) and experimental groups (EG). The EG included 188 students (105 males, 83 females), the CG – 181 students (92 males, 89 females) respectively. The effectiveness of authors’ technology was assessed by the following indicators: the amount of physical activity; the dynamics of students’ physical fitness during four years of studying. Results: The results of the experiment show that authors’ technology contributes to increasing the amount of students’ physical activity and improving the level of their physical fitness. The students (both males and females) of the EG were recorded to have significantly better indicators than the CG. Conclusions: The experimental work confirmed the effectiveness, functionality and adaptability of the authors’ technology of increasing physical activity of university students. A high level of physical activity of students will contribute to strengthening their health and improving the efficiency of their future professional activities.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69730866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aim: Temporomandibular joint dysfunction is a common and difficult clinical problem. To present the use of physical therapy in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions. Materials and Methods: The paper presents the etiopathogenesis and clinical presentation of temporomandibular joint dysfunctions as well as patient cases and describes physical therapy in joint dysfunction, including the methods and equipment used to perform the procedures. Conclusion: The paper stresses the importance of physical therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular joint dysfunctions. Physical therapy is a crucial part of treatment in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions.
{"title":"Physical Procedure in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunctions. Clinical Study","authors":"W. Kuliński","doi":"10.36740/abal202206101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202206101","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Temporomandibular joint dysfunction is a common and difficult clinical problem. To present the use of physical therapy in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions. Materials and Methods: The paper presents the etiopathogenesis and clinical presentation of temporomandibular joint dysfunctions as well as patient cases and describes physical therapy in joint dysfunction, including the methods and equipment used to perform the procedures. Conclusion: The paper stresses the importance of physical therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular joint dysfunctions. Physical therapy is a crucial part of treatment in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69731210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Solomenchuk, V. Lutska, Orysia Kysil, Khrystyna M. Khamuliak, Oksana V. Yadzhyn, Romanna O. Zadorozhna
Aim: To establish socio-psychological and clinical smoking predictors cessation at the stage of health-resort rehabilitation in patients who have recently suffered an acute coronary event. Materials and Methods: 68 patients aged 42-68 years (average age 56.70}6.1 years) who underwent a cardiorehabilitation program in the heart rehabilitation department of the health-resort complex „Morshinkurort” after a recent ACS (no more than 28 days ago) were examined. Depending on the smoking habit, all patients were divided into two groups. The first (I) group included smoking patients who gave up smoking in the course of CR (n=38, average age 57.10}6.73 years), the second (II) group included smokers who continued smoking during the healthresort stay treatment (n=30, average age 56.58}5.74 years). Predictors of smoking cessation were determined in patients of the studied groups using the method of binary logistic regression. Results: In the course of the study, 5 independent predictors of quitting smoking were established, which turned out to be statistically significant - smoking index, anxiety level, body mass index, comorbidity and marital status. The chances of quitting smoking were 1.79 times greater (95% CI from 1.25 to 2.56) in patients with higher BMI and 3.23 times (95% CI from 0.57 to 18.40) in those who are in family status. High comorbidity, higher SI score, and higher anxiety levels were significantly associated with a reduced likelihood of quitting smoking. Conclusions: Cardiac rehabilitation patients with high nicotine dependence, lower body weight, loneliness, significant anxiety symptoms, and multiple comorbidities are less likely to successfully quit smoking. Established independent predictors of smoking cessation must be used when choosing strategies for the treatment of tobacco addiction at the stage of CR. Screening and treatment for anxiety disorders should be included in smoking cessation programs to improve the SI effectiveness.
{"title":"Predictors of Successful Smoking Cesstion in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients with a History of Acute Coronary Syndrome","authors":"T. Solomenchuk, V. Lutska, Orysia Kysil, Khrystyna M. Khamuliak, Oksana V. Yadzhyn, Romanna O. Zadorozhna","doi":"10.36740/abal202206110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202206110","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To establish socio-psychological and clinical smoking predictors cessation at the stage of health-resort rehabilitation in patients who have recently suffered an acute coronary event. Materials and Methods: 68 patients aged 42-68 years (average age 56.70}6.1 years) who underwent a cardiorehabilitation program in the heart rehabilitation department of the health-resort complex „Morshinkurort” after a recent ACS (no more than 28 days ago) were examined. Depending on the smoking habit, all patients were divided into two groups. The first (I) group included smoking patients who gave up smoking in the course of CR (n=38, average age 57.10}6.73 years), the second (II) group included smokers who continued smoking during the healthresort stay treatment (n=30, average age 56.58}5.74 years). Predictors of smoking cessation were determined in patients of the studied groups using the method of binary logistic regression. Results: In the course of the study, 5 independent predictors of quitting smoking were established, which turned out to be statistically significant - smoking index, anxiety level, body mass index, comorbidity and marital status. The chances of quitting smoking were 1.79 times greater (95% CI from 1.25 to 2.56) in patients with higher BMI and 3.23 times (95% CI from 0.57 to 18.40) in those who are in family status. High comorbidity, higher SI score, and higher anxiety levels were significantly associated with a reduced likelihood of quitting smoking. Conclusions: Cardiac rehabilitation patients with high nicotine dependence, lower body weight, loneliness, significant anxiety symptoms, and multiple comorbidities are less likely to successfully quit smoking. Established independent predictors of smoking cessation must be used when choosing strategies for the treatment of tobacco addiction at the stage of CR. Screening and treatment for anxiety disorders should be included in smoking cessation programs to improve the SI effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69731958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life and physical therapy used in patients after knee arthroplasty. Materials and Methods: The study involved 20 patients after surgical treatment with knee arthroplasty staying at the in-patient rehabilitation centre in Osieczek. The patients underwent physical therapy and rehabilitation. Results: Following 3-week treatment, study patients showed better mobility, pain elimination and an improved quality of life. Further management included recommendations with respect to regular physical activity and maintaining a normal body weight. Conclusions: 1. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of disability in patients. 2. Arthroplasty has a beneficial influence on the subjective and objective condition of patients. 3. The procedure helped increase mobility, improved the quality of life and eliminated pain in the patients. 4. Regular physical activity and a normal body weight play an important role in osteoarthritis prevention.
{"title":"Assessment of Physical Therapy Following Knee Arthroplasty","authors":"W. Kuliński, Sylwia Woźniak","doi":"10.36740/abal202201101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202201101","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life and physical therapy used in patients after knee arthroplasty.\u0000Materials and Methods: The study involved 20 patients after surgical treatment with knee arthroplasty staying at the in-patient rehabilitation centre in Osieczek. The patients underwent physical therapy and rehabilitation.\u0000Results: Following 3-week treatment, study patients showed better mobility, pain elimination and an improved quality of life. Further management included recommendations with respect to regular physical activity and maintaining a normal body weight.\u0000Conclusions: 1. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of disability in patients.\u00002. Arthroplasty has a beneficial influence on the subjective and objective condition of patients. 3. The procedure helped increase mobility, improved the quality of life and eliminated pain in the patients. 4. Regular physical activity and a normal body weight play an important role in osteoarthritis prevention.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48129268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aim: To establish the spectrum of neurologic disorders in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, and to clarify what are their clinical peculiarities? Materials and Methods: We analyzed retrospectively the clinical, radiological, and neuropathological findings of the patients who entered our clinics between October 2020 and the end of March 2021. Neurological syndromes developing during or after the disease, which were likely to be associated with COVID-19 on clinical and laboratory grounds, were included in the group of interest. Cases for which a more likely alternative pathology was found were excluded. Results: In a case series of 515 patients with Covid-19, neurologic symptoms were observed in 173 (33.6%) patients and were more common in patients with severe infection (47.8%) according to their respiratory status, which included acute cerebrovascular events, impaired consciousness, and muscle injury. Encephalopathy (29/16.7), and neuropathy 36 (20.8) dominated among neurological syndromes. Conclusions: Neurologic symptoms manifest in a significant part of patients with Covid-19. The most common were fever, fatigue, dyspnoea, and muscle-join pains.
{"title":"Neurological Disorders in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19: Clinical Symptoms, Treatment and Rehabilitation","authors":"P. Dyachenko, A. Dyachenko","doi":"10.36740/abal202202102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202202102","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To establish the spectrum of neurologic disorders in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, and to clarify what are their clinical peculiarities? Materials and Methods: We analyzed retrospectively the clinical, radiological, and neuropathological findings of the patients who entered our clinics between October 2020 and the end of March 2021. Neurological syndromes developing during or after the disease, which were likely to be associated with COVID-19 on clinical and laboratory grounds, were included in the group of interest. Cases for which a more likely alternative pathology was found were excluded. Results: In a case series of 515 patients with Covid-19, neurologic symptoms were observed in 173 (33.6%) patients and were more common in patients with severe infection (47.8%) according to their respiratory status, which included acute cerebrovascular events, impaired consciousness, and muscle injury. Encephalopathy (29/16.7), and neuropathy 36 (20.8) dominated among neurological syndromes. Conclusions: Neurologic symptoms manifest in a significant part of patients with Covid-19. The most common were fever, fatigue, dyspnoea, and muscle-join pains.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69728274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. M. Brezytska, I. Hushchuk, V. Smiianov, O. Vivsiannyk, R. V. Safonov, Inna S. Khoronzhevska
Aim: To determine the infectious danger of medical waste from patients with COVID-19, by examining them for the presence of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Materials and Methods: Regulatory – legal acts, foreign editions, results of the laboratory researches that we received served as materials for carrying out research. While researching such methods were used: descriptive, bibliographic, analytical, epidemiological, laboratory diagnostics, statistical. Results: The study confirmed the presence of RNA of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in 5 selected samples from protective masks of patients with COVID-19 (8.9%) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was not detected in samples taken from medical masks. Separate studies of wastewater from the infectious disease hospital of Ostroh General Hospital and from the city sewer network for the presence of coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 were conducted. SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was not detected in the selected samples by PCR. Conclusions: The results of the study confirm the infectious potential of medical waste, mostly wrong treatment.
{"title":"Determination of the Hazard of Medical Waste in the Convention of the Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"D. M. Brezytska, I. Hushchuk, V. Smiianov, O. Vivsiannyk, R. V. Safonov, Inna S. Khoronzhevska","doi":"10.36740/abal202202103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202202103","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To determine the infectious danger of medical waste from patients with COVID-19, by examining them for the presence of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Materials and Methods: Regulatory – legal acts, foreign editions, results of the laboratory researches that we received served as materials for carrying out research. While researching such methods were used: descriptive, bibliographic, analytical, epidemiological, laboratory diagnostics, statistical. Results: The study confirmed the presence of RNA of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in 5 selected samples from protective masks of patients with COVID-19 (8.9%) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was not detected in samples taken from medical masks. Separate studies of wastewater from the infectious disease hospital of Ostroh General Hospital and from the city sewer network for the presence of coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 were conducted. SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was not detected in the selected samples by PCR. Conclusions: The results of the study confirm the infectious potential of medical waste, mostly wrong treatment.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69728320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanna Hubenko, N. Boichenko, Svitlana M Piven, Natallia G. Kuchma, A. Bondarkova
Aim: This article examines how bioethicists can make a significant contribution to mediation, public discourse, research, educating, learning, policy-making and academic impact in response to troubling and persistent models of xenophobia, racism and ‘pretentious’ prejudice. In order to make a meaningful contribution to these issues, bioethicists need training, awareness that they can play an important educational role in cooperation with other specialists and social spheres. Materials and Methods: An understanding of these issues from the perspective of bioethics is important in terms of the methodological approach that is used in its explanations. For example, in education, public health, etc. In the course of the research the bibliographic, bibliosemantic method, the method of system analysis. Conclusions: The main mechanism for combating xenophobia is the development of personal and social tolerance. Tolerance does not require an obligatory love to «our own»’ and to «others», but offers recognition of the real pluralism of cultures and ways of life, Professional training of/for bioethicists as partners/trainers who work together with the community to create solutions. Thus, as bioethicists, we create new educational and cultural programmes based on the knowledge gained through the integration of previous projects in various layers of society. They stimulate ethical and creative thinking, create conditions for team learning and encourage people in teams to find innovative ways of operating in contexts of high uncertainty and complexity of the 21st century. We therefore assume that bioethicists, as agents of change, are able to operate on various educational levels (starting from the primary level), contributing to increasing awareness and tolerance of one country’s population by communicating key bioethical messages. The purpose of bioethicists as educational tutors will be not only to understand the social and psychological sources of xenophobia and discrimination manifestations, but also to corroborate existing negative attitudes and stereotypes prevalent in the modern society.
{"title":"Interactive Cases of Bioethics and Public Health: By the Examples of Counteraction to Xenophobia, Discrimination and Inequality","authors":"Hanna Hubenko, N. Boichenko, Svitlana M Piven, Natallia G. Kuchma, A. Bondarkova","doi":"10.36740/abal202201118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202201118","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This article examines how bioethicists can make a significant contribution to mediation, public discourse, research, educating, learning, policy-making and academic impact in response to troubling and persistent models of xenophobia, racism and ‘pretentious’ prejudice. In order to make a meaningful contribution to these issues, bioethicists need training, awareness that they can play an important educational role in cooperation with other specialists and social spheres. Materials and Methods: An understanding of these issues from the perspective of bioethics is important in terms of the methodological approach that is used in its explanations. For example, in education, public health, etc. In the course of the research the bibliographic, bibliosemantic method, the method of system analysis. Conclusions: The main mechanism for combating xenophobia is the development of personal and social tolerance. Tolerance does not require an obligatory love to «our own»’ and to «others», but offers recognition of the real pluralism of cultures and ways of life, Professional training of/for bioethicists as partners/trainers who work together with the community to create solutions. Thus, as bioethicists, we create new educational and cultural programmes based on the knowledge gained through the integration of previous projects in various layers of society. They stimulate ethical and creative thinking, create conditions for team learning and encourage people in teams to find innovative ways of operating in contexts of high uncertainty and complexity of the 21st century. We therefore assume that bioethicists, as agents of change, are able to operate on various educational levels (starting from the primary level), contributing to increasing awareness and tolerance of one country’s population by communicating key bioethical messages. The purpose of bioethicists as educational tutors will be not only to understand the social and psychological sources of xenophobia and discrimination manifestations, but also to corroborate existing negative attitudes and stereotypes prevalent in the modern society.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69728709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Baniasadi, M. Firouzkouhi, Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad, F. Shahraki
Aim: To determine the effect of Pilates exercises on nurses’ job anxiety and stress during COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The results of the present study showed that 63.3% of subjects had moderate to severe job stress and 30% had severe job stress. In the intervention group, the mean (standard deviation) of anxiety was 13 (8.35) before intervention, which reached 8.33 (5.87) after the intervention (p=0.062). Moreover, the mean (standard deviation) of job stress in the control group decreased from 188.67 (28.98) to 176.46 (28.84) (P=0.530). Conclusions: The results showed that Pilates exercises alone do not affect the anxiety and job stress of nurses and other supplements are needed in stressful environments.
{"title":"The Effect of Pilates Exercises on Anxiety and Job Stress of COVID-19 Nurses. A Quasi-experimental Study","authors":"A. Baniasadi, M. Firouzkouhi, Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad, F. Shahraki","doi":"10.36740/abal202203106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/abal202203106","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To determine the effect of Pilates exercises on nurses’ job anxiety and stress during COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The results of the present study showed that 63.3% of subjects had moderate to severe job stress and 30% had severe job stress. In the intervention group, the mean (standard deviation) of anxiety was 13 (8.35) before intervention, which reached 8.33 (5.87) after the intervention (p=0.062). Moreover, the mean (standard deviation) of job stress in the control group decreased from 188.67 (28.98) to 176.46 (28.84) (P=0.530). Conclusions: The results showed that Pilates exercises alone do not affect the anxiety and job stress of nurses and other supplements are needed in stressful environments.","PeriodicalId":42213,"journal":{"name":"Acta Balneologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69728856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}