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AUTHOR
Ada Lisowska
Knowledge and opinions of patients attending a hospital emergency
Background: The high occupancy rate of hospital emergency departments (ED) necessitates the selection of patients whom an excessively long waiting time for medical assistance may result in deterioration of their health condition or pose a threat to life. Medical categorization plays an important role in the identification of such patients. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, and opinions, of patients attending the ED regarding the purpose and processes surrounding the use of triage. Material and methods: This study included 123 patients attending the ED of the University Clinical Hospital (UCH) in Opole in the period from January to March 2019. S…
Psycho-social working conditions of nursing, medical and paramedic staff in a hospital emergency department
Background: A hospital Emergency Department (ED) is a working place in which numerous working conditions evoke various organisational and operational stressors affecting medical staff working there. Aim of the study: Analysing the psycho-social working environment in nursing, paramedic and medical staff in a specific hospital ED and, in particular, examining 1) work requirements, 2) levels of control, 3) psycho-physical wellbeing and 4) changes expected by the staff. Material and methods: The research was conducted among 69 employees of ED (nursing, paramedic and medical staff) in the University Clinical Hospital in Opole. A standardized Psychosocial Working Conditions Questionnaire (PWCQ) …
Somatic symptoms and level of anxiety and depression in self-referral patients at the emergency department
Background. Due to multiple morbidities, patients experience various symptoms that may be of psychogenic or somatic origin. Anxiety and depression can induce somatization and the feeling that ailments require urgent medical intervention. Aim of the study. This study aimed to: (1) identify which symptoms self-referral patients most commonly report at the emergency department (ED) and which medical diagnoses they are discharged with; and (2) determine whether the type and severity of symptoms, as well as, sociodemographic variables are related to anxiety and depression levels. Material and methods. The study included 110 patients who self-referred to the ED at the University Clinical Hospital…