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Introduction:
Osteoporosis affects one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50. We do not have an osteoporosis-related knowledge questionnaire over the age of 50, which is considered strong evidence in the prevention and treatment of the disease.
Objective:
Aim of the study was to validate the Hungarian form of the Osteoporosis Que...
Objectives:
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is an important factor in women’s health that can be affected by stress and mental status in addition to physical inactivity. The aim of the study was to assess the association between the above factors, especially physical inactivity and severity of the symptoms of PMS.
Methods:
198 women took part in the...
Background
Self-efficacy is one of the important factors affecting chronic diseases. In the current epidemiological context of low back pain (LBP), LBP self-efficacy has become a topic of great practical interest for researchers. However, no bibliometric analysis related to LBP self-efficacy has been performed to date. The purpose of this study was...
Introduction:
No research has examined the impact of any physical-artistic-cognitive activity on foetal neurodevelopment. The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of a unique prenatal dance activity in pre- and postnatal cognitive and motor development as a complementary health care practice.
Methods:
26 clinically uncomplicated prim...
Physical activity, physical functioning, and pain are some of the most critical factors of low back pain (LBP) treatment and prevention, but it was unknown that the back school program (BSP) influences the physical activity level of the patients with LBP. Data from 306 healthy patients and patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (cnsLBP) w...
Background
Walkability is a new definition in sport and health science in Hungary. In our study the walkability was measured by NEWS-Hungarian questionnaire first time in Hungary and our research aim was to compare neighbourhood walkability to physical activity level.
Methods
The study comprised 593 participating adults (248 males and 345 females)...
Background
Benefits of appropriate physical activity (PA) on reproductive performance of women are well known. In our study PA patterns recorded with the GPAQ-H questionnaire was corrected collected by RM42 traxial accelerometers first time in Hungary. Our aim was to examine PA patterns of women of reproductive age (RA) (15-49 years) and to evaluat...
(1) Background: This study was designed to define whether pretreatment habitual physical activity (PA)-induced oxidative stress (OS) influences outcome measures by using 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in saliva samples of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). (2) Method: In this cohort study, samples were obtained from 26 patients...
Examining possible psychosocial maladjustments should be an integral part of fertility care. For the early detection of vulnerability, the present study aimed to adapt and test the reliability and validity of the Hungarian version of SCREENIVF against the Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQoL) in a cross-sectional on subfertile women (n...
Introduction
The most prevalent food allergy in younger children is cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA), a hypersensitivity reaction to cow's milk protein and its most common clinical manifestation is allergic colitis. The goal of our recent study was to assess somatic symptoms of CMPA and to prospectively observe the effects of a dairy elimination d...
Background
Reliable and valid instruments are needed to estimate physical activity levels. The aim was to culturally adapt the “Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity” (RAPA) into Hungarian and to investigate the validity and reliability of this adapted version in the elderly over 50 years.
Methods
In our cross-sectional study 222 subjects were rec...
Purpose:
The aim of our study was to translate the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) into Hungarian, and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Hungarian AVVQ, as well as to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with varicose veins of the leg.
Methods:
374 adults participated in this study who were divided i...
A kutatás a "Korszerű egyetem a modern városban: Értékközpontúság, nyitottság és befogadó szemlélet egy 21. századi felsőoktatási modellben" c. pályázat keretében került megvalósításra
Összefoglaló. Bevezetés és célkitűzés: A női kismedencei funkciózavarok változatos tünetekkel jelentkezhetnek, és jelentősen befolyásolják az érintettek életminőségét. Vizsgálatunk célja volt felmérni a medencefenék-diszfunkciós tüneteket és azok hatását az egyén életminőségére. Módszer: Vizsgálatunkba 203 nőt vontunk be. Az adatgyűjtést két kérdőí...
Abstract Background Back school programs, that improve back care and spine disease prevention knowledge are recommended at the age of 4-14 years. There is Health Questionnaire on Back Care Knowledge in the literature for children aged 14-17 years. At other ages, there is no questionnaire examining this knowledge. We aimed to develop a Health Questi...
Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A nemzetközi szakirodalomban számos betegséget illetően elérhető betegségspecifikus tudást és attitűdöt mérő kérdőív. Magyarországon az osteoporosis témakörében validált kérdőívek tárháza meglehetősen hiányos. Célkitűzés: Célunk volt a csontritkulás-specifikus magatartás és attitűd vizsgálatára alkalmas Osteoporosis Health...
Introduction: The prevalence of posture deformities and muscle weakness among primary school children is high (50-65%). Objective: To assess and improve the back care knowledge and spine disease prevention, the strength of the trunk muscles, the flexibility of the lower limb muscles, the posture, and the lumbar motor control ability of primary scho...
Background
This observational clinical study evaluated the expression levels and predictive values of some apoptosis-related genes in granulosa cells (GCs) and follicular fluid (FF) of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Methods
GCs and FF were obtained at oocyte retrieval from 31 consecutive patients with heterogeneous infertility diag...
Abstract Background National, regional and global trends in prevalence of infertility indicate its public health importance, however it effects various life dimensions of individuals and couples as well. Lifestyle habits may counteract with these factors. The aim of the study was the multicausal analysis of psychosocial and lifestyle factors underg...
Background
Physical inactivity is a global phenomenon in European welfare countries. Proper monitoring is essential to measure the physical activity level of the population.
Methods
In the Hungarian cohort of the European Physical Activity and Sport Monitoring System (EUPASMOS) project, our participants (N = 598) completed sociodemographic questio...
Background
Chronic non-specific low back pain syndrome (cnsLBP) is a severe health problem in developed countries, which has an important effect on patients’ quality of life and is highly determined by socio-demographic factors and low back pain specific knowledge. We examined patients’ health-related quality of life according to the results of the...
Background
Osteoporosis is one of the most common chronic musculoskeletal diseases. Osteoporosis-related knowledge is an important contributor in to prevent osteoporosis. There is no validated reliable questionnaire to measure the knowledge in Hungary. The aim of the study was to validate the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT) Hungarian...
Background
This observational clinical study evaluated the expression levels and predictive values of some apoptosis-related genes in granulosa cells (GCs) and follicular fluid (FF) of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Methods
GCs and FF were obtained at oocyte retrieval from 31 consecutive patients with heterogeneous infertility diagn...
Background:The evidence on long-lasting effects of certain specific aspects of birth circumstances on the maternal mental health later during pregnancy in offspring is scares.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the association between birth circumstances and prenatal maternal mental health in offspring.
Method: In this retrospective survey, 380 p...
Background
The evidence on long-lasting effects of certain specific aspects of birth circumstances on the maternal mental health later during pregnancy in offspring is scares.AimThis study aimed to investigate the association between birth circumstances and prenatal maternal mental health in offspring.Method
In this retrospective survey, 380 pregna...
Az új típusú koronavírus (SARS-Co-V-2) fertőzés 2019 decemberében Wuhanból (Kína, Hubei tartomány) kiindulva 2020 év elején érte el Európát [1]. A WHO (World Health Organization) 2020. január 30-án általános egészségügyi vészhelyzetet hirdetett [2], majd a megbetegedések számának rohamos növekedése miatt 2020. március 11-én nyilvánította a fertőzés...
2019 végén a kínai Wuhanban megjelent egy új koronavírus betegség, mely a későbbiekben COVID-19 néven világjárvánnyá növekedett. A járvány annak ellenére, hogy a tudósok által már régóta elképzelhető scenárió volt, mégis mindenkit letaglózott. Mára kijelenthetjük, hogy a járvány eddig két hullámban tört a világra, így természetesen hazánkra is.
A n...
Summary
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected individual well-being negatively; to
mitigate the impact, psychological resources are required. Material and methods. Both the WHO WBI-5: 5-item World Health Organization Well Being Index and MAAS: Brown and Ryan (2003) Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale were utilized in this study on 82...
Summary
Background. Due to COVID-19, social isolation and home confinement have changed daily
behavior in Hungary since the pandemic hit in early 2020. This study aimed to examine physical activity (PA) patterns among young adults before and during distancing and lockdown safety measures.
Material and methods. We recruited 827 students online acros...
Summary
Background. EU efforts to exploit the positive social impact of sport have also been a priority in the Visegrad (V4) countries over the past decade. Our analysis aimed to compare the frequency of sports activities among the V4 countries' population and the effects of demographic, quality of life, sociocultural, socioeconomic, and sports inf...
Background. Due to unfavorable working conditions, health professionals often suffer several psychosomatic and somatic symptoms. Although these symptoms could be relieved by physical activity, their lifestyles are often inadequate. We assessed the physical activity levels of workers
in the Hungarian healthcare system through the lens of occupationa...
Background
Assessing prenatal health-related quality of life (HRQoL) by parity using a comprehensive consistent instrument with the transient nature of pregnancy is still under investigation.
Objective
To assess HRQoL and specify its predictors among expectant women in Hungary through Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMI...
Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is an important factor among the determinants of health due to it’s protective factor and preventive role. Self-reported measures such as questionnaires are most commonly used in public health studies, but may over- or underestimate actual patterns of PA. Therefore, accelerometers are widely used to assess...
Background:
Physically active lifestyle can prolong the years spent without chronic diseases and is strongly associated with good mental and physical health. The goal of the study was to examine the physical activity patterns of the healthy adults and the effectiveness of a community-based e-health program.
Methods:
The study sample comprised of...
Background:
It is well known that physical activity (PA) has health benefits. This study aimed to examine physical activity carried out by the senior (over 50) participants and its relation to their quality of life (QoL).
Methods:
Surveillance of PA and QoL was measured by using questionnaires (GPAQ, WHOQoL-BREF) in this study. Descriptive data...
Background:
To ensure accurate measurement of the health benefits of habitual physical activity in large sample epidemiological studies, physical activity questionnaires (PAQs) are the most feasible methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study was the validation and cultural adaptation to the Hungarian population of the International Physical Act...
The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire A (W-DEQ A) has been extensively used to investigate fear of childbirth in pregnancy. This study aimed to assess the psychometric characteristics of W-DEQ A in Hungarian pregnant women. The Hungarian translation of W-DEQ A, Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form and Beck Anxiety Inventory were ad...
Background:
The profile of sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and serotonin (5-HT) in cord blood and in early breast milk was studied and it was related to perinatal factors. 5-HT and BDNF signalling systems have been claimed to play a critical role in intrauterine development, postnat...
The increasing incidence of infertility and contrary the remaining levels of success rate of assisted reproductive therapies (ART) justify expanding the biomedical approach and underline the importance of psychosocial and lifestyle factors. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of pre-treatment physical activity (PA) on the quality of lif...
Introduction: Many disease-specific questionnaires, which analyze patients’ functional status, quality of life or the progression of the disease, have been validated in Hungarian. The low back pain (LBP) patients’ knowledge about their problem has not been measured by an officially validated Hungarian tool. Aim: The aim of our study was to translat...
Our aim was to measure the venous blood flow velocity (VBFV) in case of hemiparetic patients, after passive and active thromboembolic methods, as well as the consensual effect in the hemiparetic limb following the active venous exercises in the healthy limb. We examined 215 patients, with the median age of 58.0 (55.0-63.0) years. The VBFV was measu...
This study aimed to assess fear of childbirth (FOB) among Hungarian pregnant women and determine predictors based on WDEQ-A subscales. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 healthy pregnant women during their third trimester. A socio-demographic and obstetrics characteristics, the Hungarian version of WDEQ-A, Beck Depression Inventory-...
Background:
Trunk prevention training, which provides the basis of several conditioning training programs, is used in sports at professional and amateur levels, taking the specifications of the given sport and the age-related characteristics of the athletes into consideration.
Objective:
Our aim was to examine the strength and flexibility of mus...
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae (1453-4223) LXIII, 3, 2018, pp. 41 ‐ 58
Background:
A sports therapy program in type 2 diabetes helps in glucose control, but little is known how a long-term structured exercise intervention affects the parameters in this disease. Our aim was to measure the impact of a 24-week-long sports therapy program in type 2 diabetes on the concentration of glucose in blood, body composition, and...
In the previous decades, sedentary lifestyle became a world-wide phenomenon. Compared to the data from 30 years ago, the number of obese people has doubled, and nowadays more than 50% of the population struggles with being overweight. 60% of pupils and adolescents with excess weight remain obese in adulthood with an increased risk of diseases. The...
Introduction: The posture of 60-80% of primary school children is incorrect. Inadequate posture and use of spine in childhood can be the basis of adult degenerative spinal diseases. A back school program can influence the posture of children in a positive direction. Our purpose was to assess the habitual posture and posture deemed correct of primar...
Background:
Millions of nurses around the world suffer from occupational-related chronic non-specific low back pain (cnsLBP). Generally, LBP in nurses is a result of increased pressure on the spine, and can be associated with improperly conducted patient lifting techniques.
Aims and objectives:
The purposes of the study were:1) to examine patien...
Introduction. Sedentary way of life has become a global phenomenon in the past decades. Therefore, the number of people with excess weight has doubled in the past 30 years. Besides this fact, it has been justified that more than half of the population is overweight. Even young adults are affected by the problem. It is an important issue because 60%...
