Daniel Pankowski

• Doctor of Psychology
• University of Wrocław

Psoriasis represents a global issue affecting approximately 1% of the Caucasian population, contributing not only to aesthetic concerns but also to stigmatization, social isolation, and an overall decline in quality of life. The chronic inflammatory state in the patient's body predisposes them to a higher susceptibility to anxiety and depressive di...

Celem tego przeglądu było omówienie najnowszych wyników badań oraz zaleceń terapeutycznych dotyczących skuteczności psychoterapii poznawczo-behawioralnej (cognitive-behavioural therapy, CBT) oraz wywodzących się z niej podejść tzw. trzeciej fali terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej (third-wave therapies) w leczeniu zaburzeń zdrowia psychicznego.

The co-occurrence of COVID-19 conspiracy theories (CCT) and fear of the coronavirus (FCV) can be linked to how safe people feel and how much they endorse vaccinations. School teachers were one of the vaccination priority groups in Poland. We conducted three cross-sectional studies (N1 = 1006; N2 = 1689; N3 = 627) to find out the potential interacti...

Background Alcohol consumption is a serious health risk that affects both physical and mental health. It is one of the major risk factors in the development of non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis of alcohol consumption patterns, determine of predictors of alcohol addiction, and attempt to disting...

Background Pretraumatic stress has the same symptoms as post-traumatic stress but instead pertains to anticipated threats. There is evidence that pretraumatic stress occurs among soldiers and pregnant people. Objective We analyzed correlates of pretraumatic stress concerning the threat of COVID-19 infection. Method Our pilot study was cross-secti...

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on people's psychological well-being and mental health. This study aimed to identify factors linked to emotional distress, burnout and sense of safety in teachers related to the reopening of Polish schools after lockdown, remote work, and the holiday period between March and August 2020. A total...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious chronic disease that affects daily functioning and quality of life. Two studies were conducted to analyze the role of cognitive variables (namely cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs) in adaptation to life with chronic disease. A total of 150 people with rheumatoid arthritis (47 men and 103 women)...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the many associated socio-economic changes constitute a stressful event that required adaptation to new, dynamic, and often threatening conditions. According to the literature, coping strategies are one of the factors that determine a person’s degree of adaptation to stressful situations. A systematic review and meta-analy...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the many associated socio-economic changes constitute a stressful event that required adaptation to new, dynamic, and often threatening conditions. According to the literature, coping strategies are one of the factors that determine a person’s degree of adaptation to stressful situations. A systematic review and meta-analy...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that negatively affects functioning; however, the relationship between cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs and adaptation indices remains unclear. Objective The aim of this review was to assess the relationship between cognitive appraisals, illness beliefs and indicators of adaptation to life...

Introduction Cognitive impairment in chronic diseases such as psoriasis is an increasing clinical challenge. Objective To assess the frequency and extent of difficulties in cognitive functioning in people with psoriasis compared to healthy people. Patients and methods The systematic review was carried out on the 23rd July, 2021 by two trained psy...

The literature indicates that cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs are key cognitive factors that affect the outcome of psychological adaptation to chronic illness. The main aim of the current study was to identify which cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs are the best predic-tors of adaptation to living with chronic illnes...

The rapid outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected citizens' daily lives in an unprecedented way. To curb the spread of the pandemic, governments have taken numerous measures such as social distancing and quarantine, which may be associated with psychological consequences, namely stress and loneliness globally. To understand diff...

Numerous data indicate the presence of cognitive impairment in people who have undergone COVID-19, often called COVID Fog (CF). This phenomenon persists even 6 months after infection, and its etiology and pathogenesis are not fully known. The aim of this article was to analyze the relationship among cognitive functioning, clinical data and nutritio...

Objectif : un nombre croissant d’études ont mis en évidence la présence d’un déficit cognitif chez les patients atteints de polyarthrite rhumatoïde (PR). D’après la littérature, plusieurs facteurs sont associés au déclin de la fonction cognitive comme la sévérité des symptômes de dépression et le traitement utilisé. L’objectif de notre étude était...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease leading to disability, reduced quality of life, and severe depressive symptoms. Theoretical models and research emphasize the importance of cognitive factors such as illness-related beliefs and cognitive appraisals in the process of adapting to life with a chronic disease. Objectives: The aim...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many factors have simultaneously affected people’s psychological distress (PD). The most commonly studied types of factors have been those relating to health risks involving SARS-CoV-2 infection and sociodemographic factors. However, financial changes at both the national and global levels and these changes’ influences...

Objective: An increasing number of studies have demonstrated cognitive impairment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The literature indicates many factors play an important role in this clinical problem, such as the severity of depressive symptoms and the treatment used. The aim of this study was to systematically review studies comparing...

Background The literature indicates that cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs are the key cognitive factors that affect the outcomes of psychological adaptation to chronic illnesses. The main aim of the study was to identify which cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs are the best predictors of adaptation to living with chron...

Hypothyroidism may affect 3–8.5% of the population and is a growing global health problem. Objective: The aim of the current study was to assess the relationships between cognitive representations of this illness and the severity of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger in women who suffer from hypothyroidism. Methods: The study used a cross-s...

this N = 173,426 social science dataset was collected through the collaborative COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey-an open science effort to improve understanding of the human experiences of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic between 30th March and 30th May, 2020. The dataset allows a cross-cultural study of psychological and behavioural responses to the Coronavir...

The COVIDiSTRESS global survey collects data on early human responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic from 173 429 respondents in 48 countries. The open science study was co-designed by an international consortium of researchers to investigate how psychological responses differ across countries and cultures, and how this has impacted behaviour, copin...

The COVIDiSTRESS global survey collects data on early human responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic from 173 429 respondents in 48 countries. The open science study was co-designed by an international consortium of researchers to investigate how psychological responses differ across countries and cultures, and how this has impacted behaviour, copin...

The COVIDiSTRESS global survey collects data on early human responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic from 173 429 respondents in 48 countries. The open science study was co-designed by an international consortium of researchers to investigate how psychological responses differ across countries and cultures, and how this has impacted behaviour, copin...

This N = 173,426 social science dataset was collected through the collaborative COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey-an open science effort to improve understanding of the human experiences of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic between 30th March and 30th May, 2020. The dataset allows a cross-cultural study of psychological and behavioural responses to the Coronavir...

Purpose: The aim of the study was first to examine the heterogeneity of body image and resources, as described by the conservation of resources theory (COR), in a sample of psoriatic patients and explore whether heterogeneity within these variables explains the possible differences in levels of life satisfaction among the participants. Second, we...

Background To limit the rapid spread of COVID‐19, countries have asked their citizens to stay at home. As a result, demographic and cultural factors related to home life have become especially relevant to predict population well‐being during isolation. This pre‐registered worldwide study analyses the relationship between the number of adults and ch...

Prezentowany raport przedstawia wyniki badania sytuacji nauczycieli przeprowadzonego od drugiego tygodnia po rozpoczęciu zajęć w roku szkolnym 2020/21 w placówkach edukacyjnych, do ogłoszenia wprowadzenia na terenie całej Polski żółtej strefy w związku z wyraźnie wzrastającą liczbą osób zakażonych SARS-CoV-2 (uwzględniono dane zebrane od 10 wrześni...

Background/Objective The aims of this study were to explore the heterogeneity of resources, as described by the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, in a sample of cancer and psoriatic patients and to investigate whether heterogeneity within resources explains differences in Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) level within each of these clinical samples...

Objectives The aim of our study is to examine the association between knowledge about the World War II (WWII)-related traumatic experiences of their ancestors and subjective well-being (SWB) of young adults, i.e., descendants of Polish survivors of WWII. Specifically, we focus on the life satisfaction and the mental, physical, and psychosocial well...

Objective As demonstrated in a pilot study, hypothyroidism has a highly stressful impact on some areas of functioning. This study aims to evaluate the connection between illness‐related beliefs (IRBs) and the impact of hypothyroidism on fertility and close relationships, which were the strongest stressors, and the level of depressive, anxiety, and...

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This commentary describes some of the aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The 1st part of the text covers issues related to actions introduced by the Polish government to minimize the risk of infection as well as statistics and difficulties resulting from the restrictions introduced. In the 2nd part, we present the results of our own resear...

To limit the rapid spread of COVID-19, countries have asked their citizens to stay at home. As a result, demographic and cultural factors related to home life became especially relevant to predicting population well-being during isolation. This pre-registered worldwide study analyses the relationship between the number of adults and children in a h...

In his book, Henry Dreher (1996) described research on seven personality characteristics which had been found to be linked to the functioning of the immune system, and which he labelled Immune Power Personality (IPP). His literature review concluded that IPP encompasses such dimensions as the Attend-Connecte-Express factor, the capacity to confide,...

Depression is estimated to be among the most burdensome disorders. It is estimated that depression and depressive symptoms may be even more common in specific populations, for instance, in patients suffering from somatic diseases. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the severity of depressive symptoms and their relationships with sociodemo...

Smoking and obesity are important factors related to the etiology and clinical features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to carry out deeper analyses of the links between smoking status and body mass index as well as of the links between individual dimensions of health-related quality of life (QoL) and acce...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2019.1619789 Many studies suggest that psychological factors play an important role in chronic diseases. This study aimed to describe the role of certain medical variables (airflow obstruction indicators), personal resources, coping strategies, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the...

Background Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease characterized by accelerated proliferation and abnormal keratosis of the epidermis cells. It is influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors, including health-related behaviors. Objectives The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the frequency of health-related behaviors and their l...

Disturbances in body experience are described as key schizophrenia symptoms and early disease predictors. In case studies, different disorders relating to body experience are presented, but only a few empirical studies have aimed to distinguish the characteristics of body experience in schizophrenia, and these have been selected arbitrarily and wit...

Background and objectives: This study aimed to assess specific changes in cognitive biases and the efficacy of two individual metacognitive training (MCT) modules which target the jumping to conclusions bias and theory of mind deficits among people diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Methods: Thirty-one patients were randomly allocated...

Aim: The aim of this paper is to review studies results on the effectiveness of metacognitive training (MCT) for patients with schizophrenia in reduction of psychotic symptoms and cognitive biases. Furthermore, other variables, like social functioning, insight and neurocognitive functions, are analyzed. Method: Systematic search in databases PubMed...

Mitem psychologicznym nazywa się niezgodne z dostępną wiedzą naukową przekonanie dotyczące psychiki lub zachowania. Zagadnienie to wydaje się szczególnie ważne w odniesieniu do osób, które zawodowo zajmują pracą z ludźmi (np. psychologowie, psychoterapeuci) lub kształcą się w tym kierunku (studenci psychologii). W polskiej literaturze brakuje badań...

The assessment of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia proves helpful in the diagnosis of disease, identification of individuals at risk for adverse outcome and choosing the most adequate treatment. It is also a valuable complement of the psychiatric diagnosis. For this reason, there is a great need for a practical well-validated instrument to mea...