Katarzyna Leoniuk

• Doctor of Health Sciences
• PhD at Medical University of Gdansk

Introduction: Proper diagnosis of obesity and effective treatment requires an interdisciplinary healthcare approach. Nevertheless, obesity remains under-identified and under-treated. Academic knowledge concerning obesity pathology, diagnosis, and treatment is advancing, it is not clear whether this translates into clinical practice. The goal of the...

Introduction The purpose of our research was to find out patients’ preferences concerning their doctors’ attitudes and behaviour as they deliver bad news to them. Material and methods In national research conducted from February to October 2017 using the computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) technique, we studied the statements of 314 adult patie...

Purpose: Many studies show that discriminatory practices are common in healthcare institutions, also in the form of medical staff's inappropriate behaviour. Weight stigma may not only become a source of unpleasant experience for the patients but also cause them to withdraw from the treatment, which may further exacerbate their condition. Patients...

The study aims at analyzing the experiences of Polish patients who received an unfavorable medical diagnosis. In order to reach a random group of patients with an unfavorable diagnosis, we started cooperating with 19 independent patient organizations and associations. A nationwide study, based on a self-constructed e-survey questionnaire, was carri...

Background. Knowledge is one of the key individual measures for prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity. Objectives. We wanted to find out what the attitudes of obese patients towards their own disease were. It was also our goal to identify the sources of knowledge on obesity and learn about their significance in the perception of the di...

Aim An increase in the number of obesity cases is a complex challenge for the local health care systems and the specialists who work there. Nurse's tasks understood as preparing a patient for starting his or her treatment and providing support during therapy require developing proper competences which take into account the needs of patients. Mater...

Purpose Discrimination and stigmatization of patients with obesity are a commonly occurring social problem. The purpose of our research was to analyze the scale of the experience including medical staff’s improper behaviours towards patients with obesity in Poland. Patients and Methods In a completed national study, we studied the statements of 62...

Introduction : The necessity to deliver bad news to patients is one of the classic challenges of medical communication. The applicable patient rights oblige doctors to communicate full information concerning adverse condition tactfully and cautiously. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge of the rights and responsibilitie...

Purpose The aim of our research was to gain knowledge about patients’ opinions, experiences, and preferences with regard to the way the news is being delivered to them. Materials and methods Detailed research was carried out on a group of 314 patients using the CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interview) technique. Adult responders who had earlier rece...

Introduction. Ability to gather and process medical data serves as a basic tool of doctor’s work, which can be improved by applying communication protocols. In most cases, however, instructions presented by such models are too general and do not take into account patients’ preferences. Material and Methods. The study was carried out in the form of...

The multidimensional assessment of the physician-patient communication should contain the comparison of opinions of all sides taking part in information exchange. The main aim of the research is the comparative analysis of opinions from patients and clinical physicians in the field of providing information concerning diagnostic processes and therap...

Purpose: To assess the opinions of people, using, or familiar with Chodakowska’s method, on her marketing strategy and public relations. Materials and methods: The research was conducted between the 31st of March and the 4th of April 2014. A questionnaire, consisting of 31 questions was created and uploaded at website. All internet users, intereste...

Numerous guidelines for students and medical professionals provide the instructions of proper behavior during encounters with patients in a doctor's office. However, they quite often do not consider cultural differences that may affect the doctor-patient relationship. In our study we analyzed Polish patients' expectations (N = 976) for their physic...

Introduction: The main aim of the research was to assess medical communication from the point of view of clinicians and their patients. Materials and methods: 100 doctors and 378 patients were included in the study. Original tools prepared by the interdisciplinary team were used during the research. The research tools consisted of closed questio...

Przemoc domowa jest przykładem problemu interdyscyplinarnego, angażującego specjalistów z zakresu nauk społecznych, nauk prawnych oraz nauk medycznych. Owa interdyscyplinarność dotyczy zarówno refleksji teoretycznej, jak i działań praktycznych mających na celu przeciwdziałanie zjawisku przemocy w rodzinie. Powszechne jest przekonanie o konieczności...

Problem prawa do śmierci stanowi swoisty punkt odniesienia dla oddziaływań z zakresu medycyny, zwłaszczaw kontekście jej postępu, a więc i opieki nad jednostką odczuwającą ból, cierpienie, doświadczającą termi-nalnego stanu. Zwykło się wyróżniać trzy podstawowe optyki podejmujące kwestię prawa do śmierci, którekształtują relację lekarz–chory mogącą...

The modern concept of rehabilitation is to understand the process of efficiency, through the medical, psychological and social development. Social development, promotes a wide range of professional activities. A study was carried out to show the knowledge, opinions and assessment of physical therapists with regard to social rehabilitation. The purp...

The article discusses students≪ ideas about selected medical occupations. The research was conducted with a questionnaire, completed by 363 respondents - II and IV year students whose majors are: Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy. The analysis used some theoretical approaches concerning the sociological definition of occupation and professional caree...