Polish Journal of Public Health

Contents

1. The influence of vitamin D3 level and supplementation on the severity of symptoms and quality of life of female patients with depression - 1

Gabriela Zdunek, Arkadiusz Kołodziej, Mateusz Masiak

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2. Diseases of the digestive system as the cause of disability certificates - 7

Paulina Pawłowska, Aleksandra Skorupa, Aleksandra Nowińska, Janusz Iwanicki, Barbara Nieradko-Iwanicka

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3. Air pollution – a factor of the cardiovascular system diseases - 11

Edyta Karolina Witkowska, Marcin Ciechański, Agnieszka Ostańska, Adrianna Szafrar, Wiktor Terelak, Klaudia Wiśniewska, Laura Piasek, Grzegorz Godek, Kacper Więcław, Katarzyna Stańko

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4. A qualitative analysis of reasons for satisfying professional career after completing higher education studies of public health - 16

Maciej Furman, Tomasz Bochenek

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5. Evaluation of parents’ knowledge of mandatory and recommended vaccinations for children in the city of Zielona Góra, taking into account medical and non-medical professions - 22

Adrianna Maria Jędrzejczak , Elżbieta Grzywacz, Jolanta Chmielowiec , Jolanta Masiak, Stanisław Manulik, Bogusława Krężl, Krzysztof Chmielowiec

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6. Mood disorders in postpartum patients at the University Hospital in Zielona Góra according to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) - 27

Adrianna Maria Jędrzejczak , Elżbieta Grzywacz , Jolanta Chmielowiec , Jolanta Masiak , Stanisław Manulik, Bogusława Krężl, Krzysztof Chmielowiec

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7. Disability of post-stroke patients in the context of self-care and self-nursing, taking into account their sex, place of residence and attitu detowards rehabilitation - 32

Bogusława Maria Borkowska, Elżbieta Grzywacz, Jolanta Chmielowiec, Jolanta Masiak, Stanisław Manulik, Roger Machnik, Krzysztof Chmielowiec

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8. A mother’s diet as a predictor of her child’s current and future health - 37

Dorota Łoboda

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9. The analysis of unused medications and other products returned by patients to selected public pharmacies in Poland - 41

Ewelina Mundzik-Janczarska, AndrzEj Stańczak

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10. Effective communication with patients during COVID-19 pandemic - 49

Barbara Nieradko-Iwanicka

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11. Quality of life after COVID-19 in Polish patients - 53

Rozalia Borek, Bartłomiej Drop, Małgorzata Polz-Dacewicz