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<p>Older patients belong to the group with increased CVD risk, and one of the pillars of modern medicine is the stratification of risk and its reduction. Hence, physicians must approach the patient holistically and consider the multitude of factors that increase that risk. Recent reports suggest that, in addition to the classic cardiovascular risk factors, there is a group of lesser-known factors that also increases the incidence of CVD. One of them is psoriasis. This disease, known primarily for its cutaneous manifestation, actually impacts the whole body due to systemic inflammation. The challenge for physicians is to incorporate these new risk factors into the standard management of patients with psoriasis and to adjust treatment. Our work aims to analyse not only the association of psoriasis with increased CVD risk, but also what therapeutic options are available. This work also seeks to outline the actual risk in patients with psoriasis, which is higher than in the general population, as well as to highlight the problem that there are no tools that can unambiguously determine it.</p>
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Stratification and Management of Cardiovascular Risk among Patients with Psoriasis

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<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>Growing competition in the field of medical services impels health centres to strive for better quality of care and greater satisfaction of patients. Providing high quality care and ensuring well-being of patients should always be a priority for health care institutions.</p>
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<h3>Objectives</h3>
<p>The aim of the study was to present and compare patients’ opinions on medical care provided and to determine the degree of their satisfaction as measured in three selected chemotherapy departments in hospitals of different referral level in Lodz voivodeship.</p>
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<p>The study was conducted among 450 patients hospitalized in three selected chemotherapy departments in hospitals of different referral level in Lodz voivodeship in the second half of 2018. The research tool used was a self-designed questionnaire composed of 50 questions, divided into issue-related sections such as first contact with, and organization of, a given centre, treatment and care, and information on the patient.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>It was established that the possibility to get acquainted with hospital regulations and Patients’ Rights Charter, adherence to timelines of diagnostic procedures and chemotherapy medication, access to pastoral care and psychological counselling, translates into patients’ comfort and satisfaction, the appropriately measured mean level of which proved significantly different for each of the studied medical centres. Consequently, patients’ opinions on health services provided in the selected chemotherapy departments of different referral levels varied.</p>
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<p>Considering the empirical distribution of a synthesized SAT variable, especially its median computed for random patient samples from the compared medical centres, it can be concluded that best satisfied with services and treatment were patients of the NU-MED Diagnostic and Oncology Centre in Tomaszow Mazowiecki. The worst rated in this respect was the Voivodeship Copernicus Multi-Specialist Oncology and Traumatology Centre in Lodz.</p>
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Patients’ Assessment of Medical Services Provided in Three Selected Chemotherapy Departments at Hospitals of Different Referral Level in Lodz Voivodeship

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<p>Cognitive impairment, including memory problems or pathologies related to thought processes, can be caused by mental, neurodegenerative, and somatic diseases. Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular disease are common in elderly people who are burdened with chronic diseases such as diabetes and can contribute to the deterioration of cognitive functions. Research indicates a possible neuroprotective effect of antidiabetic drugs used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Therefore, the use of incretin drugs and fluids in order to improve cognitive functions seems to be very promising.</p>
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Use of Antidiabetic Drugs in Prevention of Dementia among Elderly

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<p>Alcohol consumption in Poland has almost doubled between 2002 and 2018 from 6.5 to 11.7 litres of alcohol per adult inhabitant. Such rises have resulted in an epidemic of alcohol-related diseases which have thereby become one of the main factors affecting average life expectancy; this actually rose during 2013–2017 but then fell in 2018. A study undertaken on 52 OECD countries, (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), projected a 1.6 year decrease in life expectancy in Poland due to alcohol-related disease and injury by 2050. Health-related alcohol abuse is influenced by alcohol’s widespread availability and relatively low price, and the ineffectual enforcement of legal regulations for the sale of alcohol to minors. An increased availability of alcohol also fuels demand for alcoholic beverages, which in turn increases the risk of numerous injuries, accidents, aggressive behaviour, domestic violence and criminal or suicidal tendencies. An increased burden is now being placed on the state health care system due to the absence of an appropriate national policy regarding the harmful effects of drinking alcohol. Such policies should therefore be re-targeted on decreasing the availability of alcohol in order reduce harmful drinking behaviour that adversely and directly impact on health and society.</p>
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The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Demographics, Population Health and Social Wellbeing in Poland

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<p>Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in developed countries and its incidence increases with age. The group of cardiovascular diseases includes different disease entities. Most of them are associated with the atherosclerotic process in the blood vessels. One of the most important methods of preventing atherosclerosis and its complications is proper nutrition, rich in polyunsaturated vegetable oils and low in saturated fatty acids. Many research results confirm the positive effect of a plant-based diet on the circulatory system. A well-balanced diet based on plant-based products reduces the risk of hypertension, heart disease, prevents type 2 diabetes, lowers cholesterol and helps to reduce blood pressure. Vegetarian eating patterns can reduce cardiovascular disease mortality by 30%. In addition, the plant-based diet is the only dietary pattern that has shown cessation and reversal of atherosclerotic plaque. Today, plant-based diets are becoming more popular and are increasingly used as a means of preventing and treating cardio-metabolic diseases.</p>
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The Effect of a Plant-based Diets on the Cardiovascular System in Geriatric Patients – Review

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