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Item Characteristics of post-traumatic growth and resilience(2024) Bodnar, Alla; Shponko, DanyloThis work examines the peculiarities of the stress factors influence on the human psyche, describes the concept of distress according to H. Selye in the context of traumatic events, in particular war, as well as the possible negative consequences of the distress impact on the human psyche. Possible mechanisms of productive human interaction with stress are resilience and post-traumatic growth, the expediency of distinguishing these two concepts is substantiated, despite their common features. Resilience is considered as a characteristic of a person that helps him/her to act effectively in difficult conditions, and post-traumatic growth is a process that is activated afterwards and as a result of excessive stress and is subjectively experienced as a significant change in such areas of the life as the perception of oneself and life path, life philosophy, communication with others. As the empirical study shows, there is some difference between the manifestations of these phenomena within male and female. This issue needs further development.Item Factors Associated with Antidiabetic Medications and Dietary Recommendation Adherence Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes(2025) Kwaku Dorvlo, Godwin Gideon; Kumah, Augustine; Ofosu, Samuel Kwabena; Afakorzi, Stephen Henry; Avorgbedor, Yvette Eyram; Obot, Emmanuel; Nwogu, Chinwe Nnenna; Rahman, Malik Abdul; Ugorji, Henry Okorie; Aidoo, Lawrencia Antoinette; Dogbedo, Anthony Bless; Issah, Abdul - Razak; Fuseini, Abigail Abiba; Kanamitie, Deborah Terkperkie; Boni, GustavIntroduction: Diabetes mellitus is a global noncommunicable disease epidemic of public concern. Adherence poses a challenge to patients due to the long-term management of type 2 diabetes. This study assessed the factors associated with antidiabetic medications and dietary recommendation adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes in Ghana. Methods: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study design was used to assess self-reported factors associated with antidiabetic medications and dietary recommendation adherence among 165 recruited type 2 diabetes patients who visited diabetic clinics of two selected municipal hospitals in the Volta region of Ghana. A structured questionnaire consisting of closed-ended questions was used. Phone calls were used to collect responses from participants using the structured questionnaire, which included the United Kingdom Diabetes Diet Questionnaire and Morisky Adherence Scale. Data collected were entered into a Microsoft Excel sheet and exported to STATA software (version 15) to analyze variables. Binary logistic regression was run to determine the association between the level of adherence (outcome variable) and the independent variables. A CI of 95% with a p-value of , 0.05 was statistically significant. Results: Self-reported factors were as follows: forgetfulness (p ¼ 0.0001), taking medication (p ¼ 0.006), difficulty remembering to take medication (p ¼ 0.001), worry about long-term intake of drugs (p ¼ 0.0001), choice of high-fiber diet (p ¼ 0.037), intake of processed or refined carbohydrate (p ¼ 0.049) alcohol intake (p ¼ 0.033), age (p ¼ 0.015), occupation (p ¼ 0.009), and patient waiting time (p ¼ 0.020) were found to have contributed to medication/dietary nonadherence among the participants. Conclusion: Patient adherence was low. Health authorities in the two selected hospitals should develop strategies to reduce the problem of poor adherence.Item Роль емпатії у вирішенні конфліктів у технічних працівників(2024) Сорока, ДаринаМатеріали доповіді учасника ХХІ Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції "Конфліктологічна експертиза: теорія та методика", Київ, 15 листопада 2024 р.Item Acute Stress Disorder among 2022 Ukrainian war refugees: a cross-sectional study(2024) Kordel, Piotr; Rządeczka, Marcin; Studenna-Skrukwa, Marta; Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz, Katarzyna; Goncharenko, Olga; Moskalewicz, MarcinIntroduction: Fleeing from war can be terrifying and result in Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), a mental health condition that can occur in the first month after a traumatic event. The study aimed to identify the prevalence of ASD among Ukrainian refugees and identify its risk factors to create a profile of the most vulnerable refugees. Methods: This cross-sectional study of 637 Ukrainian war-displaced persons and refugees in 2022 used the Acute Stress Disorder Scale. Results: The prevalence of ASD among participants was high (93.5%). Several factors increasing the risk of developing ASD in the sample were identified, e.g., witnessing Russian attacks (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.26–6.78), insufficient financial resources (OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.61–7.91), and feeling of loneliness in the host country (OR 3.07, 95% CI 1.58–8.69). Pre-existing depression and the death of a close person, among others, were found to significantly (p < 0.05) exacerbate the ASD symptoms. At the same time, neither age, the distance traveled, time spent on fleeing the country, nor the type of companionship during refuge (escaping alone, with children, pets or the older adults) correlate with the severity of symptoms. Conclusion: The study shows extreme levels of trauma among Ukrainian war refugees and displaced persons. Knowledge regarding ASD vulnerabilities in the present conflict may facilitate prompt and adequate psychological help. Since ASD can be an antecedent of PTSD and several autoimmune disorders, these results may also serve as a predictor of future challenges for Ukrainian society.Item Cause-and-Effect (Fishbone) Diagram: A Tool for Generating and Organizing Quality Improvement Ideas(2024) Kumah, Augustine; Nwogu, Chinwe; Issah, Abdul-Razak; Obot, Emmanuel; Kanamitie, Deborah; Sifa, Jerry; Aidoo, LawrenciaImprovement requires changes to be made. Indeed, one of the questions in the Model for Improvement asks "What change can we make that will result in improvement?" Ideas for change are not automatically generated by these tools, but they help analyze problems in detail, and in doing so, potential solutions may be easier to identify. In the healthcare field, a causeand- effect diagram (fishbone diagram) is a tool that assists in analyzing the root cause of a quality-related problem, such as poor performance or safety incidents. This tool allows the team to focus on the root cause of a given problem instead of the symptoms. When there is more than one root cause, the team may need to address each one with a separate fishbone diagram process.