Volume 21, Issue 2 (Early Access)

Early Access

Licence: CC BY

Editorial team

Editor-in-Chief Włodzimierz Włodarczyk

President of the Scientific Committee Stanisława Golinowska

Secretary Elżbieta Ryś

Editors Stanisława Golinowska, Tomasz Brzostek

Issue content

Wprowadzenie

Włodzimierz Cezary Włodarczyk

Public Health and Governance, Volume 21, Issue 2 (Early Access), Early Access, pp. 39 - 40

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E-health literacy in nursing

Monika Wojcieszko, Mariusz Duplaga

Public Health and Governance, Volume 21, Issue 2 (Early Access), Early Access, pp. 41 - 50

Recent years have seen a steadily increasing interest in using digital sources to obtain health-related information. Furthermore, information and communication technologies (ICT) are important in supporting professional activities performed by health care workers worldwide. The term e-health literacy (eHL) refers to the ability of people using the Internet to search for, find, understand, and evaluate health-related information from electronic sources. The level of eHL shows whether the public can access and process basic health information or use health services provided through electronic means. This article is focused on presenting the importance of eHL in tasks performed by nursing students and nurses. We present the concept of eHL, describe methods of measuring it, and discuss factors determining its level. The study is based on a purposeful literature review.

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Funkcje rejestrów medycznych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ich roli w zapewnieniu jakości w ochronie zdrowia

Anna Maj, Monika Kukla, Szczepan Jakubowski, Artur Romaszewski

Public Health and Governance, Volume 21, Issue 2 (Early Access), Early Access, pp. 51 - 55

Medical registers in Poland have a number of different functions, including monitoring the health status of the population, aiding scientific activities, assessing the effectiveness and quality of treatment, helping make informed clinical decisions clinical decisions, and providing data for medical resource planning. The Law on Quality in Healthcare and Patient Safety points to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) systems in operational and administrative terms of a central nature. One may question whether the lawmakers have indicated the principles of the internal quality and safety management system and whether the system should have the characteristics of an IT system. The data contained in medical registers are an actual reflection of the clinical practice conducted by specialized medical staff, and their primary advantage is the lack of exclusion of any patient groups.

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Medical professions in the field of dentistry – scope of competences and duties. Selected legal and practical aspects

Paweł Lipowski, Edyta Gajda

Public Health and Governance, Volume 21, Issue 2 (Early Access), Early Access, pp. 56 - 65

This article covers the subject of different medical professions in the field of dentistry. The considerations presented herein focus on the legal regulations of these medical professions within the Polish law and the characteristics of legal provisions related to the medical licensing in that regard and, above all, the scope of competences and duties. The aforementioned legal provisions refer to the sphere of practical regulations of health services provided by dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians and dental technology specialists, as professions that are included under the umbrella term of dentistry. The analysis of legal provisions from a practical perspective allows the authors to formulate conclusions regarding the type of medical care being provided, falling within the area of management of the health care systems, and more broadly, public health.

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Beliefs concerning the components of romantic love and its types among adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Natalia Kajka, Agnieszka Kulik, Magdalena Traczyk, Kamila Budzyńska, Weronika Osełka

Public Health and Governance, Volume 21, Issue 2 (Early Access), Early Access, pp. 66 - 74

The aim of the study is to analyse beliefs concerning the components of romantic love, its types and its relation with ADHD symptoms in the group of young adults with ADHD. The research involved 86 individuals aged 20 to 28 years (M = 23.14; SD = 2.06). Young adults with ADHD, compared to the control group, are significantly less satisfied with their romantic relationships in terms of commitment, and more satisfied in terms of intimacy; the level of passion does not differ between the groups. Thus, hyperactivity/impulsivity can be indicated as a predictor of commitment to a relationship. Adults with ADHD express the romantic type of love.

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Słowa kluczowe: digital health literacy, information and communication technologies (ICT), e-health literacy, ehealth literacy scale, nurses, nursing students, medical registers, quality, healthcare, medical professions, dentist, dental assistant, dental hygienist, dental technician, medical law, public health, ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder commitment, intimacy, love, passion