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This study aimed to investigate the mediatory role of emotional control with respect to the control of anger, depression, and anxiety in the relationship between positive orientation and tiredness/fatigue occurring in a group of Polish nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study included 894 nursing students from six universities in Poland. A diagnostic survey was applied as the research method, and the data were collected using the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS) and the Positive Orientation Scale (SOP). The mean participant age was 20.73 years (SD = 1.81). More than half of the students in the study showed a low level of positive orientation. Correlational analyses revealed a significant negative correlation between positive orientation and tiredness/fatigue experienced by the students participating in the study (r = −0.336; p < 0.001), and correlation between positive orientation and the overall emotional control index (r = −0.317; p < 0.001), and the indices of control of anger (r = −0.154; p < 0.01), depression (r = −0.376; p < 0.001), and anxiety (r = −0.236; p < 0.01). Analysis of the results also revealed the occurrence of significant, positive links between the controlled emotions and their components and the tiredness/fatigue experienced by nursing students. It is important to take action associated with the prevention of tiredness/fatigue among students and to reinforce a positive orientation and the capacity to control emotions to effectively minimize the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing students.

(1) Lockdown-related fatigue occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic is a complex problem that can be experienced in different social groups. The objective of the current study is to attempt to identify socio-demographic and lifestyle-related factors that determine the impact of fatigue on health in general as well as in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial terms and to determine whether, and to what extent, these were predictors of fatigue in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) The study was conducted by the diagnostic poll method between 20 March and 15 December 2021 among 894 nursing students at six Polish universities. To collect the data, a validated Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) was used. (3) Students from the age group of ≤20 experienced a significantly greater impact of fatigue on health in general as well as in physical and cognitive terms. The study demonstrated a significant negative relationship between the year of study and the impact of fatigue on health in general terms (r = −0.12; p < 0.0001) and the analyzed health terms, on physical (r = −0.12; p < 0.0001), cognitive (r = −0.10; p < 0.002), and psychosocial (r = −0.07; p < 0.041). In predicting the impact of fatigue on health in general and physical terms, it was the variable related to a reduction in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic that had the greatest contribution, while for the cognitive and psychosocial functions, it was the number of meals consumed per day. (4) It is recognized that action is needed to reduce the impact of fatigue on student health by modifying the predictors related to student lifestyles.

Introduction.A systematic increase in the frequency of excessive body mass in young Poles is an argument supporting the need for identification persons with the increased risk. It is justified to test the level of comparability of the applied screening methods and criteria of diagnosing excessive body mass and body fat in the adolescent group.Aim. To assess the comparability of the results in terms of frequency of diagnosing of overweight and body fat excessive content depending on the method and assessment criteria in 18-year-olds.Material and methods. The study comprised 141 secondary school students (100 women and 41 men), with the age median of 17.8 0.5 years. The measurements included height and body mass (to calculate the BMI) and assessment of the percentage of body fat content with two methods of bioelectric impedance in two bipolar versions: Tanita BC-570 and Omron BF-306.Results. Excessive body mass, as defined by the BMI, was found in 12.1% of students. The incidence of diagnosing excessive contents of body fat in the organism depended on the method of measurement and criteria of results interpretation; 20.6% with the Tanita and 28.3% with the Omron method. The measurements with Tanita BC-570 scales demonstrated stronger correlation with BMI value (p<0.001; r 2 =0.34) than measurements with the Omron BF-306 (p<0.001; r 2 =0.16).Conclusions. In young adults: 1. the diagnosis of excessive body mass by BMI and measurement with use of the bioelectric impedance methods with two bipolar versions (Tanita BC-570, Omron BF-306) provided inconsistent results. 2. The proportion of young people with excessive body fat was greater than indicated by the BMI norms. 3. The measurement with Tanita BC-570 scales demonstrated stronger correlation with BMI values than by the ones with the Omron. 4. Critical approach to the applied methods is indispensable in screening studies of nutrition level among adolescents.

Introduction: Psychosocial problems affecting elderly people have become particularly meaningful not only because of health considerations but also because of their significant social consequences. Aim of the research: To assess psychosocial problems among elderly people suffering from chronic diseases, according to the PCH-R scale. Material and methods: The study was conducted in a group of 150 chronic elderly patients following the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the PCH-R scale assessing psychosocial problems were applied. Results: An analysis of eta correlations between the subjects gender and their psychosocial problems showed statistically significant correlations between personality, social, and occupational spheres. The average level of problems within the personality, social, and occupational spheres was statistically significantly higher in women than in men. Gender accounted for 4% of the variance in results in personality, social, and occupational spheres but only 0.4% of the variance in the family sphere. The study showed a statistically significant negative correlation between age and psychosocial problems in all spheres. Conclusions: Psychosocial problems of older people are influenced by their gender (in personality, family, and occupational spheres women reported a higher intensity of psychosocial problems) and age (in personality, family, social, and occupational spheres the intensity of psychosocial problems decreased with age). Psychosocial problems of elderly people tend to interact with one another. Streszczenie Wprowadzenie: Psychospołeczne problemy osób starszych nabrały szczególnego znaczenia nie tylko ze względu na uwarunkowania zdrowotne, lecz także konsekwencje społeczne. Cel pracy: Ocena psychospołecznych problemów osób starszych przewlekle chorych wg skali PCH-R. Materiał i metody: W badaniu wzięło udział 150 osób starszych przewlekle chorych. Przeprowadzono je zgodnie z zasadami zawartymi w Deklaracji helsińskiej. W badaniu posłużono się metryczką pytań dotyczących zagadnień demograficzno-społecznych oraz Skalą problemów psychospołecznych osób przewlekle chorych (PCH-R). Wyniki: Analiza korelacji Eta między płcią a problemami psychospołecznymi osób starszych wykazała istotną statystycznie zależność w sferze osobowościowej, społecznej i zajęciowej. Średnia poziomu problemów psychospołecznych badanych osób starszych w poszczególnych sferach była istotnie wyższa w sferze osobowościowej, społecznej, zajęciowej u kobiet niż u mężczyzn. Płeć wyjaśnia 4% wariancji wyników sfery osobowościowej, rodzinnej i zajęciowej, a tylko 0,4% wariancji wyników sfery rodzinnej. Stwierdzono statystycznie istotną ujemną korelację między wiekiem badanych osób a problemami psychospołecznymi we wszystkich sferach skali PCH-R. Wnioski: Psychospołeczne problemy osób starszych zależą od płci (w sferze osobowościowej, rodzinnej i zajęciowej kobiety charakteryzowały się większym nasileniem problemów psychospołecznych) i wieku (w sferze osobowościowej, rodzinnej, sp...