Joanna Skonieczna

Risk assessment of night-eating syndrome occurrence in women in Poland, considering the obesity factor in particular

Introduction Night-eating syndrome (NES) involves uncontrolled and most often repeated binge eating during the night. It is related with mood disorders as well as sleep disorders and it may cause obesity. Risks related to NES are obesity, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, affective disorders, and sleep disorders. The objective of this study is to analyze eating habits in terms of the risk assessment of NES occurrence in the population of women in the Masovian Voivodeship (in Poland). Patients and methods Six hundred and eleven women living in the Masovian Voivodeship participated in the study. The average age of the respondents was 22.7 years (median = 23.0; interquartile range = 3.0). The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) was used to assess the risk of NES. Results In the studied group of women, 1.3% of cases (N = 12) reached a NEQ total score of ≥25, which indicates a probability of 40.7% for NES, while 0.7% (N = 4) reached a score of ≥30, which indicates a probability of 72.2% for occurrence of this syndrome. The highest average total score was observed in the group of obese people. The level of education of the participants did not significantly affect the NEQ score. A weak correlation was observed between the place of residence variable and the mood/sleep subscale (r = 0.11, P < 0.01). Conclusion NES may be one of the causes of overweight and obesity; therefore, the need for further studies on this health issue is justified. It is worth pointing out that knowing the conditions responsible for the occurrence of NES, it is possible to suggest a prevention procedure for this condition.

Ocena potrzeb zdrowotnych nauczycieli szkół średnich w kontekście zagrożeń zdrowia związanych z miejscem pracy = Assessment of the health needs of secondary school teachers in the context of health risks at the workplace

Background Teacher in his profession is exposed to many adverse factors. Place of work and the conditions that prevail in it, seriously affecting the health and well-being. Appropriate workplace ergonomics in this very important issue. The main aim of this paper is to examine and assess the health needs of teachers, which are related to the nature, place of work and associated health risks. Material and methods In a survey conducted concerning the teaching profession was attended by 283 teachers from twelve schools located in the Mazowieckie Province. Completed by the teacher questionnaire consisted of 21 questions on issues related to his profession. The results were statistically analyzed using Pearson Chi2 test and Spearman R. The significant difference was that for which the probability of p <0.05.