Negative social attitudes towards people with disabilities are a serious barrier to their social, professional, and cultural functioning. Due to negative perception, disabled individuals are often homebound. The present study was an attempt to compare declared attitudes with the results of other studies using the Polish version of an international assessment tool. The aim was to verify the MAS-PL tool and to analyse the attitudes of students of social sciences and humanities towards people with physical disabilities. An additional aim was to compare declared attitudes with the results of other studies using the Polish version of an international assessment tool for students of medicine and health sciences. In total, 540 students were surveyed using the Polish adaptation of the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale towards Persons with Disabilities (MAS-PL). The study confirmed the high reliability of the MAS-PL Scale. The mean global score of the scale was 82.79. There were no significant differences in the global MAS-PL score depending on respondents’ sex; however, an effect of this variable on the subscales was found. The surveyed females exhibited more positive attitudes in terms of the cognitive and behavioural components, whereas the males showed more positive attitudes in the affective subscale. There was no significant impact of the place of residence, age, and majors. Along with the year of studies, the intensity of the global and affective scale slightly increased. The surveyed students of social sciences and humanities exhibited similar attitudes towards people with physical disabilities to those declared by Polish students of medical and health sciences surveyed by Radlińska et al. The authors recommend implementation of didactic classes, projects, and activities at the stage of planning and creation of student education programs to promote tolerance towards disabled people.

Background: Spinal overload among blue-collar workers occurs most frequently in the lumbar spine. Long-lasting spinal overload results in pain syndromes leading to limitations in everyday and professional life. Material and Methods: The research included 106 adult males working as farmers for...

In Poland—especially in the less developed eastern regions—the level of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) remains below the WHO recommendations, and its determinants are not yet fully understood. The study was conducted as part of the international EUPASMOS PLUS project on a sample of 173 adult individuals living in eastern Poland. Physical activity was measured using accelerometers worn continuously for seven days (24/7). The duration of moderate and vigorous physical activity as well as episodes of physical activity lasting at least 10 min were analyzed. The median daily MVPA time was 50 min, and the median VPA time only 10 s, both below WHO recommendations of 150 min/week of MVPA or 75 min/week of VPA. Overall, more than 70% of participants did not meet the recommended levels. The level of HEPA was found to be below WHO recommendations, especially among men, individuals over 50 years old, and those who were professionally inactive. Higher physical activity levels were recorded among women and younger participants. Significant correlations were found between HEPA level and self-rated health status (ρ = 0.28–0.38, p < 0.001), as well as body mass index and waist circumference (ρ ≈ −0.20 to −0.30, p < 0.01). Although statistically significant, the effect sizes were small to moderate, indicating limited explanatory power. Unemployment negatively affected MVPA and VPA levels, while household size positively correlated with physical activity. Interventions promoting HEPA should consider demographic and regional diversity, with particular focus on less active groups such as older adults and the unemployed. It is also necessary to develop new screening tools aimed at easy and quick diagnosis of social groups that should be targeted by HEPA promotion strategies.

Rehabilitation of people with disabilities is a complex and multi-stage process. It starts with medical rehabilitation but an important part of it are social and vocational stages. There exist many barriers to the implementation of the rehabilitation process, incl. difficulties in...

Introduction: Leisure time is an integral part of people’s lifestyles. Recreation and proactive attitude during free time have an impact on physical development of a person with physical disability, moreover, foster building self-esteem. Research aim: The aim of this article is to identify the forms, dimensions and determinants of leisure behaviour in selected groups of respondents in correlation with the level of satisfaction with your own life. Method: The research was carried out in the Lublin Province. Two groups of people aged 30–50 took part in it: A – with disability and B – control (a total of 262 respondents of both sexes). The survey research used a questionnaire by Bergier and Tomczyszyn modified with the authors’consent and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) adapted by Juczyński. Results: In their preferred leisure activities, the majority of respondents of both groups indicated primarily physically passive forms of leisure. Interviewees with a disability participated significantly less frequently in physical recreation and their physical activity was characterised by a shorter average duration compared to able-bodied respondents. Among the respondents of both groups an increase in the level of life satisfaction was noted, as well as the increase in time spent practising various sports and recreational activities. Conclusion: Despite growing public awareness, people with disabilities still prefer passive leisure activities. Free time spent in an active manner had a positive influence on the sense of life satisfaction for able-bodied people, as well as people with disabilities.

The aim of the article is to show how the satisfaction with life in people suffering from diabetes is presented in the source materials and studies. The presented work defines the concept of life satisfaction and the factors influencing it. Diabetes is a syndrome of metabolic...