Utilization of non-medical healing methods as a way of coping with life difficulties in the socially deprived 'losers' of the systemic transformation processes in Poland

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-157

  Piatkowski, Włodzimierz ^a,c   Skrzypek, Michał ^b,c  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Health inequalities disparities; Medical sociology; Social justice; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDIGENT; INJURY; POLAND; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; POLAND; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859293625     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Staniszkis J. W poszukiwaniu paradygmatu transformacji (In search of the paradigm of transformation). Warszawa: Wyd. ISP PAN, 1994 (in Polish).
2. Sztompka P. Trauma wielkiej zmiany (The trauma of great change). Warszawa: Wyd. ISP PAN, 2000 (in Polish).
3. Domański H., Rychard A. Elementy nowego ładu (Elements of the new order). Warszawa: Wyd. IFiS PAN, 1997 (in Polish).
4. Wnuk-Lipiński E. Rozpad połowiczny. Szkice z socjologii transformacji ustrojowej (Partial disintegration. Essays in the sociology of politicoeconomic transformation). Warszawa: Wyd. ISP PAN, 1991 (in Polish).
5. Gumuła W. Transformacja ustrojowa (Politico-economic transformation). In: Bokszański Z. et al. (eds.). Encyklopedia socjologii (Encyclopedia of sociology). Vol. 4. Warszawa: Oficyna Naukowa, 2002: 259-267 (in Polish).
6. Shaw M, Dorling D, Smith GD. Poverty, social exclusion, and minorities, In: Marmot M, Wilkinson RG (eds.). Social determinants of health. Oxford: University Press, 2003: 211-239.
7. Kolasa-Nowak A. Zmiana systemowa w Polsce w interpretacjach socjologicznych (The systemic change in Poland in sociological interpretations). Lublin: Wyd. UMCS, 2010: 75-78 (in Polish).
8. Marody M. Mie{ogonek}dzy realnym socjalizmem a realna{ogonek} demokracja{ogonek} (Between real socialism and real democracy). In: Marody M (ed.). Oswajanie rzeczywistości. Mie{ogonek}dzy realnym socjalizmem a realna{ogonek} demokracja{ogonek} (Domestication of reality. Between real socialism and real democracy). Warszawa: ISS UW, 1996 (in Polish).
9. Warzywoda-Kruszyńska W, Grotowska-Leder J. Wielkomiejska bieda w okresie transformacji (Urban poverty during the transformation). Łódź: Wyd. Inst. Socjologii UŁ, 1996 (in Polish).
10. Blaxter M. Medical sociology at the start of the new millennium. Soc Sci Med. 2000; 51: 1139-1142.
11. Pearlin L. Structure and meaning in medical sociology, J Health Soc Beh. 1992; 33: 1-9.
12. Ostrowska A. Zróżnicowanie społeczne a zdrowie. Wyniki badań warszawskich (Social stratification and health. Results of Warsaw research). Warszawa: Wyd. IPSS, Warszawa 2009 (in Polish).
13. Link BG, Phelan J. Social conditions as fundamental causes of disease. J Health Soc Beh. 1995; Extra Issue: 80-94.
14. Oakes JM, Rossi PH. The measurement of SES in health research: current practice and steps toward a new approach. Soc Sci Med. 2003; 56: 769-784.
15. Cockerham WC. Medical sociology. New Jersey: Upper Saddle River, 2004; 61-70.
16. Kaplan GA, Keil JE. Special report: socioeconomic factors and cardiovascular disease: a review of the literature. AHA Medical/Scientific Statement. Special report. Circulation 1993; 88(4): 1973-1998.
17. Wilkinson R, Marmot M (eds.). Social determinants of health. The solid facts. 2nd Edition. Centre for Urban Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2008.
18. Siegrist J, Marmot M. Health inequalities and the psychosocial environment-two scientific challenges. Soc Sci Med. 2004; 58: 1463-1473.
19. Phelan J, Link BG, Diez-Roux A, Kawachi I, Levin B. "Fundamental causes" of social inequalities in mortality: a test of the theory. J Health Soc Beh. 2004; 45(3): 265-285.
20. Phelan JC, Link BG, Tehranifar P. Social conditions as fundamental causes of health inequalities: theory, evidence, and policy implications. J Health Soc Beh. 2010; 51(S): S28-S40.
21. Siegrist J. Social differentials in chronic disease: what can sociological knowledge offer to explain and possibly reduce them? Soc Sci Med. 1995; 41(12): 1603-1605.
22. Adler NE, Ostrove JM. Socioeconomic status and health: what we know and what we don't. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999; 896: 3-15.
23. Bengtsson T, Mineau GP. Early-life effects on socioeconomic performance and mortality in later life: A full life-course approach using contemporary and historical sources. Soc Sci Med. 2009; 68: 1561-1564.
24. Hernandez-Quevedo C, Jones AM, Lopez-Nicolas A, Rice N. Socioeconomic inequalities in health: a comparative longitudinal analysis using the European Community Household Panel. Soc Sci Med. 2006; 63: 1246-1261.
25. von dem Knesebeck O, Verde PE, Dragano N. Education and health in 22 European countries. Soc Sci Med. 2006; 63: 1344-1351.
26. Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, Council on Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs; Council of the European Union, Brussels, 4 March 2008; No 7274/08: 11.
27. Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2008.
28. Robert S, House JP. Socioeconomic inequalities in health: an enduring sociological problem. In: Bird Ch, Conrad P, Fremont AM (eds.). Handbook of medical sociology. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2000: 79-97.
29. Mackenbach JP, Bakker MJ. Tackling socioeconomic inequalities in health: analysis of European experiences. Lancet 2003; 362: 1409-1414.
30. Kelly MP, Morgan A, Bonnefoy J. et al. The social determinants of health: Developing an evidence base for political action. Final report to WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, Measurement and Evidence Knowledge Network, Chile-United Kingdom, October 2007.
31. Sokołowska M. Socjologia medycyny (Medical sociology). Warszawa: PZWL, 1986 (in Polish).
32. Ostrowska A. Nierówności w sferze zdrowia (Inequalities in health). Kultura i Społeczeństwo 1998; XLII, 2: 149-162 (in Polish).
33. Ostrowska A. Styl życia a zdrowie. Z zagadnień promocji zdrowia (Lifestyle and health. Problems of health promotion). Warszawa: Wyd. IFiS PAN, 1999 (in Polish).
34. Ostrowska A. Zróżnicowanie społeczne i nierówności w zdrowiu (Social stratification and health inequalities). In: Pia{ogonek}tkowski W (ed.). Socjologia z medycyna{ogonek}. W kre{ogonek}gu myśli naukowej Magdaleny Sokołowskiej (Sociology with medicine. In the circle of Magdalena Sokołowska's scientific thought). Warszawa: Wyd. IFiS PAN, 2010: 23-47 (in Polish).
35. Słońska Z. Rozwój i stan poje{ogonek}cia "promocja zdrowia" w perspektywie socjologicznej (The development and state of the concept of 'health promotion' in the sociological perspective). In: Popielski K, Skrzypek M, Albińska E (eds.). Zdrowie i choroba w kontekście psychospołecznym (Health and illness in the psychosocial context). Lublin: Wyd. KUL, 2010: 213-225.
36. Skrzypek M. Niski status socjoekonomiczny jako społeczny czynnik ryzyka wieńcowego u progu XXI wieku (Low socioeconomic status as the social risk factor of coronary heart disease at the threshold of the 21st century). Polish J Cardiol. 2004; 6(4): 439-444 (in Polish).
37. Skrzypek M. Kardiologia behawioralna-zarys stanu wiedzy i aplikacje kliniczne w obszarze badań nad choroba{ogonek} wieńcowa{ogonek} (Behavioral cardiology-the knowledge advances outline and clinical applications in the study of the coronary artery disease). Polish J Cardiol. 2008; 10(2): 144-149 (in Polish).
38. Skrzypek M. Geneza społecznych nierówności w zdrowiu w perspektywie cyklu życia człowieka na przykładzie choroby niedokrwiennej serca (The origin of social health inequalities from the life-cycle perspective as exemplified by coronary artery disease). In: K. Popielski, M. Skrzypek, E. Albińska (eds.). Zdrowie i choroba w kontekście psychospołecznym (Health and illness in the psychosocial context), Lublin: Wyd. KUL, 2010: 245-267 (in Polish).
39. Szparkowska P. Fikcje leczenia za darmo (Illusions of free treatment). Rzeczpospolita 2011; 106 (8922): 1 (in Polish).
40. Halik J, Górecki W, Macia{ogonek}g R. Problemy organizacji kolejek oczekuja{ogonek}cych na deficytowe zabiegi medyczne w Polsce i innych krajach Europy (Problems of organization of waiting lists for medical procedures in short supply in Poland and other European countries). In: Pia{ogonek}tkowski W, Brodniak A (eds.). Zdrowie i choroba. Perspektywa socjologiczna (Health and illness. A sociological perspective). Tyczyn: WSSG, 2005: 255-256 (in Polish).
41. Alegria M, Pescosolido BA, Williams S, Canino G. Culture, Race/ethnicity and disparities: fleshing out the socio-cultural framework for health services disparities. In: Pescosolido BA, Martin JK, McLeod JD, Rogers A. Handbook of the sociology of health, illness, and healing. A blueprint for the 21st century. New York: Springer, 2011: 363-382.
42. Korzeniowska E, Puchalski K (eds.). Nisko wykształceni pracownicy a zdrowie-wyzwania dla edukacji zdrowotnej (Low-educated employees and health-a challenge to health education). Łódź: Wyd. Instytutu Medycyny Pracy im. Prof. J. Nofera, 2010: 5 (in Polish).
43. Korzeniowska E. Nisko wykształceni pracownicy a zdrowie-przykład Polski (Low-educated employees and health-the example of Poland). In: Korzeniowska E, Puchalski K (eds.). Nisko wykształceni pracownicy a zdrowie-wyzwanie dla edukacji zdrowotnej (Low-educated employees and health-a challenge to health education). Łódź: Wyd. Inst. Med. Pracy im. Prof. J. Nofera, 2010: 116-117 (in Polish).
44. Skrzypek M. Perspektywa chorego w socjologii choroby przewlekłej. Uje{ogonek}cia teoretyczne, ich ewolucja i recepcja (The sick person's perspective in the sociology of chronic illness. Theoretical perspectives, their evolution and reception). Lublin: Wyd. KUL 2011.
45. Freidson E. Patients' views of medical practice. A study of subscribers to a prepaid medical plan in the Bronx. New York: Russel Sage Foundation 1961.
46. Freidson E. Profession of medicine. A study of sociology of applied knowledge. New York: Dodd, Mead Publ. 1970.
47. Sussman LK. The role of culture in definitions, interpretations, and management of illness. In: Gielen UP, Fish JM, Draguns JG (eds.). Handbook of culture, therapy, and healing. Mahwah, New Jersey, London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004: 37-65.
48. Wojtyła A. Differences in health-a global problem and its various aspects. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2011; 18(2): 191-192.
49. Pia{ogonek}tkowski W, Jezior J, Ohme R. Listy do Kaszpirowskiego. Spojrzenie socjologiczne (Letters to Kashpirovsky. A sociological view), Lublin: Wyd. M. Łoś, 1993: 43-52 (in Polish).
50. Pia{ogonek}tkowski W. Lecznictwo niemedyczne w Polsce-tradycja i współczesność. Analiza zjawiska z perspektywy socjologii zdrowia i choroby (Non-medical healing systems in Poland-tradition and the present day. An analysis of the phenomenon from the perspective of health and illness). Lublin: Wyd. UMCS, 2008: 332-334 (in Polish).
51. Mackenbach JP, Stirbu I, Roskam AJR et al. Socioeconomic inequalities in health in 22 European countries. NEJM 2008; 358: 2468-2481.
52. Bowling A. Research methods in health. Investigating health and health services. 3rd edition. Open University Press, Mc Graw Hill, 2009: 447-461.
53. Ostrowska A. Zdrowie i zachowania zdrowotne Polaków na pocza{ogonek}tku XXI wieku (Health and health behaviors of the Poles in the early 21st century). In: Frysztacki K, Sztompka P (eds.). Polska pocza{ogonek}tku XXI wieku: przemiany kulturowe i cywilizacyjne. (Poland in the early 21st century: cultural and civilizational transformations) Wyd. Polska Akademia Nauk, Komitet Socjologii, Warszawa 2012: 355-366 (in Polish).
54. Brodniak W. Ocena rozpowszechnienia zaburzeń psychicznych w perspektywie przemian społeczno-ekonomicznych w Polsce w latach 1990-2002 (An assessment of the spread of mental disorders in the perspective of socioeconomic changes in Poland in 1990-2002). In: Pia{ogonek}tkowski W, Brodniak W (eds.). Zdrowie i choroba. Perspektywa socjologiczna (Health and illness. A sociological perspective). Tyczyn: WSSG, 2005: 185-201 (in Polish).
55. Ostrowska A. Samopoczucie psychiczne Polaków na tle Europejczyków (The Poles' subjective mental health as compared with the Europeans). In: Pia{ogonek}tkowski W, Brodniak W (eds.). Zdrowie i choroba. Perspektywa socjologiczna (Health and illness. A sociological perspective), Tyczyn: WSSG, 2005: 167-183 (in Polish).
56. Komunikat z badań: "Telewizyjne spotkania z A. Kaszpirowskim" (An announcement on research of "Television meetings with Kashpirovsky"), OBOP, 03.1990 (in Polish).
57. Novack DH, Waldstein SR, Drossman DA et al. for the Professional Education Committee, American Psychosomatic Society. Designing and implementing a comprehensive, integrated, longitudinal curriculum in biopsychosocial medicine, www.psychosomatic.org
58. Pia{ogonek}tkowski W. Beyond medicine. Non-medical methods of treatment in Poland. Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang Verlag, 2012: 15-18.