[Psychological and behavioral predictors of the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis]. / Psychologiczne i behawioralne wyznaczniki jakosci zycia chorych ze stwardnieniem rozsianym.

The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between some psychological and behavioural variables associated with disease, and health related quality of life. A survey was conducted on a sample of 44 people with multiple sclerosis. Quality of life was defined as life satisfaction and subjective assessment of current health status. The following methods were used: The Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener et al.) and Visual Analogue Scale (single-item self-ratings of health) to measure the quality of life; Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale--MHLC (Wallston et al.); Acceptance of Illness Scale (Felton et al.); Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg); Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (Watson and Greer) and Health Behaviour Inventory (Juczynski). A series of step-wise regression models and discriminant function analysis on future quality of life variables were calculated, taking as predictors psychological and behavioural variables. High self-esteem, engagement in a large number of health behaviour and acceptance of illness were most predictive of good health related quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis.

[Treatment effectiveness predictors in patients with alcohol dependency]. / Wyznaczniki efektywnosci leczenia osób uzaleznionych od alkoholu.

Research was conducted on 220, 40 year old patients with a history of treatment for alcohol dependency. The prognosis of treatment effectiveness was based on a model of multiple regression. Five prognostic indices were discovered which explained 65% of total variation of the criterion variable.