Tuczyńska Magdalena, Matthews-Kozanecka Maja, Baum Ewa
Department of Social Sciences and the Humanities, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Division of Philosophy of Medicine and Bioethics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 17;13:1520575. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1520575. eCollection 2025.
In response to the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare systems and social life worldwide, this study examines the role of religion in shaping perceptions of healthcare access in Poland during and after the pandemic.
The research is based on anonymous surveys conducted among adult Poles during the third wave of the pandemic and in the post-pandemic period, with participants divided by the timing of their responses. The research employed a cross-sectional survey design with a validated questionnaire. Data collection occurred during the third wave of the pandemic and the post-pandemic period. The questionnaire incorporated demographic questions and assessed the significance of religion in respondents' lives using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for healthcare accessibility.
Participants ( = 541) were recruited through online and paper-based surveys, meeting the inclusion criteria of being aged 18 or older and residing in Poland. Findings indicate that Roman Catholic respondents rated healthcare accessibility higher than non-religious individuals, potentially due to social and community support. However, statistical analysis revealed no significant differences in actual healthcare access among groups, suggesting systemic factors played a larger role.
These results highlight religion as a source of emotional support rather than a determinant of healthcare access.
为应对新冠疫情对全球医疗系统和社会生活造成的前所未有的影响，本研究考察了宗教在波兰疫情期间及之后塑造医疗可及性认知方面所起的作用。
该研究基于在疫情第三波期间及疫情后对成年波兰人进行的匿名调查，参与者根据其回复时间进行划分。研究采用横断面调查设计，并使用了经过验证的问卷。数据收集在疫情第三波期间和疫情后进行。问卷包含人口统计学问题，并使用视觉模拟量表（VAS）评估宗教在受访者生活中对医疗可及性的重要性。
通过在线和纸质调查招募了参与者（n = 541），他们符合年龄在18岁及以上且居住在波兰的纳入标准。研究结果表明，罗马天主教受访者对医疗可及性的评分高于非宗教人士，这可能是由于社会和社区支持。然而，统计分析显示不同群体在实际医疗可及性方面没有显著差异，这表明系统因素发挥了更大作用。
这些结果凸显了宗教作为情感支持来源而非医疗可及性决定因素的作用。
