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Katarzyna Van-Damme-Ostapowicz

Katarzyna Van-Damme-Ostapowicz

Job title
  • Associate Professor
Visiting address
  • Kunnskapsveien 55, 2007 Kjeller
Phone
  • Office: +47 672 38 503
E-mail
  • katarzyna.damme-ostapowicz@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion. She holds a habilitation degree in Health Sciences from the Medical University in Poland, where she defended her habilitation thesis in 2014. Habilitation is an advanced academic qualification, at a level above the PhD, which qualifies individuals for the highest academic positions at European universities. Katarzyna also holds a PhD in Medicine from a medical university in Poland, having defended her doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Nursing and Health Promotion in 2007.

Her educational background further includes a Master’s degree in General Nursing (2001) from the Medical University of Lublin, Poland; a Bachelor’s degree in General Nursing from Odisee University in Belgium; a specialization in Operating Room Nursing from a university in Belgium; and a specialization in Tropical Infectious Diseases from the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium (2008).

Katarzyna has authored and co-authored multiple book chapters and possesses extensive teaching experience at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels at the Faculty of Health Sciences. She is also highly experienced in supervising master's students and PhD candidates. Furthermore, she has served as the head of an interdisciplinary student Research Group at the Faculty of Health Sciences at a medical university in Poland.

Based on her research, she has developed standards for patient education in health promotion, as well as a postgraduate program in tropical infectious diseases for master's students in nursing and midwifery. She also organized courses in tropical medicine at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Nigeria, for students and staff from the Medical University of Białystok, Poland.

Katarzyna has practical work experience from the Norwegian municipal healthcare service, as well as from research projects conducted across Norwegian and Polish municipalities. From 2009 to 2013, she was listed in the International Council of Nurses (ICN) expert database as a specialist in home nursing.

Van Damme-Ostapowicz’s research interests include quality of life, health promotion, public health, health technology, and nursing education. She primarily utilizes quantitative research methods, though she also has experience with qualitative approaches. She has participated in and currently leads several national and international research projects.

                                                            

Field of study

Health   Technology   Public health   Nurse education   Nursing Science   Health sciences   Health promotion

Research groups

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Kulmaczewska, Magdalena Anna; Krajewska-Kulak, Elzbieta; Kulak-Bejda, Agnieszka; Bejda, Grzegorz; Waszkiewicz, Napoleon; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Rysiak, Edyta (2025). Selected aspects of parnthood in the perception of men-Part II. Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.12923/pielxxiw-2025-0001

Kulmaczewska, Magdalena Anna; Krajewska-Kulak, Elzbieta; Kulak-Bejda, Agnieszka; Bejda, Grzegorz; Waszkiewicz, Napoleon; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Rysiak, Edyta (2025). Selected aspects of parenthood in the perception of men – Part I. Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku. Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.12923/pielxxiw-2024-0046

Kowalenko, Marta; Krajewska-Kułak, Elżbieta; Kowalewska, Beata; Kułak-Bejda, Agnieszka; Kulik, Teresa; Gaworska-Krzemińska, Aleksandra; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2024). Readiness of nurses when faced with a patient’s death. Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1399025

Krajewska-Ferishah, Katarzyna; Kułak-Bejda, Agnieszka; Szyszko-Perłowska, Agnieszka; Shpakou, Andrei; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Chatzopulu, Antigoni (2022). Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece. Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123371

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Cybulski, Mateusz; Kozakiewicz, Mariusz; Krajewska-Kulak, Elzbieta; Siermontowski, Piotr; Sobolewski, Marek; Kaczerska, Dorota (2022). Analysis of the Increase of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) Expression and the Effect of Exposure in a Hyperbaric Chamber on VCAM-1 in Human Blood Serum: A Cross-Sectional Study. Medicina. Vol. 58.
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58010095

Misztal, Anita; Fidecki, Wieslaw; Wysokinski, Mariusz; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Przylepa, Katarzyna; Kulina, Dorota; Chrusciel, Pawel; Kuszplak, Kamil; Kwiatkowska, Joanna (2022). Evaluation of the functional efficiency of seniors using the NOSGER scale.Ocena sprawności funkcjonalnej seniorów skalą NOSGER. Gerontologia Polska. Vol. 30.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3514628

Zalewska, Anna; Galczyk, Monika; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2022). Level of Depression during the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Poland—A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare. Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061123

Fidecki, Wieslaw; Wysokinski, Mariusz; Sienkiewicz, Zofia; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Dziedzic, Beata (2022). Assessing the Risk of Dementia among the Elderly in Nursing Care. The Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing. Vol. 11(1).
https://doi.org/10.15225/PNN.2022.11.1.5

Sikorska, Katarzyna; Gesing, Marta; Olszanski, Romuald; Roszko-Wysokińska, Marta; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2022). Misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a case report. Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines. Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-022-00175-5

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Cybulski, Mateusz; Galczyk, Monika; Krajewska-Kulak, Elzbieta; Sobolewski, Marek; Zalewska, Anna (2021). Life satisfaction and depressive symptoms of mentally active older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics. Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02405-5



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Textbooks

Kaczerska, Dorota; Siermontowski, Piotr; Olszanski, Romuald; Krefft, Karolina; Malgorzewicz, Sylwia; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2018). Wplyw diety wysokotluszczowej na wystepowanie stresu dekompresyjnego po nurkowaniach powietrznych.The influence of high-fat diets on the occurrence of decompression stress after air dives. I: Postepy medycyny podwodnej i hiperbarycznej.Advances in underwater and hyperbaric medicine. ISBN: 9788394847739. 24 p. Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny.Militærmedisinsk Institutt..
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3803147

Siermontowski, Piotr; Konarski, Maciej; Pedrycz, Agnieszka; Wojtowicz, Tomasz; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Kulig, Maciej (2018). Badania morfometryczne zmian w scianie oskrzeli u szczurow w hiperbarii tlenowej.Morphometric study on the lesions in the trachea wall in rats in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. I :Postepy medycyny podwodnej i hiperbarycznej.Advances in underwater and hyperbaric medicine. ISBN: 9788394847739. 16 p. Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny. Militærmedisinsk Institutt..
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4366139

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2017). Hygieniske prosedyrer. I: Grunnleggende medisinske og sykepleieaktiviteter. ISBN: 9788320053890. 29 p. Det medisinske forlag PZWL.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3678114

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Sawicka, Julia (2017). Pleie av pasienter med psyko-åndelige forstyrrelser. Sykepleierintervensjoner ved forvrengt kroppsbilde hos pasienter.I: Grunnleggende om sykepleie. Volum 1 Konseptuelle og empiriske forutsetninger for pleieomsorg. ISBN: 9788320053708. 18 p. Det medisinske forlag PZWL.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4042711

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2016). Kulturell kontekst i globale helsetjenester. I: Et "annerledes" pasient som en utfordring i medisinsk omsorg. ISBN: 9788364447822. 330 p. Det medisinske universitet i Białystok, Vitenskapelig forlag SILVA RERUM.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3791111

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2015). Den kulturelle konteksten i helsevesenet i verden. I: En kulturelt annerledes pasient. ISBN: 9788364447570. 365 p. Vitenskapelig forlag SILVA RERUM.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4332133

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Krajewska-Kulak, Elzbieta (2015). An educational role of a nurse in travel medicine and tropical medicine. In: Promotion of healthy lifestyle in European countries. ISBN: 9788394211110. 14 p. Katedra Turystyki i Rekreacji Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3441418

Rolka, Hanna; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Sierakowska, Matylda (2014). Trekk ved pleie av pasienter som er kvalifisert for anestesi: Implementering av sykepleiediagnoser i samsvar med klassifisering til North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) i anestesisykepleie. Standarder for anestesisykepleie. ISBN: 9788320046151. 569 p. Det medisinske forlag PZWL.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3668160

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2010). Flerkulturell dialog. I: Problemer med multikulturalisme i medisin. ISBN: 9788320041347. 396 p. Det medisinske forlag PZWL.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3377554

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2009). Klassifisering av sykepleie interventies rettet mot pasienter under livstruende forhold. I: Standarder og prosedyrer for pleie av pasienter i livstruende tilstander. ISBN: 9788320038613. 345 p. Det medisinske forlag PZWL.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4446175



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Dissemination

Nordhaug, Marita ; Van-Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna (2026). Bridging Ideals and Realities: Ethical Insights for Person-Centred Nursing. The second Global Conference on Person-Centred Care: Bridging Practice, Organisation and Governance. The University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5528190

Wysokinski, Mariusz; Wronska, Irena; Glowacka, Mariola; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Fidecki, Wieslaw; Kuszplak, Kamil (2024). Vurdering av livstilfreds het til faglig aktive sykepleiere. Nasjonal vitenskaps- og opplæringskonferanse «Moderne sykepleie – vitenskap og praksis».
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5231779

Fidecki, Wieslaw; Wysokinski, Mariusz; Kedziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Czarkowska, Malgorzata; Kuszplak, Kamil (2023). Ocena sprawnosci umyslowej seniorow. Ogolnopolska Konferencja Naukowo-Szkoleniowa "Wspolczesna opieka geriatryczna-teoria i praktyka".
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4927641

Wysokinski, Mariusz; Fidecki, Wieslaw; Kedziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Biercewicz, Monika; Kuszplak, Kamil (2022). Ocena jakości życia pacjentów geriatrycznych. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowo-Szkoleniowa „Współczesne wyzwania opieki geriatrycznej”.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3576175

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Cybulski, Mateusz; Sobolewski, Marek; Kozakiewicz, Mariusz; Siermontowski, Piotr; Kaczerska, Dorota (2022). Analysis of the VCAM-1 Expression and the Effect of Exposure in a Hyperbaric Chamber on VCAM-1 in Human Blood Serum: A Cross-Sectional Study. The 23rd Scientific Conference of THE POLISH HYPERBARIC MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY "Contemporary problems of ocean engineering".Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. The Polish Academy of Sciences,Ocean Engineering Team.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4299069

Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Kyte, Lars; Bjordal, Terese; Zablotna, Danuta Teresa; Solenova, Ludmila (2022). Prosjekt «Trygghet og trivsel i sykepleieutdanningen». Forskningsgruppemøte . Utdanningsforskning innen helse- og sosialfagprofesjoner.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4338104

Kasiborska-Michalowska, Zuzanna; Fidecki, Wieslaw; Wysokinski, Mariusz; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Slodzinski, Hubert; Wojdacz, Rafal; Artych, Alicja (2022). Ocena sprawnosci umyslowej kobiet w podeszlym wieku. Ogolnopolska Konferencja Naukowo-Szkoleniowa Medyczno-spoleczne aspekty opieki nad czlowiekiem w zdrowiu i w chorobie.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4466361

Zablotna, Danuta Teresa; Bjordal, Terese; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2022). Digital oppfølging av studenter i praksis. Forskningskonferanse ved FHS "Samarbeidsforskning - til nytte for hvem". Høgskulen på Vestlandet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5266408

Fidecki, Wieslaw; Wysokinski, Mariusz; Wronska, Irena; Kedziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia; Sienkiewicz, Zofia; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van (2022). Wybrane aspekty jakości życia osób w podeszłym wieku objętych opieką długoterminową. I Konferencja Naukowo-Szkoleniowa Wymiary opieki nad czlowiekiem niesamodzielnym, przewlekle chorym..
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5071408

Fidecki, Wieslaw; Wysokinski, Mariusz; Wronska, Irena; Kedziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia; Sienkiewicz, Zofia; Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna van ; Dziedzic, Beata; Kulina, Dorota (2022). Wybrane aspekty jakości życia osób w podeszłym wieku objętych opieką długoterminową. Wymiary opieki nad człowiekiem niesamodzielnym, przewlekle chorym.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4885804



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