Mgr. Peter Kolarčik, PhD.

	Email:	peter.kolarcik@upjs.sk
	Homepage:	https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/peter.kolarcik
	Faculty:	LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
	Department:	UPZMV - Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology
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	ORCID ID:	0000-0003-4504-5256

Peter Kolarčik, PhD. (1982) finished study of psychology at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Trnava (2006) and after a short work experience in human resources area began working as a researcher at Košice Institute of Society and Health (KISH) at the P.J. Šafárik University in Košice. He defended his PhD. thesis at the University of Groningen in the field of medical sciences in 2012. His research activities are focused on research of health and health risk behaviours among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, particularly children from Roma settlements and the most recently are aimed on health literacy in vulnerable populations. His scientific interests are related with advanced statistical procedures (regression models, structural equation modelling, Rasch model, item response theory modelling), psychometrics and social psychology. Contemporary he works as senior researcher and collaborates with several institutions (e.g. WHO, University in Olomouc, Deakin University and Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne) and he is involved in several national and international projects. He also worked as publicity manager in two projects funded by the European Union Structural Funds (CEMIO, CEEPM, 2010-2014). Between 2012 and 2014 he was a member of the international project on Social determinants of health in socially disadvantaged, disabled and other disadvantaged groups of the population (SODEZZ). He is also an active member of the national team of international HBSC study (since 2008 until present days) and since 2009 he is the national coordinator of the Roma Regional Health Intelligence Centre in Budapest. In 2010 was he awarded the SHARE PhD. Top Publication Award, for two scientific papers published in the top 10% and 30% of the journals. He is currently working at the Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Medical Faculty of P.J. Šafárik University as senior researcher.

Higher education and further qualification growth

Second degree of higher education:

Faculty of Arts, University of Trnava in Trnava, 2006, psychology

Third degree of higher education:

University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 2012, PhD. in medical sciences

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Basics of methodology and statistics, 2. stupeň degree
Research methodology and statistics, 3. stupeň degree
Psychológia zdravia, 2. stupeň degree
Health Psychology, 2. stupeň degree
Selected publications
Kolarčik, P. (2021) Koncept zdravotnej gramotnosti v kontexte psychológie zdravia (Concept of Health Literacy in the health psychology context). First volume. Košice: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach. ISBN 9788057400561. (monography)
Osborne, R.H., Cheng, C.C., Nolte, S., Elmer, S., Besancon, S., Budhathoki, S.S.,... Kolarčik, P. et al. (2022) Health literacy measurement: embracing diversity in a strengths-based approach to promote health and equity, and avoid epistemic injustice. BMJ Global Health. 7:e009623. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009623 (citations: 61)
Kosticova, M., Kopcakova, J., Vaskova, M., Kovalik Slancova, T., Kolarcik, P., Bakalár, P. (2024) Sleep characteristics and adolescent physical activity-related injuries in sports clubs, leisure time and schools. Injury Prevention 2024;30:153-160. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044936
Skoumalova, I., Madarasova Geckova, A., Rosenberger, J., Majernikova, M., Kolarcik, P., Klein, D., de Winter, A.F., van Dijk, J.P., Reijneveld, S.A. (2021) Health-Related Quality of Life Profiles in Dialyzed Patients With Varying Health Literacy. A Cross-Sectional Study on Slovak Haemodialyzed Population. Int J Public Health 66:585801. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.585801
Zelko, A., Rosenberger, J., Skoumalova, I., Kolarcik, P., Madarasova Geckova, A., van Dijk, J. P., Reijneveld, S. A. (2022). The effects of an intradialytic resistance training on lower extremity muscle functions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(2), 275–281. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1766581
Selected projects
project team member: Mental health of adolescents in the context of current social challenges (APVV-22-0078, duration 2023-2027)
project team member: Research on early childhood in marginalized Roma communities: contextual factors of psychomotor development in the first 1000 days (APVV-19-0493, duration 2020-2024)
project team member: SONNIA – Primary prevention of sedentary behaviour and promotion of school-based physical activity based on social norms and social marketing approach and use elements of e-health/m-health systems (TAČR TL02000033, duration 2019-2022)
project team member: Generation Z – New challenges in youth development (APVV-18-0070, duration 2019-2023)
deputy of the principal investigator: How to use health literacy profiles in the improvement of chronic disease management (APVV-16-0490, duration 2017-2021)

Additional information

Awards

2010 - SHARE PhD. Top Publication Award, for two scientific papers published in the top 10% and 30% of the journals (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

Projects

2020 – 2024 Research on early childhood in marginalized Roma communities: contextual factors of psychomotor development in the first 1000 days. APVV-19-0493 2019 – 2023 Generation Z – New challenges in youth development. APVV-18-0070 2017 – 2021 How to use health literacy profiles in improvement of chronic disease management. APVV-16-0490 2017 – 2020 International Erasmus+ Project 2017-1-NL01-KA203-035290 - IMproving PAtient-centered Communication Competences (IMPACCT) 2011 – 2015 Project SOPHIE HEALTH-F3-2011-278173 – Evaluating the impact of structural policies on health inequalities and their social determinants and fostering change is realised within 7th Framework programme, HEALTH.2011.3.3-1 Developing methodologies to reduce inequities in the determinants of health. 2012 –2014 Social determinants of health in socially disadvantaged, disabled and other disadvantaged groups of the population (SODEZZ), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in Czech Republic (CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0063) 2011 – 2014 HepaMeta Risk factors for hepatitis B/C and metabolic syndrome in a group of people living in Roma settlements 2011 – 2012 International Visegrad Fund: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study: Supporting the Visegrad countries research network, No.21110275 2010 – 2014 Centre of excellence for researching factors affecting health, with a focus on groups of marginalised and immunocompromised persons (CEMIO, ITMS: 26220120058) 2010 – 2014 Centre of excellence for electromagnetic fields in medicine (CEEPM, ITMS: 26220120067) 2009 – 2015 Health and health-related behaviour within social context in adolescence project is realised. APVV-0032-11 2006 – 2009 Individual, interpersonal, social and societal factors of risk behaviour in adolescence. APVV-20-038205

International collaboration

2019 – present BMC Public Health - associate editor 2019 – present World Health Organisation, European Office 2017 – 2020 IMPACCT project - international consortium member 2014 – present Deakin University and Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia 2012 – present Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic 2009 – present Regional Roma Health Intelligence Centre (Budapest, Hungary), national delegate 2008 – present Health Behaviour in School-aged Children - international study

Other

2019 – present Collaboration with Slovak Association of Cystic Fibrosis

Interesting links

https://coherentsite.com/peter-kolarcik/

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