[ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF HEALTH-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE LIFE QUALITY OF THE ELDERLY URBAN POPULATION WITH MULTIMORBIDITY (EXEMPLIFIED BY PATIENTS WITH ACUTE LOWER LIMB ISCHEMIA)].

As the population ages, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases and, accordingly, the probability of simultaneous occurrence of many chronic diseases among the elderly population increases, which affects the dynamics and prognoses of the underlying disease. Prevention of complications of concomitant semantics for the underlying disease seems to be a complex medical problem, the solution to which is aimed at improving the quality of life of patients. Based on the data obtained, the effect of polymorbidity on the course of acute lower limb ischemia (ALLI) was studied in the elderly urban population. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of multimorbidity on the life quality of the elderly urban population, exemplified by patients with acute lower limb ischemia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 91 patients with ALLI (n=91) were examined, the mean age equaled to 70±1.2 years, with thromboembolism against the background of arterial occlusion. RESULTS: The age of patients is one of the highest risks and must be taken into account when deciding on surgical intervention and further therapy for ALLI. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS: The study had no administrative restrictions. CONCLUSION: It was found that the value of the comorbidity index in patients with acute lower limb ischemia is associated with the severity of the underlying disease and characterizes the predicted decrease in the probability of a 10-year survival and the risk of death.

[The cognitive status and aspects of life quality of the Russian researchers].

The publications analysis confirms necessity of studying both status of cognitive capacities of researchers and factors associated with cognitive aging. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: To assess cognitive functions and quality of life of researchers of state institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The single-stage section of state institutions was applied to arrange sampling of 53 researchers (28 females and 25 males) aged from 22 to 73 years. The respondents filled questionnaires "Cognitive screening", "Age is not a drawback", "Depression Geriatric Scale", "Russian validated version of QOL questionnaire SF-36". RESULTS: As in general population, among researchers certain decrease in quality of life with age was established. The respondents aged from 50 to 59 years demonstrated lower indices on scales of physical functioning (p = 0.04), body pain (p = 0.03) and role functioning due to physical condition (p = 0.006). At that, indices of vital activity and social functioning tended to improvement with age. The cognitive impairments were absent in 96.23% of researchers aged from 22 to 73 years and they were present in 1.89% of respondents. In 47.17% of respondents aged from 22 to 67 years, no senile asthenia syndrome was observed. The preasthenia was registered in 39.62% of respondents aged from 24 to 69 years. The syndrome of senile asthenia was established in 11.32% of respondents aged 25-73 years. The depression was absent in 83.02% of respondents aged from 22 to 69 years and it was probably present in 7.55% of respondents aged from 25 to 33 and 49 years. CONCLUSION: According to data of complex screening self-testing, it is established that current state of researchers is characterized by availability of complex of problems related to health disorders, decreased cognitive functions, development of premature aging syndrome and presence of significant number of risk factors of health disorders due to high frequency and combination of these factors. The relationship between cognitive functions and quality of life of researchers is established, in particular, according to scales "Physical functioning", "General health", "Vitality", "Social functioning", "Mental health".

[The modern methods of evaluation of implementing personalized programs of prevention of age-associated diseases].

The development of preventive programs targeting specific groups of consumers of medical social services having age-related health and lifestyle characteristics is one of the most prospective methods to improve quality of medical care of the elderly and senile patients. The previously developed by Russian and foreign scientists programs of personalized prevention of age-related diseases make it possible to organize target groups of patients seeking medical services in both state and private health care organizations to be screened for conditions of medical and social significance from the point of view of preventive medicine. This permits to achieve a real integration of various components of preventive care that improves health of elderly and senile patients in terms of morphofunctional indices of patient's physical status, quality of life, degree of independence, and, as a result, quality and scope of implementation of preventive programs for elderly population. Therefore, the development of the basics of personalized programs preventing age-related diseases in elderly population is actual.

[The analysis of instruments of evaluation of quality of life of patients of elderly age in view of palliative medicine].

In quality of life research, it is very important to understand the concept and methodology of its implementation. The quality of life study should be organized in accordance with standard generally accepted requirements. In order to obtain comparable data and to apply it in clinical practice, standard quality of life assessment tools should be implemented. The questionnaires are common as the tools assessing quality of life. In the United States and Europe, as well as in Russia, special centers are organized to develop such questionnaires. There are General questionnaires that can be used to assess quality of life in case of various diseases and special questionnaires targeted to specific group of diseases. Currently, more than 400 special questionnaires are used in practice. In Russia, due to urgency of increasing propagation of socially significant non-communicable diseases, especially in elderly population, particular attention is focused on research in the area of quality of life in field of palliative medicine, assigned to alleviate suffering of incurable patient. Its main goal is to maintain optimal quality of life of patient.

[The role of actual demographic trends in improving state health policy].

The decreasing of demographic security level is a global social economic trend in both developed and developing economies. Hence there is an urgent need in improving state social policy, including health care. The key target of this study is to evaluate the role of modern demographic trends in improving state social economic policy in health care. The study characterizes demography role in developing state health care strategy and to assesses world demographic trends that permitted to formulate potential barriers and obstacles in achieving stable level of demographic security. The distinctive features of modern demographic trends in Russia were identified and used as a background in developing prospective ways of improving state health policy in Russia with specific focusing on identified identified predicaments in national demographic development. The interdisciplinary analysis was applied in the field of theory and practice of health demography as a new scientific area as well as systemic and economic analysis. The most important result of the study was the established need in assessing relationship between current national demographic situation and economic efficiency and social economic consequences for whole society that actualized retrieval and elaboration of relevant social economic indices of life quality within the framework of health demography.