Атеросклероз (Dec 2014)
Population satisfaction with the organization of the prophylactic medical examination of the certain groups of adult population and their readiness to influence on the risk factors
Abstract
The urgency of risk factors and early stages of cardiovascular diseases revealing is explained by the high prevalence of circulatory system diseases and their adverse outcomes among the population. The way at the risk factors revealing is the prophylactic medical examination of the certain groups of adult population. The way of the risk factors revealing is the prophylactic medical examination of the certain groups of adult population. Its effectiveness depends on its proper organization in the health protection institutions and also population awareness. Purpose. Study the attitude of the citizens who underwent prophylactic medical examination to its organization and their readiness to get rid of the risk factors of circulatory system diseases. Materials and methods. The study included 6204 patients who underwent preventive medical examination during the clinical examination of the certain groups of adult population in Omsk in 2013. Results. More than half of citizens visited the health protection institutions purposefully for the prophylactic medical examination after active invitation from the clinic. 63 per cent are satisfied with the organization of the prophylactic medical examination. 76.5 percent underwent all prevention checkups for no more then two visits to a medical institution. Of the number of persons who received recommendations 83.9 per cent respondents are ready to follow them and 76.4 intend to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Every second was not ready to give up smoking. Conclusion. With the help of this study objective and subjective problems in the prophylactic medical examination organization were exposed. For the medical activity increase and the population awareness it is necessary not only to maintain a high number of active invitations from the medical workers but also to strengthen the work of the media and to implement explanatory work with the employers having various forms of ownership. After the prophylactic medical examination it is necessary to carry out individual prophylactic consultations. But in case of their lack you should carry out group consultations aimed at the risk factors correction and compliance increase to the will recommendations. All this will allow to take prophylactic measures in proper time preventing or delaying the complications development of the cardiovascular diseases.
