Risk factors, quality of life and health of the elderly age persons

Introduction. Elderly people are among the most important social groups in Russian society, remaining the least protected, socially and biologically vulnerable part of the population.

The objective of the study is to rank and assess the risk factors and health status of older people.

Materials and Methods. Analysis of the prevalence of risk factors carried out according to clinical examination data (total 32,863 people over 60 years old). 40 elderly persons were examined (average age 71.2 ± 7.4).

Results. On average, 5.3 diseases were found to be detected per one older person. This indicates the polymorbidity of the pathology. At the same time, more than half of the examined persons were found to have combined vascular lesions (52.5%) with lesions of the vessels of the brain and heart, accompanied by impaired cholesterol metabolism. Scores of less than 60 points were identified on the scales of pain, vitality and general and mental health. Evaluation of the diet indicated a deficiency of B vitamins and protein.

Conclusion. Elderly people are distinguished by the pathology of polymorbidity. The analysis of the indicators of the scales of the quality of life of the elderly made it possible to identify the problems of physical and emotional health. Increased mental depletion and fatigue have been noted, which may further affect the limitation of daily activity and reduce quality of life.

Contribution of authors:

Katamanova E.V. — the concept and design of the study, writing a text, editing;

Efimova N.V. — the concept and design of the study, collection of material and data processing, writing a text, editing;

Ushakova O.V. — the concept and design of the study, collection of material and data processing, statistical processing, writing a text;

Kazakova P.V. — the concept and design of the study, collection of material and data processing, statistical processing, text writing;

Kodinets I.N. — collection of material and data processing, text writing.

All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.