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The characteristics of evaluation of health status in primary prevention system among personnel of penal executive system of the Saratov oblast

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Balashov S.V., Kiselev A.R., Posnenkova O.M., Zhurkin I.G., Gridnev V.I.
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The study was organized to investigate characteristics of evaluation of health status to be implemented in organization of primary prevention among personnel of penal executive system in the Saratov oblast. The prospective screening study included 1014 (81.8%) males aged 33.4±6.8 years undergoing annual preventive check-up in the center of medical and social rehabilitation of the federal penal service of Russia in the Saratov oblast. The prevalence of the risk factors of development of cardiovascular diseases (gender, age, tobacco smoking, diet habits, body mass, cholesterol level in blood, physical activity, etc.) was evaluated. The risk level according Score was calculated. The number of health measures proposed by the American heart association was determined. The personnel of penal executive system was presented as an organized team with actual low risk of development of cardiovascular diseases. At that, high prevalence of number of such modification risk factors as increased body mass, obesity, active and passive tobacco smoking, hyperholesterolemia was detected. All seven health measures approved by American heart association were fully applied only to 4.5% of patients. The six health measures were applied to 16.1% of patients. Conclusion. The characteristics of propagation of risk factors of development of cardiovascular diseases are to be considered under planning of preventive activities among personnel of penal executive system. The application of health measures of American heart association or their analogues seem to be more expedient than risk level Score in case of operative management ofprimarily prevention in organized teams with low risk of development of cardiovascular diseases.
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Balashov SV, Kiselev AR, Posnenkova OM, Zhurkin IG, Gridnev VI. The characteristics of evaluation of health status in primary prevention system among personnel of penal executive system of the Saratov oblast. Zdravookhranenie Rossiyskoy Federatsii 2014; 58(4): 17-24. Russian

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