Russian doctors' health. Clinico-epidemiological analysis
Abstract
Aim. To assess some aspects of Russian doctors' health.
Material and methods. The analysis included data on 2347 doctors from various Russian cities: 326 men, 2021 women; mean age 43,6±0,23 years; mean time of working in present speciality 18,2±0,3 years. The participants included 480 cardiologists (20,4%), 1241 therapeutists (52,9%), and 626 doctors of other specialties (26,7%).
Results. Awareness on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors was relatively low: total cholesterol (TCH) level was unknown to 56,4% of men and 44,7% of women, glucose level was unknown to 38,4% and 28,8%, respectively. At the same time, high TCH level prevalence was 29,5% in men and 40,0% in women. High heart rate was reported by 15% of doctors; 16,6% of men and 20,5% of women had body mass index >30 kg/m2. Smoking prevalence was 36,7% in men and 10,6% in women. Russian male and female doctors suffered from arterial hypertension (AH) in 32,1% and 30,3%, respectively. Among male doctors with AH, only 61,7% took antihypertensives, with effective treatment in every fifth person; among hypertensive female doctors, these figures were 79,6% and 39,4%, respectively. Self-evaluated health was "very good" in 4,6% of men and 2,4% of women; "good" - in >40% and one-third, respectively; "fair" - in 50,1% and 61,6%; and "poor" - in 4% of males and 3,9% of females. Stress at workplace was experienced "almost all the time" in 32% of male doctors and 45,6% of female doctors, "sometimes" - by 60,8% and 51,3%, respectively. High stress level was reported by 27,3% of men and 42,3% of women.
Conclusion. Dear Colleagues, please take care of your health and treat yourself properly, because doctors' health determines their patients' health in the long run.
About the Authors
S. A. Shalnova
State Research Center for Preventive Medicine. Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
R. G. Oganov
State Research Center for Preventive Medicine. Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. D. Deev
State Research Center for Preventive Medicine. Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
S. K. Kukushkin
State Research Center for Preventive Medicine. Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Shalnova S.A., Oganov R.G., Deev A.D., Kukushkin S.K. Russian doctors' health. Clinico-epidemiological analysis. Cardiovascular Therapy and Prevention. 2008;7(6):28-32. (In Russ.)
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