[Gerontological problems and prospects of regional management. Strategy and structure of interdepartmental gerontological assistance in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.].

The article presents the structure of interdepartmental gerontological care in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The basic principles, directions and prospects of work are stated. The main principles, directions and prospects of work.

[DYNAMICS OF TWENTY-FOUR HOUR MONITORING OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA].

Twenty-four hour blood pressure monitoring in groups of patients of elderly age with bronchial asthma and hypertension was conducted. The study showed an increased variability of blood pressure and insufficient reduction in night time that leads to development of cardiovascular complications.

[The influence of psychological factors on the integral health characteristic (data from a prospective population study)].

Aim: To develop integral assessment of the health status based on the examination of representative samples from different regions of Russia (Veliky Novgorod, Nizhni-Novgorod, Vologda, Omsk and Nalchik) with the use of special questionnaires and simple anthropometric and functional methods in the framework of a prospective 3-year population study of organized groups.

Methods: The above questionnaires allowed to elucidate the socio-economic status of the patients, their somatic and psychological conditions (lifestyle index or psychological protection mechanisms (PPM), social adaptation, sanogenic reflexia; also used were Eysenck's psychotism scale, hospital anxiety and depression scale, the perceived stress scale (PSS), and moral potential of personality development scale.

Results: It was shown that the profile of psychological protection mechanisms is dominated by primitive reactions, such as projection, protection, and negation.

[Autonomic regulation of cardiac rhythm in elderly patients with bronchial asthma].

Evaluation of independent and combined interrelations of bronchial obstruction and autonomic regulation of cardiac rhythm in elderly patients with bronchial asthma was carried out. Positive correlation of the extent of bronchial obstruction and decrease of absolute indices of cardiac rhythm variability was established.

[Priorities of secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease in conditions of a depressive region: preliminary results of the North Caucasian project].

Aim Of The Study: was detection of behavioral factors, main risk factors of development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), assessment of adequacy of their management, as well as assessment of quality of life in a cohort of patients with ischemic heart disease from three republics of the North Caucasian region.

Methods: A sample of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) aged 40-69 years (n=1500) from 3 republics of the North Caucasian Federal Okrug (Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and North Ossetia - Alania) were included in a clinico-epidemiological project. In this work we present results obtained in three towns and districts of the Republic Ingushetia (300 men and 230 women with IHD and class II-III effort angina).

[The comparative analysis of prevalence of accompanying conditions in geriatric patients with hypertension].

The comparative analysis of accompanying diseases depending on the form of hypertension in elderly has been carried out. Prevalence of the isolated systolic or systolo-diastolic essential hypertension in elderly has been studied. The analysis of data has shown that systole-diastolic hypertension in patients is more often accompanied with diseases of heart, and in patients with isolated systolic hypertension is more often accompanied with cerebrovascular diseases.

[Features of parameters of twenty-four hour blood pressure monitoring in elderly and middle-aged patients with hypertension].

Twenty-four hour blood pressure monitoring in group of patients of elderly and middle age with hypertension has been carried out. Features of daily average parameters have been studied. The hypertension in elderly patients shows an increase in variability of blood pressure and insufficient decrease in blood pressure at night that leads to development of cardiovascular complications.

[Prevention of arterial hypertension in automobile transport workers and ways of reducing traffic accidents].

Conducting a program on prophylaxis of arterial hypertension among automobile transport workers, the researchers revealed higher blood pressure among 22.6% of the examines. Prophylactic measures during 5 years induced decrease in prevalence of arterial hypertension from 23.

[Significance of psychological personality testing of motor vehicle drivers in the traffic safety system].

The study using multifactor personality questionnaire (shorter variant of MMPI) covered 619 drivers aged 20 to 59. Professional success was assessed according to occupationally important psychophysiologic parameters (OIPP) and number of committed traffic accidents (TA) in 4 groups of the drivers. Individual psychologic traits appeared to correlate with reliability criteria (OIPP and TA).

[Cardiovascular diseases in motor vehicle drivers and traffic safety].

Epidemiologic, electrophysiologic and psychophysiologic studies among urban and rural automobile drivers helped to reveal occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD), arterial hypertension (AH) and their risk factors. In addition, special studies (monitoring of ECG in natural conditions) among 118 drivers diagnosed the signs of coronary failure and arrhythmias. Psychophysiologic studies among the individuals suffering from cardiovascular diseases (CAD, AH and arrhythmias) proved worse parameters important for occupational activities and for traffic safety.

[The efficacy of a program of arterial hypertension prevention among an organized population (the results of a 5-year observation)].

An epidemiological examination of 4323 motor transport workers made according to the program of the All-Union Cardiology Research Center, USSR AMS, revealed high arterial pressure (AP) in 22.6% of cases. The knowledge of hypertension was found to be low (34%) as was the coverage with hypotensive treatment (7.

[Incidence of arterial hypertension in Kabarda-Balkaria and the experience with its prevention among automobile transport workers].

Cross-sectional studies covered 2562 males (a urban population), 580 miners, 1126 agricultural drivers, 682 rural habitants and 4323 urban drivers. The mean blood pressures were basically identical in males of various occupations and age, except for urban and rural drivers aged 20-29 and 40-49 years who had significantly lower mean systolic blood pressures than those from the other groups under study. All the males showed elevation in systolic and diastolic blood pressures with age; the differences in blood pressures were insignificant only in rural drivers aged 30-39 and 40-49 years and miners aged 40-49 and 50-59 years.

[Non-pharmacological methods of the treatment of initial stages of arterial hypertension in automobile drivers].

The difficulties in hypotensive treatment of arterial hypertension (AH) in drivers encouraged the search for effective methods of correction of elevated arterial pressure (AP). During 5 years a group of 631 drivers with different levels of elevated AP was examined. For their treatment a complex of non-pharmacological methods was proposed, i.