[Methodic approaches to pharmaco-economic evaluation of vibration disease inpatient treatment in miners].

The authors justify pharmaco-economic evaluation of vibration disease inpatient treatment in miners, as miners' health improvement necessitates effective use of available means and implementation of economic management methods. Qualitative medical and pharmaceutic care in miners with vibration disease requires considerable financial, material and manpower resources of medical organization.

[Total broncho-alveolar lavage in respiratory diseases among coal mining workers].

To prevent progressive lung ventilation disorders, to lower inflammatory activity in respiratory diseases, to prevent pneumoconiosis in coal miners, total broncho-alveolar lavage was included into therapeutic and prophylactic measures system. Results are reduction of lung ventilation disorders progression over 5-year observation, lower intensity of tracheo- bronchial inflammation in miners with chronic respiratory diseases.

[Methodic approaches to evaluation of individual life quality of coal industry workers].

To study influence of social factors on life quality of coal industry workers, the authors designed a new method assessing individual life quality in miners, based on life quality assessment suggested by WHO. According to the study, life quality value averaged 27.7% in the examinees.

[Problem of overweight in underground workers of coal industry in Kuzbass].

The authors revealed changes in weight-height values to increase among underground workers of "SIBENCO" JSC. Ageing appeared to associate with higher weight irrespective of occupational group.

[Features of subjective evaluation of life quality in individuals having occupational diseases].

The article covers main results of study concerning life quality in patients with vibration disease and neurosensory deafness. The authors analyzed psychologic types of attitude to the disease, assessed physical, psychologic and social state in patients with occupational diseases, determined role of psychologic component in treatment of such patients.