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Summary. In this article the problems of the prevalence of esophageal cancer and the distribution of mortality rates from this disease are considered in EU countries. The rates of mortality from esophageal cancer are analyzed by statistical methods and time series analysis. A study is carried out of the features of the tendencies of mortality rates from esophageal cancer in six EU countries and in Ukraine. It is emphasized that various factors, such as the environmental situation, socio-demographic characteristics of the population, culture and nature of nutrition, the general health status of the population, the availability of resources and the level of healthcare in the region should be took into account for development of the programmes for the prevention of prevalence of esophageal cancer. By means of the models for time series analysis we forecast the rates of mortality from esophageal cancer for six countries of EU and for Ukraine, which can be used for the development of the national strategies to reduce the prevalence and mortality from esophageal cancer.

The authors deal with the statements of patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy administration. Through a Questionnaire survey they look for the level of satisfaction of patients with the approach of physicians and nurses in health and nursing care. They pay attention to feelings related to the nursing care; outpatient care environment; waiting times; telephone services in health facilities. Patients are undergoing a therapeutic process and therefore they expect a change for the better, so every positive stimulus associated with their treatment is very important.

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The author deals with problems of active involvement of the family in the treatment of patients with mental disorders as one of important and essential roles of the medical personnel -physicians and nurses. She analyzes the process of overcoming health crisis in the family, which takes care of and supports its sick member with mental disorder; she presents practical instructions and advices concerning these aspects of the nursing work. By a mutual cooperation of the medical personnel and family, environment is formed which recovers or reorganizes the function of the family for the time of the patient disease and convalescence. The target of studying the problems was to emphasize the marginally perceived problem of nursing practice in taking care of patients with specific disorders. After classification of mental disorders into dynamic mental disorders and structural -formal mental disorders, the author also mentions disorders involving the whole personality -mental retardation in children and adults, dementia. For particular mental disorders, she presents practical directions and advices how to work with patients with mental disorders and also how to mobilize and motivate the family for the cooperation in this process. In addition to the theoretical analysis of the problem, the purpose of the work was to extend knowledge in these problems at the level of practice -by providing recommendations for clinical practice, which were projected by the author into rules of communication with patients having mental disorders. Conclusively, she emphasizes the importance of the cooperation of physicians and nurses in the involvement of the family into the treatment of the sick family member and of the role of the nurse in managing this process.