Quality of Life of Military Personnel Serving Under Contract in the Kola Polar Region

Dybin, A.S.; Меньшикова, Л. И.; Цижма, М. В.; Шаповалов, П. Ю.; Хлопов, А. В.

doi:10.22328/2413-5747-2019-5-4-66-73

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“…Сравнительный анализ полученных данных с результатами других исследований значи тельно затруднен в силу различий методологии отражения данных, а также отсутствия анало гичных исследований в данной социальной группе. Чтобы получить приближенное пред ставление о полученных оценках, проведено сравнение с данными исследования с участи ем 250 военнослужащих и 242 гражданских мужчин, проживающих в арктических районах Архангельской области в 2020 г., результаты которого были опубликованы ранее [4]. Не обходимо отметить, что отраженные данные (рисунок) имеют определенные ограничения в связи с разным временем проведения ис следования, а также -с неоднородностью вы борочных совокупностей.…”

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Health-related quality of life among Russians called up for military training

Dybin

2024

Med.-biol. soc.-psihol. probl. bezop. črezvyčajnyh situac.

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Relevance. Maintaining healthy mobilization reserves of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is critical for the country’s defense capacities. Over the past decade, open-access studies on the health status and health-related quality of life among Russians called up for military training have been extremely scarce.The objective is to assess health-related quality of life among Russians called up for military training.Methods. An observational non-experimental analytical cross-field single-stage sample study was performed to assess health-related quality of life among Russian citizens called up for military training. The sample size included 88 observation units. The study relied on the short version of the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) as a principle research tool. In addition to absolute values, each domain scores were reported as % of the maximum possible score. In addition to the WHOQOL-BREF, the research utilized a standard questionnaire for chronic non-communicable diseases, associated risk factors, drug and psychotropic substance consumption without indication among the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The data were presented as categorical and quantitative variables. Statistical analysis included the Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion to ensure normal distribution of data and nonparametric statistics. The difference was significant when the Type I error probability was less than 5 % (p < 0.05).Results and discussion. The quality of life study among Russians called up for military training in 2023 showed fairly high results (79.7 % of maximum possible value). Social well-being was the most vulnerable domain (73.9 %), with most critical problems to include monetary allowance (65.4 %), availability of recreation and entertainment facilities (68.2 %), and quality of medical care (70 %). Statics showed that quality of life scores were significantly dependent on the level of respondents’ income, presence of gastrointestinal diseases, and alcohol abuse.Conclusions. The short version of the WHO quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) is an excellent and time-sparing screening tool allowing to reveal most critical health-related challenges affecting quality of life among Russian citizens called up for military training. By identifying subjects in need of extensive examination according to the guidance documents on medical care in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the study results allow to improve early disease detection and preserve the health of country’s mobilization reserve.

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Health-related quality of life among Russians called up for military training

Dybin

2024

Med.-biol. soc.-psihol. probl. bezop. črezvyčajnyh situac.

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Effects of hypertensive heart disease on the quality of life of military personnel under the conditions of the Far north

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Меньшикова

2020

Kuban. nauсh. med. vestnik

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Aim: To assess the relationship between the presence of hypertension and the quality of life of contracted military personnel in the Far North, as well as to establish a correlation between the military rank and body mass index.Materials and methods. A medical and sociological study was conducted using a questionnaire survey of 613 military personnel serving on a contract basis in the Far North. The main research tool was a short version of the World Health Organization questionnaire developed for estimating the subjective quality of life. Additionally, questions were asked regarding the health status, as well as the conditions of service and life of military personnel.Results. A positive answer to the question about the presence of a hypertension diagnosis was given by 52 (8.5%) of the respondents. 135 (22%) of the respondents conﬁrmed episodes of increased blood pressure. According to the scale, the quality of life of the military personnel with hypertension comprised 94 points (95% CI: 90.25–97.75), whereas this value equaled 95.33 points (95% CI: 93.10–97.57) and 99.99 points (95% CI: 98.91–101.06) for people experiencing episodes of increased blood pressure and for healthy individuals, respectively. A statistically signiﬁcant difference in the general assessment of the quality of life was noted between the group of healthy individuals and the group of the personnel suffering from hypertension (U = 10861, p ˂ 0.01), as well as from the group of healthy individuals and people experiencing episodes of increased blood pressure (U = 17185, p ˂ 0.05). In terms of the military rank, statistically signiﬁcant differences were noted in the hypertension group — between unranked military personnel and warrant ofﬁcers (U = 78.5, p ˂ 0.05), and in the group experiencing episodes of increased blood pressure — unranked military personnel and warrant ofﬁcers (U = 587.5, p ˂ 0.05) and warrant ofﬁcers and junior ofﬁcers (U = 620, p ˂ 0.05). Spearman correlation criterion values were obtained for the relationship between the body mass index and both hypertension (rs = –0.212, p ˂ 0.001) and high blood pressure (rs = –0.231, p ˂ 0.001).Conclusion. The obtained data conﬁrm the negative impact of conditions associated with increased blood pressure on such aspects as the physical and mental well-being, self-perception, self-assessment of the quality of life and the state of health, general assessment of the quality of life. A correlation between the overall quality of life, the body mass index and the military rank of military personnel was established.

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Quality of Life of Military Personnel Serving Under Contract in the Kola Polar Region

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Health-related quality of life among Russians called up for military training

Health-related quality of life among Russians called up for military training

Effects of hypertensive heart disease on the quality of life of military personnel under the conditions of the Far north

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