Sources of Information on the Healthy Lifestyle, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases: Supply, Selection Criteria, Population Truth
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https://doi.org/10.31767/su.4(79).2017.04.09Keywords:
inform source, healthy lifestyle, cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure (hypertension), sociological research, interviewing.Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the choice of ways to find sources of information about a healthy lifestyle and prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by people of working age. The aim is to identify and characterize the preferences of residents of the Dnipropetrovsk region regarding the selection of channels for obtaining medical information, the degree of trust in them, as well as the need for additional sources based on the results of a two-stage sociological study
The method of in-depth interviews (N 20) and the method of personalized formal interviews (N 2000) have been used. The survey among the representative sample of the population of working age was carried out according to a specially developed methodology of qualitative and quantitative research stages and data collection tools. The research was conducted in 2017 on request of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration with the financial support of the World Bank.
It is shown that the most popular source of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and healthy lifestyle are medical professionals: almost half of the polled (46.0%) reported receiving the necessary information from them, mainly from a family doctor or a district doctor (32.8%); twice less than cardiologists (16.0%); sometimes from doctors of other specialization and other medical workers (10.5%). The criterion for selecting a source is trust in him, while the overwhelming majority entrusts it to medical workers.
The expediency of developing a special Internet resource devoted to the issues of preserving and strengthening the health of the population, reducing the risk factors, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of CVD and other diseases has been proved.
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