POPULATION STUDY OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF DAKHADAEV DISTRICT OF REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN

Abstract. The study presents the population indices of life quality of inhabitants of Dibgali, Guladty and Karbuchimakhi rural settlements in Dakhadaev district, Republic of Dagestan. The study was conducted using a questionnaire SF-36. The regularities of the age and gender changes of parameters of quality of life were identified. The highest rate in the analyzed settlements was marked on a scale of social functioning, the lowest on the scale of overall health.Aim.The goal of this work was a pilot study of population indices of the life quality of inhabitants of Dibgali, Guladty and Karbuchimakhi rural settlements in Dakhadaev district, Republic of Dagestan.Methods.The study was conducted using a questionnaire SF-36 in accordance with the requirements of the International project of evaluation of life quality (IPELQ). Data was collected by questionnaire on the basis of direct survey respondents.Statistical processing of the data obtained from surveys of the quality of life based on the general principles of statistics and conductedusing the package of applied programs STATISTICA and Excel.Results.Population quality of life of the residents in some rural settlements in Dakhadaev district of Republic of Dagestan were received. Average indicators of the quality of life of residents for 8 scales of the questionnaire SF-36 range from 53,4 (scale of the overall health) to 76.3 (scale of social functioning). The study of gender differences in population indices of quality of life showed that the parameters of the quality of life of the male population in all scales of the questionnaire significantly higher than that in women. A similar trend was observed in all age groups, that is, in general, indicators of physical, mental and social functioning of the female population of the studied territories were lower than of men. Indicators of the quality of life in the analyzed settlements are decreasing in both men and women.Main conclusions.The results of population studies of quality of life in general indicate that the environmental component, understood in the framework of 3-defining model of sustainable development (economy, social sphere, ecology), makes a great contribution to the integral profiles quality of life of the rural population. Although the countryside is traditionally considered to be ecologically safe, in our study the numeric parameters of the quality of life have the same dynamics as in studies of population in large, industrialized cities, reflecting the specific problems of the environment

THE LIFE QUALITY OF BUYNAKSK CITY INHABITANTS, REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN (POPULATION STUDY)

Aim. We studied the life quality indicators of the population in Buynaksk city, Dagestan, in a random representative sample of 315 people (155 women and 160 men) aged between 18 and 76 years. Respondents were divided into 3 age groups (up to 35 years, 35-50 years and 50 years and older).Methods. The study was performed using a common health survey – Medical Outcomes Study-Short Form-36 (SF-36) in accordance with the requirements of the International Quality of Life Assessment Project (IQOLA).Results. We conducted a comparative analysis of age dynamics of population quality of life, as well as the male and female population of the study sample. The highest quality of life indicators are found on the scales of social (SF) and physical functioning (PF) – 83.4 and 82.9 points, respectively, the lowest – on the scale of general health (GH)– 58.6. In general, with aging, there is a decrease of life quality among both male and female population. The most marked age-related changes are observed on the scale of role-physical functioning (RF) and physical functioning (PF) – 54.2 and 48.0% respectively and the least marked on the scale of mental health – 4.4%. The value of the integral index of quality of life in population-based study in Buynaksk city, Republic of Dagestan was 583.4.Conclusion. The research findings might be used in planning, developing and evaluating the effectiveness of various reforms, health and socio-economic programs being implemented in the region as well as to improve the quality of life and well-being

POPULATION STUDIES OF QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS IN THE CITY OF KIZILURT

Aim. We studied quality of life indicators in the city of Kizilurt (Republic of Dagestan) by representative sampling of 1,354 people aged from18 to 86 years (785 women and 569 men). Methods. The study was performed using the SF-36 Health Survey in accordance with the requirements of the International Quality of Life Assessment Project. Results. As the study showed, with age there is a decrease in quality of life among both male and female population. The most marked age-related decline of population quality of life is marked by physical functioning scale. The average values of life quality indicators, studied for 8 scales SF-36, ranged from 59.4 (the scale of general health) to 80.5 (the scale of physical functioning). Quality of life of the male population is higher than that of the female on all rating scales of the survey. Thus, we revealed the biggest gender differences on the physical functioning scale, while the smallest on the social functioning scale. Conclusion. These population-based studies of life quality made possible to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of various medical and social and economic programs aimed at improving the quality of life and well-being. They can serve as indicators of the environmental component, significantly complementing the overall picture of environmental research

GEOINFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE STUDY OF THE PECULIARITIES OF THE UPWELLING AT THE WESTERN COAST OF THE MIDDLE CASPIAN

The article contains the results of the study of upwelling at the Western coast of the Middle Caspian, according to the data of observations, obtained with the use of remote methods

Comparative Analysis of Residents' Self-Assessment of Health in the City of Makhachkala and the Untsukulskiy District of the Republic of Dagestan

Aim. To conduct a comparative analysis of the self-assessment of health by urban and rural residents of the Republic of Dagestan, using as examples the city of Makhachkala and the Untsukulskiy district.Material and Methods. Sociological research methods were employed on the basis of questionnaires.Results. According to the results of the study the majority of the residents of Makhachkala and the Untsukulskiy district surveyed - 71% and 68.2% respectively -gave positive assessments of their health. In both samples, the proportion of respondents who rated their health as "mediocre" and "bad" increased with age. In rural areas the number of young and middle-aged respondents who assessed their health as worse exceeded the number of city dwellers of the same age. Among male respondents, 77.8% in Makhachkala and 74.9% in the Untsukulskiy district gave a positive self-assessment of health and among the female population, 66.7% and 62.93% respectively.Conclusion. Self-assessment of health is a tool recommended by the World Health Organization for monitoring health within selected population groups. The slight difference between the assessment of their health by urban and rural residents is due to differences in lifestyle and standard of living, access to medical as well as cultural, leisure and other types of services

STUDY OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY «KIZILYURT DISTRICT», REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN

Abstract. Aim. We studied life quality indicators of the population in Kizilyurt district of Dagestan in a random representative sample of 4267 people (2378 women and 1889 men) aged between 17 and 96 years. Respondents were divided into 3 age groups (up to 35 years, 35-50 years and 50 years and older). Methods. The study was performed using a common health survey Medical Outcomes Study-Short Form-36 (SF-36) in accordance with the requirements of the International Quality of Life Assessment Project (IQOLA). Results. We conducted a comparative analysis of age dynamics of population quality of life, as well as the male and female population of the study sample. The highest quality of life indicators are found on the scales of social (SF) and physical functioning (PF) – 76 and 76.8 points, respectively, the lowest on the scale of general health – 58.7. In general, with aging, there is a decrease of life quality among both male and female population. The most marked age-related changes are observed on the scale of role-physical functioning and physical functioning – 32 and 28.4% respectively and the least marked on the scale of mental health – 13%. The value of the integral index of quality of life in population-based study in Kizilyurt district of Dagestan was 551.7. Conclusion. The research findings might be used in planning, developing and evaluating the effectiveness of various reforms, health and socio-economic programs being implemented in the region as well as to improve the quality of life and well-being

ECOLOGY AND INNOVATION THE BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COURSE

RETRACTED ARTICLEAim. We discuss some aspects of innovation activity in ecology (ecological rationing, new methods of bioindication and biomonitoring, waste disposal, environmental audits of territories etc.). Methods. The study was performed using the SF-36 Survey in accordance with the requirements of the International Quality of Life Assessment Project. Results. The problems of innovation in environmental management were discussed. We assessed the quality of life of the population in Dakhadayevsky district of Dagestan. New methods of bioindication and biomonitoring have been analyzed. We suggest methodological basis of environmental management, spatial and temporal variability and sustainability of ecosystems, optimal territorial units of environmental management, information support of environmental protection activities, modeling and forecasting of the natural environment, basin-landscape concept nature management. Conclusions. Anthropogenic changes in the environment to a large extent depend on the basin-landscape organization of natural processes. Local air pollution, erosion materials from agriculture, soil erosion, pollution of surface and groundwater related to the structural features of the watershed, landscape differentiation, climate, vegetation and soil cover. These population-based studies of quality of life make possible to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of various medical and social and economic programs aimed at improving the quality of life and well-being. They can serve as indicators of the environmental pillar of sustainable development, significantly adding to the overall picture of environmental research