MEDICAL-SOCIAL PORTRAIT OF THE FEMALE PATIENT SUFFERING FROM THE ONCOLOGICAL DISEASE

Abstract

In the article there are presented results of the analysis of the questionnaire survey of 236 respondents, the executed survey according to specially developed questionnaire has been directed to the study of medico-social features of patients of the gynecologic unit of the Clinical Oncologic Dispensary. The typical patient was established to be typical urban resident aged of 52.6 ± 0.6 years, who has a college education (the highest or specialized secondary), satisfactory living conditions, married and equal smooth relationships in a family. On the one hand, the most part of women (76.3%) were quite active physically during the day (are involved in the work on a personal plot, the private house or played sports), from the other side - 33,8% of respondents had excess weight (25 < IMT < 30). 82.2% of women indicated that they had financial difficulties. The presence of such a harmful habit as smoking was demonstrated by 16.9% of respondents, however, the majority of women (56.7%) do not drink alcohol at all. The obstetric and gynecologic history included menses in the period from 12 to 14 years (79.3%), the most part of the interviewed cases did not show disorders in menses of various character. Average age of the beginning of sex life accounted for 19.5 ± 0.12 years, the average number of pregnancies per 1 woman amounted to 3.4 ± 0.12. Among the leading somatic diseases there were indicated diseases of the circulatory system (27.5%), digestive tract (19,4%), the musculoskeletal system (14%), urinary tract (9.9%) and pathology of respiratory organs (7.5%). The hereditary burdened malignant process took place in 42.6% of respondents, at the same time in most of respondents (51.3%) the disease was registered for the first time.