Dynamics Of Priorities Research Articles

THE MAIN STAGES BETWEEN UKRAINE AND NATO COOPERATION (1991–2021)

Annotation. The article analyzes the main stages of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO from the simplest forms to the enhanced cooperation of Euro-Atlantic integration, followed the evolution of reaching the level of strategic partnership, taking into account the challenges and demands of the modern world order. The study of Ukraine's cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity and systematic research. The work methodology also includes a complex of scientific approaches, general scientific methods and special historical methods. The main events from the establishment of close contacts between the top military and political leadership of Ukraine and the Alliance are systematically highlighted, the events where issues of mutual interest to both NATO and Ukraine were discussed. The article offers the author's vision of the main stages of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO, the main trends of the complex transition from cooperation to strategic partnership, the dynamics of priorities and prospects in the conditions of modern challenges and risks facing Ukraine on its way to NATO membership. It has been proven that Ukraine's cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an important component of the new European security architecture. Our country should strengthen its defense capabilities, continue security and defense reforms according to alliance standards. The ultimate goal of our state is victory in the war started by Russia and joining the North Atlantic Alliance, European integration and strengthening of security. The historical discourse of Ukraine–NATO relations in 1991–2021 is an important component of the overall historical process of Euro-Atlantic integration in modern conditions.

The Kazakh ethno-political project in 1917: the dynamics of priorities and the search for alliances

The Kazakh ethno-political project in 1917: the dynamics of priorities and the search for alliances

Preferred Information Sources and Needs of Patients With Cancer on Disease Symptoms and Management: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract 3 Background: The provision of appropriate information to patients with cancer has a weighty impact on heightening the quality of cancer care across the whole community of patients with cancer. Diagnosis and management of cancer require patients to be aware of their disease. This study aimed at identifying the information needs of patients with cancer, their preferences for the means of receiving health information, and the perceived level of satisfaction of existing possibilities for acquiring cancer-related information in Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional survey was administered to 556 patients with cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy in the oncology wards of Gondar University Referral Hospital and Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital. Data were collected through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: Information regarded as most important by the majority of patients (67.26%) concerned that of the specific type of cancer (name and stage of cancer), followed by information on the adverse effects of chemotherapy and their management (63.29%) and prognosis (survival; 51.8%). Doctors, overwhelmingly, were the source of information about cancer (88.8%), followed by nurses (34%). The majority of respondents (70.3%) were not satisfied at all or only a little satisfied, whereas 15.6% of respondents reported that they were “quite” or “very” satisfied with the existing possibilities for acquiring information regarding cancer. Conclusion: Medical practitioners other than doctors and nurses, such as clinical pharmacists, should support and identify measures that can enhance patient satisfaction regarding existing possibilities for acquiring information about cancer. Periodic assessment of the information requirements of a patient with cancer is also crucial, considering the ever-changing dynamics of priorities of such information desires. AUTHORS' DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No COIs from the authors.