Original research The experience of health-centric career counseling for schoolchildren in a pediatric clinic
Ganuzin VM, Maskova GS
The article reviews the issues of career counseling for adolescents with health problems. Goal. Show the possibilities and share the experience of providing career advice with focus on health to adolescents with health problems in the settings of primary health care establishments. Patients and methods. Nine hundred forty schoolchildren were counseled in the career advice room. The participants were divided into 3 groups: group 1 — participants with disabilities since early childhood, group 2 — children with chronic diseases, group 3 — children at risk of developing chronic diseases. The inclusion criteria were: status of a schoolchild, signed and submitted informed consent form, lack of exposure to occupational hazards. The conducted study does not endanger the participants and complies with the biomedical ethics requirements. Statistica 10.0 software was used for statistical processing of the data collected. Based on the results of this work and review of the relevant publications, authors of the study suggest a structure of the health- centric career advice service. Conclusions Career advice that factors in health aspects is an important link in medical and psychological rehabilitation aimed at helping the teenager to adapt to current socio-e conomic conditions and realize his/her physical and intellectual capabilities.
Received: 2021-10-05
Published online: 2021-12-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.029
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Original research Hygienic assessment of the mode of using mobile electronic devices by medical students
Ievleva OV
The hygienic assessment of the mode of using mobile electronic devices (ED) was carried out to develop preventive activities aimed at education of medical students. A total of 518 medical students were surveyed. The survey was created in Google Forms. The obtained data were processed with Statistica 13 PL. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of biomedical ethics and did not expose the participants to any danger. Data on a habitual mode of using mobile electronic devices by medical students during their traditional educational process were obtained through the survey: half of them never did eye gymnastics, over 75.0% reported holding their mobile ED very close to the eyes, 75.0% of those surveyed used mobile ED in the lack of light. While assessing the mode of ED use by medical students, it was established that the visual organ sustained the largest burden. Preventive activities are necessary to avoid negative consequences and produce useful skills of using ED during education of future doctors at a university.
Received: 2021-08-08
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.023
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Original research Analysis of health dynamics in children and adolescents based on the results of regular medical check-ups
Ganuzin VM, Maskova GS, Storozheva IV, Sukhova NS
The article deals with the issues of health in children and adolescents aged 7–17 years. The objective of this study is to analyze health experience in school-age children and adolescents based on regular medical check-up results. According to regular medical check-up results, 15,192 schoolchildren were examined in 2015, including 12,649 children aged 7–14 years and 2,543 children aged 15–17 years. In 2020, health of 18,708 schoolchildren was assessed, including 14,861 children aged 7 to14 years and 3,847 children aged 15 to 17 years. The authors analyze dynamics of distribution of children into health groups, and age-related incidence of school- related diseases. In children and adolescents of different age, eye disorders occupy first place in the rank of prevalent school- related diseases; the events are followed by musculoskeletal diseases, nervous and GIT diseases, progressing with age, including scoliosis. Percentage of healthy children without the signs of a school- related abnormality at school is reducing. In the majority of cases, pathological abnormalities are found in 15–17-year-old adolescents.
Received: 2021-08-15
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.019
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Original research Comparative analysis of chemical contamination of baby foods and primary pediatric morbidity
Tikhonova YuL
The safety of baby foods is key to a child’s health, which, in turn, is one of the prioritized national goals. As they grow, children get exposed to numerous negative environmental impacts. Chemical contamination of baby foods can increase pediatric morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate possible correlations between baby food contamination and primary pediatric morbidity using data on 65 Russian regions collected in 2012–2017 by the Russian Federal Information Public Health Surveillance Foundation. The data were processed in Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Excel 2010. Of 67,940 samples of baby foods analyzed for chemical contamination, priority pollutants (toxic element) were detected in 14.1%. The most contaminated were fruit and vegetable purees (47.1%), followed by milk formulas and cultured dairy products (19.9%). We also analyzed 32,914 indicators of pediatric morbidity. The Pearson correlation analysis detected reliable correlations between baby food contamination and the primary incidence of endocrine disorders in infants, as well as the primary incidence of obesity, diabetes mellitus and cancer in children aged 0 to 14 years.
Received: 2021-08-10
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.021
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Original research The incidence of sleep disturbances among medical students
Chernykh NYu, Skrebneva AV, Melikhova EP, Vasilieva MV
Sleep disturbance is a common health problem that can influence the quality of life. There are several types of sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, periodic limb movement disorder, and circadian dysregulation. Medical students are probably more prone to sleep disturbances due to their extreme academic stress. In this research, the incidence of sleep disturbance among medical students was examined, and the concomitant risk factors were determined. That was one-time research. A questioning was used to collect social, demographic and sleeping data. 678 1st, 2nd and 3rd year medical students were surveyed. 29% complained of at least one sleep disturbance. The most widely spread sleep disturbance observed among 51.8% medical students included insomnia (initial insomnia and sleep maintenance). 4th year students and those who spend much time on smartphones were more prone to sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbances are common among medical students. They need to be discovered and paid attention to before the situation gets worse.
Received: 2021-08-03
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.018
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Review Mental health of the children who are active users of digital media
Goncharova GA
The article provides a literary review of studies on the impact of digitalization on indicators of mental health and well-being (emotional well-being, behaviour, communication, learning) of children and adolescents. The vast majority of researchers note the prevalence of different disorders in children and adolescents, including inattention, hyperactivity, anxiety, depressive symptoms, obsessive disorders etc.
Received: 2021-08-04
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.017
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Original research Hygienic assessment of risk factors and health of forensic scientists
Timerzyanov MI, Ilina OA, Dubrovina EA, Milushkina OYu, Vasilev DE
The objective of the study was to develop and implement the system of hygienic measures eliminating (mitigating) the impact of risk factors in the work of forensic scientists and to estimate effectiveness of these measures and the program aimed at improvement of employment terms for forensic scientists [1, 2]. Forensic scientists were compared to a control group of other doctors. The following researches were carried out: survey of 303 forensic scientists, analysis of their employment terms based on employment terms special evaluation (2,736 materials of employment terms special evaluation), examination of forensic scientists’ health compared to other doctors by analyzing medical examination results (309 health records). Protection and promotion of working population’s health is the state priority. Its purpose is to preserve labor potential and create conditions for economic development of the country. Medical workers are exposed to a combined, complex, and associated effect of working environment conditions and parameters [3, 4]. Industrial and social factors can result in a rising incidence, reduction in life expectancy, ill health and medical staff performance increment, and require preventive measures. Those working for forensic expert organizations constitute a special population due to a large number of professional, medical and organizational, and social risk factors [5].
Received: 2021-08-03
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.020
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Review Peculiarities of low-mineralized drinking water chemical contamination influence on health of the population of the Russian Far East
Yamilova OYu, Koval’chuk VK
Prioritized drinking water contaminants found in water supply systems of the Russian Far East and their possible unfavorable influence on the population health have been reviewed. It is shown that drinking water natural mineral composition peculiarities have to be borne in mind when the level of somatic morbidity of the population is determined, which is essential due to intensified economic advancement of the region.
Received: 2021-08-08
Published online: 2021-09-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2021.022
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