[The specificity of hygienic behavior of virtually healthy population].
An analysis of the results of a sociological study showed that both men and women aged around 50 and noting subjectively no chronic pathology regard health as a life value. Social hardships reliably worsen the preventive activity and limit its variability. An essential share of population (above 30%), while taking care of its health, does not give up such harmful habits as smoking and abuse of alcohol. The described data denote the need in not so much propagating the healthy mode of life as in motivating it. The disturbing trend towards ignoring the motivations targeted at health promotion deserves special attention; the above trend is observed in absence of age-related chronic pathologies and against the background of an improving social status especially in men.
Maksimova
T M
TM
Belov
V B
VB
Rogovina
A G
AG
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012426:Russia; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012923:Social Class; D012945:Social Values