Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)1728-08692949-1444Eco-Vector8331510.17816/humeco83315Research ArticleSelf-assessment of health status and its relationship with psychological and sociocultural values in elderly residents of PetrozavodskKhyanikyajnenIgor V.<p>Dr. Sci. (Med.), professor</p>hanikainen@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2655-5480BurkinMark M.<p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.)</p>burkin@onego.ruMolchanovaEkaterina V.<p>Candidate of Technical Sciences</p>molch@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4717-5708KruchekMarina M.<p>Candidate of Physical-Technical Sciences, Associated Prof.</p>kruchek@petsu.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-7365Petrozavodsk State UniversityInstitute of Economics of the Karelian scientific center of the Russian Academy of Sciences1501202229137461810202118012022Copyright © 2022, Khyanikyajnen I.V., Burkin M.M., Molchanova E.V., Kruchek M.M.2022<p><strong><em>AIM</em></strong>: To analyze the relationship between the subjective assessment of their health status by elderly citizens of Petrozavodsk and the indicators of their personal and sociocultural values.</p>
<p><strong><em>MATERIAL AND METHODS</em></strong>: Psychological characteristics, leisure activity, and subjective assessment of the health of 411 elderly people were studied through medical and sociological questioning. These people consisted of residents of the city of Petrozavodsk (men: 32.6% [n=134]; women: 67.4% [n=277]). The average age of the respondents was 64.436.57 years.</p>
<p><strong><em>RESULTS</em></strong>: Elderly citizens have predominantly internal personal characteristics: responsibility (48.42%), diligence (41.36%), and accuracy (35,04% of respondents). Responsibility (p=0.021) and accuracy (p=0.017) significantly dominate in women, and courage (p=0.001), purposefulness (p=0.002), and efficiency in business (p=0.043) dominate in men. The prioritized ways of organizing their free time are passive forms: communicating with friends and relatives (24.09%), watching TV (20.68%), and reading (17.76% of respondents). Gender specificity is determined only in the following positions: visiting exhibitions and theater and concert performances (p=0.044), reading (p=0.008), and communication (p=0.041), with a predominance of women. A satisfactory subjective assessment of the health status of older Petrozavodsk residents is in direct proportion to their sociocultural values and is not associated with their psychological values.</p>
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