INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON MORBIDITY AND INTENSITY OF CONSUMPTION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN OLDER AGE GROUPS
The aim of the study is to analyze the degree of influence of the level of education on the incidence and intensity of consumption of health services in older age groups on the basis of data on the incidence and intensity of consumption of health services in the population aged 60 years. A total of 967 people were studied. The analysis of the influence of education on morbidity and intensity of consumption of health services in different age and sex groups showed that regardless of gender, there is a trend to increase the level of morbidity with increasing age, but the rate of increase in morbidity is higher in men, especially in the age group of 66-70 years, and in women in older age groups. The level of education can be considered as a positive determinant of health in older age groups in men, as in men, a higher level of education is combined with lower values of the incidence of chronic pathology in older age groups, while in women its significance is questionable. There were no significant differences in the proportion of requests for medical care of persons with different levels of education. The proportion of applicants increased with increasing age, which was typical for both men and women, regardless of their level of education. The weighted average frequency of acute diseases did not depend on gender and age of the person, higher frequency of acute diseases were registered in women. Survey data on the presence or absence of chronic diseases, as well as the cost of buying drugs is not appropriate to use in the analysis of the health of older age groups.