TO THE QUESTION ON EFFICIENCY OF THERAPY OF PATIENTS OF ADVANCED AGE WITH OSTEOARTHROSIS
The paper presents the results of a study of 170 patients elderly with osteoarthritis The factors reducing efficiency of treatment at patients of advanced age with OA, along with more expressed clinical picture are bigger duration of a disease and existence of a number of accompanying pathology, high level of personal alarm and the masked depression are. Insufficient contact with the doctor reduces commitment of the patient to treatment and efficiency of carried-out therapy as a whole.