LIFE QUALITY OF PATIENTS WITH DISCIRCULATORY ENCEPHALOPATHY OF II-III STAGE AND THE DISEASE OUTCOMES DEPENDING ON THE PATIENTS' LIVING CONDITIONS
For the 17-year period, the quality of life of patients with stage П-Ш discirculatory encephalopathy (DE) and the outcomes of the disease were studied in 215 elderly and senile patients (60-85 years) in three observation groups. The patients of the first group was living in the wards of a boarding house for disabled and elderly people (85 persons). The second group consists of persons who lived with a family or a guardian, were regularly examined by a doctor and followed all medical recommendations (78). The third group consists of single patients who were having an unhealthy lifestyle (52). The study confirmed not only the adverse effects of obesity, smoking, alcohol intake and lack of adherence to treatment, but also the significant role of medical and socio-psychological factors in the life of patients with stage П-III DE.