Characteristics of the adult population appealability for medical care for rheumatic disease in the Orenburg region
The survey results of adult inhabitants in the Orenburg Region have been revealed that in the presence of complaints of rheumatic diseases only 65,7 % of patients seek for a medical care. The factors affecting to appealability have been analyzed: they are character and expressiveness of complaints, age, gender, marital status, residence, belonging to particular social-and-professional group, education level and self-assessment of their own health. The most typical causes of the refusal to seek medical care of rheumatologic patients have been identified.