The relevance and efficiency of early detection of digestive diseases during screening of the adult population of Russia

Aim. To analyze the state of antiglaucoma work in Perm and determine the necessary organizational measures, permitting to improve early detection of glaucoma and quality of patients’ follow-up observation. Materials and methods. Retrospective analysis of reports of ophthalmologists from 15 treatment-and-prophylactic institutions of Perm and statistical reports of Medicosocial Examination Bureau for 7 years (2010-2016) was carried out. Results. Morbidity index in Perm during 2010-2016 does not reveal an evident dynamics and ranges 0.69 to 0.7 per 1000 of the adult population. Prevalence of glaucoma is 10.95-11.8 per 1000 of the adult population. The share of patients with first-diagnosed degree I-II glaucomas ranged from 81.1 % to 86.4 %. Conclusions. The centralized system of rendering qualified medical care permits to develop and observe specialized standards of antiglaucoma activity, to introduce the recent scientific designs, to train medical staff for management of patients.

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Learning to Detect Cognitive Impairment through Digital Games and Machine Learning Techniques

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.3414/me17-02-0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (04) ◽

pp. 197-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Roberto Pérez-Rodriguez ◽

J. Manuel Fernandez-Iglesias ◽

Luis Anido-Rifón ◽

David Facal ◽

Carlos Rivas-Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Early Detection ◽

Serious Games ◽

Adult Population ◽

Machine Learning Techniques ◽

Cognitive Markers ◽

Learning Techniques ◽

Rate Of Success ◽

Psychometric Validity

Summary Objective: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most prevalent diseases among the adult population. The early detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which may trigger AD, is essential to slow down the cognitive decline process. Methods: This paper presents a suit of serious games that aims at detecting AD and MCI overcoming the limitations of traditional tests, as they are time-consuming, affected by confounding factors that distort the result and usually administered when symptoms are evident and it is too late for preventive measures. The battery, named Panoramix, assesses the main early cognitive markers (i.e., memory, executive functions, attention and gnosias). Regarding its validation, it has been tested with a cohort study of 16 seniors, including AD, MCI and healthy individuals. Results: This first pilot study offered initial evidence about psychometric validity, and more specifically about construct, criterion and external validity. After an analysis using machine learning techniques, findings show a promising 100% rate of success in classification abilities using a subset of three games in the battery. Thus, results are encouraging as all healthy subjects were correctly discriminated from those already suffering AD or MCI. Conclusions: The solid potential of digital serious games and machine learning for the early detection of dementia processes is demonstrated. Such a promising performance encourages further research to eventually introduce this technique for the clinical diagnosis of cognitive impairment.

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Medical prophylactic examination of certain adult population groups from Russia as a tool for the early detection of malignant neoplasms (the 2015-2016 results)

Profilakticheskaya meditsina ◽

10.17116/profmed201821413 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 13 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. D. Kaprin ◽

L. M. Aleksandrova ◽

V. V. Starinsky ◽

A. M. Kalinina ◽

P. V. Ipatov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Early Detection ◽

Adult Population ◽

Malignant Neoplasms ◽

Population Groups ◽

Prophylactic Examination

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The methodological aspects and efficiency of the detection of digestive diseases in the prophylactic medical examination of the adult population

Profilakticheskaya meditsina ◽

10.17116/profmed201720115-23 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. A. Eganyan ◽

A. M. Kalinina ◽

P. V. Ipatov ◽

O. M. Drapkina

Keyword(s):

Adult Population ◽

Medical Examination ◽

Digestive Diseases ◽

Methodological Aspects

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The problem of broncho-obstructive syndrome early detection in cardiological patients. Review of specialized respiratory questionnaires and their use in patients with comorbid cardiovascular and broncho-obstructive pathologies

Systemic Hypertension ◽

10.26442/2075-082x_15.1.38-44 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 38-44

Author(s):

A A Klimova ◽

L G Ambatello ◽

E V Smolyakova ◽

S Yu Nistor ◽

K A Zykov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Early Detection ◽

Sensitivity And Specificity ◽

Adult Population ◽

Pulmonary Diseases ◽

Urgent Problem ◽

Cardiovascular Pathology ◽

Pulmonary Pathology

The management of patients with cardiovascular pathology and comorbid obstructive pulmonary diseases seems to be an urgent problem against the background of their widespread prevalence among the adult population. According to the latest recommendations of GOLD 2017, it is not possible to diagnose COPD and to select options for pharmacotherapy without assessing the symptoms. Evaluation of symptoms in patients with cardiorespiratory pathology is a key element in the diagnosis of both respiratory and cardiovascular deseases. It is important to conduct differential diagnosis of both nosologies for reliable evaluation of the results of standardized respiratory questionnaires. Many respiratory questionnaires have been developed now; some of them have been validated and recommended for use in clinical practice in patients with COPD and asthma. However, their sensitivity and specificity are different, these questionnaires can`t be used interchangeably. In some cases, a decrease in the informative value of standardized respiratory questionnaires was revealed in patients with comorbid cardiovascular and obstructive pulmonary diseases. There are extremely few scientific works, that assess the same aspects of this problem. In connection with this, the development of specialized questionnaires for patients with comorbid cardiovascular and obstructive pulmonary pathology is relevant.

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The Clinical Manifestations of Chronic Diseases of the Digestive System in Children

Journal of New Medical Technologies ◽

10.12737/9071 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 23-27

Author(s):

Сапожников ◽

Vladimir Sapozhnikov ◽

Воробьева ◽

A. Vorobeva

Keyword(s):

Chronic Diseases ◽

Digestive System ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Inflammatory Diseases ◽

Adult Population ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Medical Problem ◽

The Body ◽

Digestive Diseases ◽

Gastrointestinal Pathology

Recently, a number of children with chronic inflammatory diseases of the digestive organs is growing in Russia. This article considers the clinical manifestations of children with chronic gastro-duodenal diseases. The problems of the chronic diseases of gastrointestinal tract are relevant due to the significant prevalence the digestive diseases in children, among them the leading place is a gastro-duodenal pathology. The high prevalence of this pathology in children is an important social and medical problem. An analysis of the prevalence of digestive diseases among the children in the Russian Federation indicates that over the last 20 years there is a significant increase in gastrointestinal pathology in children and uncontrolled increase in the incidence of diseases of the stomach and duodenum. The clinical manifestations of a chronic gastro-duodenal pathology are various and depend on the degree of structural changes of the organs, their location, a stage of the pathological process, functional status and disturbance of metabolic processes in the body. Chronic diseases of the digestive system in children often begin in pre-school and school age. The gastro-duodenal diseases have a relapsing course, they are a cause of anatomical changes of the body. In the future, it leads to loss of earning capacity and disability among the adult population.

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