Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Rural Life Support Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
A.V. Turyanskiy ◽  
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I.N. Merenkova ◽  
A.I. Dobrunova ◽  
A.A. Sidorenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Support Research

The article justifies the need for a theoretical and methodological approach to the study of the life support of rural residents as a system that takes into account social, economic, environmental and institutional specifics. A model of life support of the rural population characterizing the structure of its components is presented. A methodological approach has been proposed and a system of indicators has been defined linking the use of resources to meet the basic needs of rural residents and the quality of their lives. Rural areas of the region were typed according to the level of life support of the population, which allowed to identify the degree of their differentiation.

Assessment of the quality of medical care for children in rural areas

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 464-465
Author(s):  
E. V. Karpukhin
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Geographical Factors ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Medical Care

The main feature of the system of medical care for the rural population created in our country is its phased nature, starting from feldsher-midwife stations to regional, territorial and republican institutions. Due to the peculiarities of rural population settlement, large distances to medical institutions, poor roads, lack of regular transport communication, low technical availability of communication facilities, as well as a number of social, economic and geographical factors, there are problems in the organization of medical care for this contingent.

scholarly journals Changes in quality of life of Lithuanian elderly rural population in 2001–2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-880
Author(s):  
Gediminas Kuliešis ◽  
Lina Pareigienė
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Western World ◽  
Rural Residents

The aging of the population is the most striking demographic process in Lithuania and other Western world countries. Elderly rural residents, which are the consumers of the public goods and the providers of them at the same time, become increasingly important element of rural vitality. That’s the reason the scientific community pays more and more attention on various aspects of life of older people in rural areas: the quality of life, social services, sociality and others. The purpose of this article is to analyze one dimension of the life quality of older rural residents – the changes in living conditions, which were registered in 2001 and 2011 during Population and housing census in Lithuania. Indicators of quality of life were measured – the type of dwelling, accommodation of dwellings: hot water, bath and shower,.sewerage, flush toilet, the type of heating systems, the type of water supply. The result showed that although the living conditions of rural and especially of elderly rural population are rapidly increasing, they are still lower compared to the urban population's living conditions.

scholarly journals The role of self-government in improving the quality of life of rural residents

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
Sh. M. Каntаrbаyеvа ◽  
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S. T. Zhumasheva ◽  
Zh. B. Smagulova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Rural Residents

The aim is to show the main directions of strategic reforms that contribute to improving the well-being of the rural population, modernizing public administration and balanced territorial development. Methods - economic and statistical, assessment, comparative analysis. Results - it was revealed that despite the respondents' satisfaction with the quality of life in the countryside, the existing problems in rural areas are associated with insufficient use of production and intellectual potential, competitive advantages of the agricultural sector of the republic. The article discusses the need to improve the methods of State regulation and self-government based on the involvement of rural residents in these processes. This will make it possible to form a national model of positive socio-economic dynamics, taking into account historical experience, traditions and foreign practice. In the context of this, the arguments for increasing the responsibility of the institution of State self-government in making decisions on the effective development of the territory seem relevant. The authors note the need for the participation of the rural population in formation of the budget, lobbying for social and other projects which are necessary for specific administrative-territorial units. The necessity of active use of digital technologies in business and social movement in the conditions of quarantine and postcovid regimes has been justified. Conclusions - improving the efficiency of self-government bodies is a complex, complex task that requires the concentration of efforts of many structures. It is necessary to introduce digital technologies to create infrastructure in rural areas in order to ensure social security and improve quality of life of the population.

scholarly journals The Problem of Maintenence the Health of the Rural Population of Khakassia: Objective and Subjective Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Ol’ga L. Lushnikova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
The Subject

The Object of the Study. Rural population of Khakassia. The Subject of the Study. Theoretical Aspect of the Subject. The problem of maintenance the health of the rural population. Empirical Aspect of the subject. Objective and subjective factors that determine the ability of rural people to maintain health and a healthy lifestyle. The Purpose of the Study. Analysis of conditions for maintaining health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle of the rural population of Khakassia. The Main Provisions of the Article. The article analyzes the objective conditions for preserving the health of the rural population of Khakassia, mainly the availability of medical services. On the one hand, according to the health care reform, the number of hospital beds, places in day hospitals and secondary medical personnel decreases. But on the other hand, quality of service improves: the number of hospital organizations in rural areas of the region remains; the material and technical condition of medical assistant's and obstetric point improve (37 ones were built between 2010 and 2018); the number of doctors in rural areas increases. The results of a survey of rural population aged 18 years and older we used for analyze of subjective factors playing a significant role in maintaining the health of rural population of the Khakassia. The survey was conducted in 2018 in all rural areas of Khakassia (the sample is quota – based: by gender and age, n=1000). The survey is devoted to social problems of the rural population of the region. Part of the questions reflects the population's attitude to health care and aspects of maintaining a healthy lifestyle (we used questions from the questionnaire “Life world of Russians”, the block “About health and the environment” by Zh. T. Toshchenko). According to the results, villagers who have serious diseases are more often seek medical help, other villagers do this quite rarely. The main reasons for non-conversion are associated with a low level of trust in doctors and medicine in general, the idea that "good treatment is only for money". Among the specific claims to rural health care: the lack of narrow specialists, the need to wait in queues, lack of equipment, territorial inaccessibility of medical service. However, it is difficult to say that health for rural residents of Khakassia is of particular value. Part of villagers despite of the presence of serious diseases, doesn’t tend to lead a healthy lifestyle, in particular eat correctly and quit bad habits (for example, smoking or drinking alcohol). Alcoholism is particularly acute for the young population. The results showed that there are quite a lot of drinkers among women of reproductive age (from 18 to 34 years), and a lot of drinkers among men of the age group (from 25 to 54 years). It leads to a disappointing conclusion about the opportunities for the reproduction of a healthy rural population. The main ways of improving the health of rural residents are increasing the living standards and quality of life of the population.

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOURCE USE BY MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
S. S. BUDARIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Quality Of Medical Care ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Performance Audit ◽  
Available Resources

The article reveals methodological approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of the use of resources of medi-cal organizations in order to improve the availability and quality of medical care based on the application of the methodology of performance audit; a methodological approach to the use of individual elements of the efficiency audit methodology for evaluating the performance of medical organizations and the effectiveness of the use of available resources is proposed.

scholarly journals Building Bio-Districts or Eco-Regions: Participative Processes Supported by Focal Groups

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 511
Author(s):  
Raquel S. Dias ◽  
Daniela V.T.A. Costa ◽  
Helena E. Correia ◽  
Cristina A. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food System ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Environmental Component

Over the years, rural areas have faced a number of problems and difficulties, such as an increase in the average age of the population, desertification, loss of employment and the abandonment of rural and agricultural activities, which have led to the emergence of new initiatives aimed at revitalizing these territories from a social, economic and environmental perspective, such as the successful Bio-districts or Eco-regions (e.g., Bio-district of Cilento). Understanding and establishing a proper framework for each territory based on agroecology and participatory methodologies is still a challenge. In this sense, based on the analysis of two European examples—Cilento, Italy and São Pedro do Sul, Portugal—we described each of the building processes and defined a set of drivers that might constitute guiding principles to serve as a basis for the creation of Bio-districts or Eco-regions. The drivers’ matrix identified was discussed in three focus groups carried out in Portugal in 2020. Such drivers included a technical and environmental component (the quality of the environment and landscape, the food system and the implementation of organic farming and agroecological practices), a social and economic component (valorization of the farmers, products and territories and a set of different stakeholders—farmers, consumers, schools, tourism entities and restaurants, local authorities) and a political component (the governance model). Most participants agreed that the recognition of a Bio-district or Eco-region should be informal, bottom-up, with farmers as the main pillar, with a fair and representative participation, namely family farmers.

scholarly journals Micro Finance in Manipur

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Robita S
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Self Reliance

Manipur lives in villages. The rural population contributes to about 76.12% of the total population. Enhancement in the quality of life of the economically weaker section of the society has been one of the basic objectives of development planning of the State. Rural development, by empowering the rural masses through economic self-reliance, is one of the priority areas of the Central and State Govts. To bring about development in rural areas, the govts. and banks/financial institutions have formulated various programmes and schemes. Micro Finance is one such scheme adopted for the development of rural people.

Agrotourism as an Opportunity to Enhance the Development and Competitiveness of Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 256-277
Author(s):  
Kirill Postevoy ◽  
Paula Odete Fernandes ◽  
Olga Vitalevna Kosenchuk ◽  
Alcina Maria Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Rural Region ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Income Sources

Rural tourism increases income sources for rural residents, reduces rural population outflow, and preserves cultural traditions. This chapter considers development of agrotourism in a rural region like the Omsk region, and agrotourism potential of each Omsk district is assessed. To assess the agrotourism potential, integral and rating indicators were calculated using secondary data and the assessment of 40 experts. The analysis allowed a rating of Omsk's municipal districts. Based on the results, the Southern forest-steppe zone has the highest potential for the development of agrotourism. Several other districts present good conditions to increase the potential of agrotourism development. Some districts are distinct, but conditions for the development of agrotourism exist in all areas of the Omsk region.

scholarly journals Pain, Physical Function, Radiographic Features, and Quality of Life in Knee Osteoarthritis Agricultural Workers Living in Rural Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordana Nikolic ◽  
Biserka Nedeljkovic ◽  
Goran Trajkovic ◽  
Dragisa Rasic ◽  
Zlatica Mirkovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Womac Pain ◽  
Adequate Treatment ◽  
Duration Of Disease

Background. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the clinical manifestations, disease severity based on radiography images, functional activity level, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis in a rural population living in Serbian enclaves in Kosovo, as well as to determine the correlation between the WOMAC and the EQ-5D questionnaire in this population. Method. The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Internal Medicine Clinic, Clinical Hospital Center Pristina-Gracanica, located in Laplje Selo from February to December 2013. One hundred patients with confirmed (American College of Rheumatology criteria) knee osteoarthritis completed the EQ-5D and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaires, rated pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS), and underwent knee radiographic examinations. Result. Most patients were obese with moderate radiographic changes according to the Kellgeren–Lawrence scale and suffered from very severe pain according to the VAS scale. The duration of disease significantly correlated with the WOMAC scores, VAS score, and all of the scores on the EQ-5D, except for mobility. The age of participants showed a similar correlation with the same variables. The patients with higher Kellgren–Lawrence scores (3-4) were significantly older, with a significantly higher body mass index (BMI) and longer duration of disease than patients with lower scores (1-2). Significantly higher VAS, pain/discomfort EQ-5D, and WOMAC pain and function scores were also recorded among patients with more significant radiological changes. The correlations between WOMAC and EQ-5D were satisfactory. Conclusion. The severity of clinical manifestations and radiographic area changes may affect functional ability and the quality of life in knee OA patients living in rural areas, which requires adequate treatment and physical therapy.

scholarly journals Differentiating Rural Areas in Uzbekistan and Slovakia and their Classification

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aygul Ismailova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Rural Residents

Abstract The characteristic of the concept “rural areas” is widely different, varying from country to country. Similarly, Uzbek rural areas quite differ from Slovak ones. However, in both countries there is not applied a concrete national typology for the classification of rural areas. Therefore, the main aim of the paper is to identify the differences between the rural areas in Uzbekistan and Slovakia and to classify them using the rural - urban typology based on OECD methodology. In the selected countries the rural areas are mainly identified by the number of population living in the rural local units. According to the results of the classification by using the OECD methodology, in Uzbekistan the significantly rural areas prevail whereas in Slovakia, the intermediate ones dominate. However, there is not a big difference in the share of rural population between predominantly rural areas and intermediate ones in the Slovak Republic. In contrast to Slovakia, the number of rural residents in the intermediate rural areas in Uzbekistan is about three times lower than rural population in predominantly rural areas. There is not a predominantly urban area according to this methodology in Uzbekistan, however in Slovakia, Bratislava is the only region considered as predominantly urban area where only 2.2% of rural population from the total population reside.

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