PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HYGIENIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GENERAL WORKING CAPACITY OF PERSONS OF “FOURTH” AGE
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HYGIENIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GENERAL WORKING CAPACITY OF PERSONS OF “FOURTH” AGE O. A. Poliakov, N. O. Prokopenko, O. S. Tomarevska State Institution “D. F. Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology NAMS Ukraine”, 04114 Kyiv The investigation of physiological and hygienic parameters of general working capacity in 45 people aged 80-94 revealed that 13 % of respondents have preserved general working performance, 15.6 % subjects who acquired disorders of the locomotor apparatus during their life have motion limitations, but are able to perform certain kinds of job. Physiological parameters and data of professional anamnesis showed that about 70 % of people of fourth age had a significant reduction of self-service and total disability. People with higher level of body mass index have better functional indices of physical and mental activity. The amount of use of information sources depends proportionally on functional capacities and cognitive functions of persons of “fourth”...