Science and Innovations in MedicineScience and Innovations in Medicine2500-13882618-754XFSBEI of Higher Education SamSMU of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation2150710.35693/2500-1388-2017-0-2-52-55Research ArticlePROBLEMS OF A TB PATIENT AND HIS FAMILY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE ECONOMIC CRISISPuzyrevaLV VPhD, teaching assistant of the Department of infectious diseases, Omsk State Medical University.puzirevalv@mail.ruMordykAV VPhD, associate professor, head of the Department of phthisiology and phtisiosurgery, Omsk State Medical University.amordik@mail.ruBatishchevaTL Ldeputy chief physician for medical work, phthisiatrician, Clinical antituberculosis dispensary.tbatishcheva@mail.ruOmsk State Medical UniversityClinical antituberculosis dispensary (Omsk)1506201722525510032020Copyright © 2017, Puzyreva L.V., Mordyk A.V., Batishcheva T.L.2017Aim - to identify the main social and medical problems of a patient with tuberculosis (TB) and his family that are connected with the economic changes in the country. Materials and methods. We conducted a solid sociological study involving 200 new TB cases during hospital treatment. The analysis of the obtained data was performed. Results. Only one third of the patients were married, even fewer were officially employed. About half of the patients had unrecorded employment, which caused some problems. These patients showed decreased motivation for long-term hospital and sanatorium treatment, as they were afraid of losing their jobs. For the majority of the patients, their professional activity is associated or was associated with unfavourable factors. Some of the respondents blamed their employers for the onset of the disease. The main reason of dissatisfaction of the patients was carelessness of health workers. Furthermore, every third patient with tuberculosis demanded from the phthisiatrician to recognize a disability category in order to improve their financial situation. Conclusion. Changes in the labour legislation have caused the emergence of private organizations that do not comply with requirements for protection of employees, which can affect their health.tuberculosisfamilysocial aspectscrisisтуберкулезсемьясоциальные аспектыкризис[Тетушкин В.А. Маркетинговый анализ влияния финансового кризиса на экономический спад в Российской Федерации. Финансовая аналитика: проблемы и решения. 2016;8(290):20-35][Самутин К.А. Здоровье населения как составной элемент экономической политики государства. Российское предпринимательство. 2012;(11):131-136][Мякишева Т.В., Рашкевич Е.Е. Факторы риска туберкулеза легких у пациентов молодого возраста. Фтизиатрия и пульмонология. 2014;1(8):22-28][Мордык А.В., Иванова О.Г., Турица А.А., Кондря А.В., Пузырева Л.В. Психологические проблемы больных туберкулезом и членов их семей. Дальневосточный медицинский журнал. 2016;(2):67-71][Основные показатели противотуберкулезной деятельности в Сибирском и дальневосточном округе. Новосибирск: Сибмедиздат НГМУ, 2016]