REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot176110.32687/1561-5936-2024-28-3-300-304Original ArticleAssessment of the importance and need for longevity students of certain regions of the Russian FederationФедоткинаСветлана Александровнаsafedotkina@gmail.comАхминееваАзиза Халиловнаaaziza@mail.ruМузалеваОльга Владимировнаovmuzal@gmail.comОвсянниковаЕлена Георгиевнаelenaagma@mail.ruДорфманЮлий Робертовичyuliy_dorf@mail.ruMedical Academy named after S. M. Kirov, St. Petersburg, RussiaSaint-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, RussiaAstrakhan State Medical University, Astrakhan, Russia15122024330030416102025Copyright © 2024,2024Longevity and public health are priorities in the development of modern society. The survey of medical college students used questions aimed at identifying students attitudes to longevity issues, their awareness of factors affecting longevity, as well as their personal needs in this area. Two groups of motives are defined in the motivation of longevity: personal-family and conditional — social. For students, in general, social motives of longevity on a 5-point scale were less significant (2,4–2,6 points) than personal-family (3,5–3,8 points). This assessment reflects the low prestige of old age and reveals the real position of older people in society. The value of the desired life expectancy does not significantly differ by gender in favor of men — 83,8 years, unlike women — 83,6 years. A significant number of fantastic estimates of the desired life expectancy were noted — 19%. Of these, 8,7% demonstrated high motivation for a healthy life expectancy. They considered active longevity from 100 to 150 years normal. Part of the respondents — 10,3%, mostly girls studying at colleges, noted their desired life expectancy of less than 50 years, which may indicate the personal immaturity of the respondents.studentsmotivation for longevityyouthlife expectancyстудентымотивация на долголетиемолодёжьпродолжительность жизни1.Fedotkina S. The need for longevity: according to the results of a survey of Russian youth. Modern research on social problems. 2011, 2 (6): 205.2.Gridin M., Khugaeva EH. Analysis of the formation of the concept of a healthy lifestyle among young students and motivation for it in the context of upcoming professional activities. In the world of scientific discoveries. 2018; 10(3): 162-179. DOI: 10.12731/wsd-2018-3-162-179.3.Dorfman YU., Akhmineeva A., Dorfman S. The role of middle medical personnel in formation healthy lifestyle of the military doing their service under the contract in one of the military posts in the southern military district. Modern health-saving technologies 2022; (3): 7-17.4.Muzaleva O., Kryazhev D., Bystrykh V. Studying the socio-psychological characteristics of students as an opportunity to optimize the educational process. Medical education. Ways to improve quality. Materials of the All-Russian Scientific and Pedagogical Conference. 2017: 387-389.5.Chumak E. The role of secondary health workers in strengthening public health. Meditsinskaya sestra. 2018 (10): 30-32.6.Lifestyle of students receiving higher nursing education: self-assessment results / Senenko A. [i dr.]. Modern problems of healthcare and medical statistics. 2020 (1): 179-199. DOI: 10.24411/2312-2935-2020-00014.7.Rusanova M., Tokareva YU., Pavlovskikh A. Analysis of the prevalence of behavioural risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases in healthcare professionals. National health. 2019 (3): 58-62.