Peculiarities of the organization of primary medical care for the elderly in Prykarpattia
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https://doi.org/10.32782/2077-6594/2024.2/13Keywords:
primary medical care, elderly people, general practitioner-family medicine, therapistAbstract
Every year, the average life expectancy of our society increases, which leads to an increase in the number of elderly people and a corresponding increase in the need for medical care for this population group. The aim of the study was to study the peculiarities of the organization of providing primary medical care to elderly people in the world, in the country and, in particular, in Prykarpattia. Materials and methods: international experience, regulatory and legal framework, data of official medical statistics of Ukraine and medical and sociological research were analyzed (according to a specially developed program, 269 doctors (therapists and general practitioners of family medicine) who provide primary medical care to the population of Ivano-Frankiv region). The results. Information is presented on the specifics of the need for primary medical care for the elderly according to the recommendations of world experts and the need to improve the quality of providing such care to the population of Ukraine is substantiated, considering that our country is among the top 30 oldest countries in the world in terms of the percentage of the population aged 60 and older. Analytical panels (Dashboards) of the National Health Service of Ukraine regarding the structure of primary care providers in Ukraine were analyzed, on the basis of which a survey of primary care doctors in Prykarpattia was conducted according to a specially developed program and their characterization was carried out. The gender-age composition of the medical staff (68.03% female doctors and 31.97% male doctors; the average age of the respondents was 45.65±0.92 years) who provide primary medical care to the elderly was studied. Also, their distribution by medical specialties is shown (69.14% are family medicine doctors and 30.86% are therapists) and places of medical service provision (53.53% work in cities, and 46.47% in villages or towns urban type). Conclusions: The sex-age structure of a representative sample of providers of primary medical care to the elderly in Prykarpattia is highlighted, their distribution by specialty and location of service provision is shown.
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