Actual issues of the development of physical rehabilitation in Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of the scientific research: to provide a description of the state of health of the population of working age, the tasks of the state and local self-government to establish a system of restorative treatment, the state and directions of improving the training of personnel in physical rehabilitation. Research materials and methods. The materials of the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine, the Statistics Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Insurance Fund of Ukraine, reports of the Institute of Occupational Medicine named after Yu.I. Kundiyev of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine", educational and scientific, methodical support for the training of physical therapists, occupational therapists at the Zhytomyr Medical Institute. Research results. According to demographic indicators, prevalence and morbidity of the population of working age by main classes of diseases, including occupational diseases and injuries, there have been negative trends in recent years, which requires improvement of the restorative treatment and rehabilitation system. Taking into account the recommendations of the WHO, for Ukraine, in the conditions of the administrative and territorial reform, the basic level of the organization of medical care, including providing the population with physical therapy and rehabilitation services, is the territorial communities. These tasks are especially relevant for Ukraine against the background of increasing morbidity and disability, which leads to the loss of labor resources, which is especially significant in the conditions of the demographic crisis, which has become extremely acute in our country after the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine. Problems in the training of personnel in physical therapy are identified, approaches to their solution are proposed. Conclusions. In order to provide assistance to persons with disabilities, it is necessary to accelerate the deployment of a fullfledged system of rehabilitation and restorative treatment from the primary level at the community level and in the health care system, as well as the creation of specialized rehabilitation centers. An integral requirement for the deployment of the rehabilitation system is the training of specialists in physical therapy and occupational therapy in accordance with regional needs and the specifics of the region.