Some problematic issues of rehabilitation of patients with the stroke consequences at the present stage

Background. Acute cerebrovascular disorders are one of the main causes of severe disability in modern society. Russian and foreign researchers register the emerging trend towards rejuvenation of the patients with stroke, which, in turn, significantly increases the relevance of the treatment and rehabilitation of these patients at various stages.

The aim. To study the social and hygienic characteristics of the stroke patients and to determine their need for medical rehabilitation in the early recovery period.

Materials and methods. We studied the social and hygienic characteristics of 109 patients who had stroke in 2020 and 2021 and underwent rehabilitation in the specialized rehabilitation department of the Southern District Medical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, and determined their need for medical rehabilitation using the analytical method, the method of expert assessments and questionnaires.

Results. The average portrait of a patient with a stroke in the early recovery period is as follows: this is a man aged 61 to 70 years with a higher or secondary specialized education, unemployed, living in the city. Up to 30 % of stroke survivors were recognized as disabled; among which, the persons with more severe disability (groups I and II) predominate – up to 90 %. Implementation of rehabilitation measures in the acute period in the hospital and in the early recovery period in the outpatient clinic is carried out at a fairly low level. The percentage of patients being examined by a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team ranges from 17.4 to 10.1 %.

Conclusion. The availability of medical rehabilitation measures in a specialized rehabilitation center is quite limited; more than half of the surveyed contingent (52.3 %) experienced problems in obtaining a referral to treatment, about half of the respondents (46.8 %) waited up to 6 months for a referral, which indicates the need to expand the network of such institutions at the regional level.

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