Comprehensive rehabilitation of cancer patients: the role of pharmaceutical support in the recovery process

Abstract

The current implementation of complex rehabilitation of cancer patients involves various types of rehabilitation that may interact with each other. For effective comprehensive treatment of cancer patients, it is important to carry out rehabilitation approaches from the very beginning, comprehensively, systematically and according to an individual scheme for a specific patient. Comprehensive rehabilitation includes a whole complex of therapeutic and rehabilitation treatments. The choice of rehabilitation depends on the type and severity of illness, physiological characteristics of the body, test results and doctor’s recommendations, as well as a number of other medical aspects. Comprehensive rehabilitation is necessary not only to prevent relapses of swelling illness and to neutralize the complications of standard treatment, but also to improve the quality of life of such patients, their active life in the homeland, integration in the family life. The above is aimed at providing cancer patients with individual rehabilitation programs (IRPs) not only for the duration of their stay in specialized medical institutions, but also for longer-term recovery in rehabilitation centers.

The aim: analysis of modern problems of complex rehabilitation of cancer patients.

Materials and methods. The search for information sources was conducted using official databases of Ukrainian legal and regulatory acts, as well as current documents within the legislative and normative framework in the fields of healthcare, medical rehabilitation, and social policy. Priority was given to sources governing the provision of medical care to oncology patients, the organization of rehabilitation processes, and the implementation of individualized rehabilitation programs. During the work, the method of analysis, comparison, synthesis, generalization, explanation and classification were used.

Results. Study of the problems of complex rehabilitation of cancer patients. First of all, the identification of this rehabilitation as the main and necessary for the prevention of relapses of the disease and improvement of this type patient’s quality of life. A certain classification of patients by clinical groups was carried out and a conclusion was made that comprehensive rehabilitation should correspond to each group of clinical cases.

Conclusions. The analysis of current issues in the comprehensive rehabilitation of oncology patients confirms that rehabilitation is a key component of social policy, as it enables individuals to participate fully in social life and apply their skills and knowledge in the labor market. Furthermore, the implementation of such measures contributes to a reduction in disability rates, thereby positively influencing the socio-economic development of society.