Chronic diseases in the context of integrated health and social care

Abstract

The task of improving the quality of medical care for patients with chronic diseases is considered a priority for the healthcare system, which requires a personalized model of medical and social care focused on the needs of patients with chronic pathology. The article aims to conceptualize the continuum of interdisciplinary care for patients with chronic diseases in disease conditions. The levels of integrated medical and social care for patients with chronic diseases are determined, according to the authors, by the dynamics of the patients quality of life mediated by the relevant condition of the disease. This article presents the practice of multilevel integration of medical and social care for patients with chronic diseases in disease conditions. The authors believe that prospective studies of the content of integrated care related to the study of the optimal ratio of medical and social components of the continuum in disease conditions will help solve the complex problem of improving the quality of medical care for patients with chronic diseases.