Health care for patients with stroke - a challenge for rehabilitation at home environment

Abstract

The process of rehabilitation in patients who have experienced stroke is complex and lengthy and needs to begin immediately after the incident. The procedures are to be carried out systematically and continuously over time to achieve the desired results. Moreover, the rehabilitation of stroke patients typically requires compiling specific and highly individualized program for each of teamwork and cooperation efforts of all medical and non-medical professionals. On the other hand, early initiation of rehabilitation and its duration and consistency of clinical, ambulatory and home conditions is particularly important to reduce disability that inevitably accompanies patients whose rehabilitation is not conducted with the required duration. The conditions offered by the NHIF, however are primarily focused on the recovery of patients in a hospital environment. The need to cover the existing deficit of rehabilitative care reveals untapped opportunities to create a center for rehabilitation care provided at home. The disclosure of the limitations that puts the health system for patients who have experienced stroke and the creation of mechanisms to overcome them ensures good health and social policies. The expected benefits of development and expansion of this type of personalized health care aimed at recovery of locomotor activity of this vulnerable population group are associated with improved quality of life and early social inclusion.