Information of Patients of Neurological Profile and Students of Medical Academies about Ways to Improve Quality of Everyday Life

Abstract

Introduction. One of the main tasks of the rehabilitation is to train the patient and his relatives, restore their ability to basic household self-care, form a commitment to secondary prevention, and improve the patient’s adaptation to the environment. Volunteers can playan important role in informing patients. The aim of the work was to analyze the knowledge of patients with neurological pathology about the ways of social adaptation, improving the quality of their daily life and the formation of health-saving competencies in medical students. Materials and methods. The study included 220 neurological patients who, at the IvSMA clinic, listened to conversations in the frames of the School of Health. An analysis of their awareness of the issues under discussion was carried out using specially designed tests. An analysis of the awareness of 205 students of different courses of study at a medical academy on similar issues was conducted. Conversations with patients were conducted by students of volunteer group. Research results and discussion. Analysis of the results of testing patients in each conversation showed an improvement in their awareness with an increase in the number of points scored by 1–2 for each lesson (p<0.05). For students of different courses, awareness increased depending on the duration of study at the academy. A training conversation increased the level of knowledge of volunteers. After the conversation the test of 24 questions the volunteers wrote 5.50 points better (p<0.05), than before the conversation, and the test of 6 questions - 1.5 points better (p<0.05), which indicates the effectiveness of the lessons. Conclusion. Conversations within the framework of the School of Health increase the awareness of patients with neurological pathology about ways of social-domestic adaptation to changing living conditions and methods of secondary prevention. The level of knowledge of senior students reflects the development of the proper level of information when visiting clinical bases. A preliminary training session with students increases their level of knowledge and contributes to the formation of professional competencies of a specialist.