MEDICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE DONOR KIDNEY

Abstract

Aim of the study. To assess the effectiveness of the physical rehabilitation in the first year in recipients with donor kidney. Material and Methods. The article presents an assessment of the functional state and adaptive body reserves using hardware-software complex (HSC) “Sources of Health” for patients before and after the kidney transplantation. The results of the examination and treatment of 57 recipients (of the mean age - 35±9.65) donor kidney at different times of the postoperative period. Depending on the physical rehabilitation program there were selected 2 groups of patients: in Group I the physical rehabilitation was carried out during the year, in Group II - only in the first week after surgery for the prevention of early postoperative complications. Group III combined 30 relatively healthy people (15 women, 15 men) without the need for an organ transplant and of a mean age of 33.7 ± 8.7 years, keeping a normal lifestyle, not engaged in the regular recreational physical exercises. The functional state and adaptive body reserves were evaluated with HSC “Sources of Health” at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Results. The physical rehabilitation with a personalized approach for one year after the kidney transplantation can significantly improve functional and adaptive body reserves in donor kidney recipients. Conclusion. Patients are shown to need for the physical rehabilitation at least for a year after the kidney transplantation in order to improve the functional state and adaptive body reserves.