ORGANIZATION OF REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS

Abstract

With the accumulation of patients — cancer reconvalescentst the rational organization of rehabilitation services both at the hospital and posthospital treatment is very important. There is no unified structure of the organization of such aid in the country up to the present time. This article describes the structure of the department of rehabilitation medicine Institute of pediatric oncology, hematology and transplantation named after R.M. Gorbachev (St. Petersburg) and the organization of the provision of rehabilitation services including sessions with a psychologist, exercise therapy, entertainment and leisure activities. There is a high level (71,8%) of parents’ with sick children satisfaction in assistance provided. The article also contains proposals for optimizing the provision of rehabilitation services to children with hematologic malignancies.

Keywords

• rehabilitation
• children with hematologic malignancies