DISABILITY DYNAMICS OF PATIENTS WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM IN TERNOPIL REGION DURING THE PERIOD 2013–2015
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https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2017.3.8265Keywords:
hypothyroidism, disability, rehabilitation.Abstract
Hypothyroidism takes one of the main places in the structure of endocrine diseases. The urgency of the problem of people with disabilities due to hypothyroidism is emphasized by the growth not only of the primary but also the acquired disability.
Purpose: studying the peculiarities of the dynamics of disability due to hypothyroidism in Ternopil region for 2013–2015.
Materials and Methods. The medical-expert documentation of 692 patients and invalids due to hypothyroidism was researched, 474 of them – as a result of postoperative hypothyroidism and 218 – as a result of idiopathic. The analysis of ofcial statistical data of disability due to hypothyroidism of the adult working population was conducted.
Results and Discussion. The dynamics of the primary disability index among patients and invalids with postoperative hypothyroidism has considerably improved. Indicators of primary disability of idiopathic hypothyroidism have a negative dynamics. In addition, the category of disabled persons I and II groups grew signicantly.
Conclusions. Taking into account that the indicators of full and partial rehabilitation in idiopathic hypothyroidism remain low, the main principle of action with regard to persons with disabilities is their rehabilitation. It is recommended to introduce into the work of medical and preventive institutions a complex of rehabilitation measures, remedial treatment in rehabilitation centers and sanatorium and resort conditions.
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