RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SURVEYING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE USE OF TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES IN MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF POST-STROKE PATIENTS

Stroke is an important medical and social problem leading to high disability of post-stroke patients. To restore the health of patients, comprehensive and long-term medical rehabilitation programs are required at all periods of rehabilitation treatment. Telemedicine technologies are increasingly used in the medical rehabilitation of post-stroke patients; their use increases the coverage and accessibility of medical care, ensures continuity of rehabilitation, and improves the health recovery rates of patients. The purpose of the article is to study and develop a questionnaire for surveying healthcare professionals on the use of telemedicine technologies in medical rehabilitation of patients after stroke. Materials and methods. The methods of analytical, information search and other scientific means were applied in accordance with the set goal. In developing the questionnaire, open, closed and semi-closed questions were used, as well as the Likert scale for measuring the degree of agreement or disagreement of respondents with various statements, which contributes to a more in-depth analysis of information. Results and discussion. As a result of the study, a questionnaire for surveying healthcare professionals on the use of telemedicine technologies in the medical rehabilitation of post-stroke patients was developed. When developing the questionnaire, the following areas were taken into account by groups of research questions: general characteristics of respondents, use of digital and telemedicine technologies, benefits of telemedicine technologies, medical, organizational and managerial aspects of improving medical rehabilitation. Conclusions. The survey using the developed questionnaire will make it possible to study and develop organizational and managerial decisions to improve medical rehabilitation of post-stroke patients using telemedicine technologies. The results of the study can become the basis for improving the medical and social health indicators of patients, contributing to the prevention of secondary strokes, and increasing the access and coverage of healthcare.