SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH RESORT MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENTION
The aim of the work is to assess the seasonal differences in the effectiveness of medical rehabilitation (MR) of patients with arterial hypertension (AH) on the southern coast of Crimea. Materials and methods. A retrospective observational study on 134 patients with GB was conducted. The effectiveness of MR was evaluated according to the criteria of the “International classification of functioning, disability and health” (ICF). Results. In patients with AH, high MR efficacy has been observed throughout the year for most of the controlled ICF domains. The highest efficiency of MR in individual domains were observed in the warm season. Findings. Evaluation of the effectiveness of MR patients with AH in different seasons of the year indicates the reasonableness of referral of patients with AH to health resorts on the South Coast of Crimea during the whole year, but the advantage should be given to the warm season.