INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO THE ORGANIZATION OF SMART HEALTHY AGE- FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS BY THE DOCTOR OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Abstract

Attention to the problem of integration in healthcare has arisen in Belarus as well as in many countries in the last 10-15 years. Life expectancy has increased by about 10 years over the past 50 years for both men and women. These changes create challenges and opportunities for us. Aging is causing widespread debate, leading to the development of new approaches in healthcare. The growing level of fragmentation of medical care for elderly necessitates a solution to this problem due to the emerging trend towards narrow specialization of help. An integrative approach involves the analysis of a holistic health care system, which includes several levels. Thus, various options of management models to control one`s health are the basis for creating an integrated smart healthy environment for the elderly. It is required to develop an algorithm for ensuring coordination and continuity of medical care for the elderly, taking into account their needs and local conditions (demography, morbidity and mortality structure, equipment of medical institutions with equipment and personnel, etc.), the creation of a unified educational, informational, organizational and technical system of smart healthy age-friendly environment that will provide older patients with access to relevant knowledge and skills to control their health status, as well as allow to establish information exchange of data between the patient and a team of specialists from various healthcare organizations. At the same time, the leading role in the integration processes is played by the organizations of primary health care for the elderly, which are the organizational and coordinating links in interaction with organizations that provide specialized medical and social care. If we want to ensure a fair treatment between generations and a good standard of living for all citizens, then there is a need for urgent action to implement a Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments.