ACCESSIBILITY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Background: Social protection of disabled persons has a special place in the government system of social support. In order to prepare the ground for the ratification by Kazakhstan of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Plan was developed to ensure the rights and improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in the years 2012-2018, which will improve the system of social protection and improve the efficiency of social services.
The aim of the research is to study satisfaction of disabled due to rheumatic diseases (RD) quality health and social care and conditions unhindered access in Semey city.
Materials and methods. Design - a cross-sectional study. Random sample (n = 168 disabled people). We selected with the help of random number generator for the study by 7 medical institutions of Semey city. Statistical data processing was done in program SPSS 20.
Results: The average age of respondents was 50,52 years (CI: max 76, min 19). Persons with disabilities 1 group was 8,3% (14 people), 2 group - 48% (79) and 3 - 44,2% (75). To the question "Are you satisfied with the quality of services provided in the clinic in which you serve?" 29,8% of disabled people answered “No”. The main causes of dissatisfaction were observed inadequate medical and social assistance (54,9%), lack of doctors (21,6%), careless attitude (23,5%).
Today should be a priority to the problems of the RD from the public health, social care agencies, and public organizations, which, unfortunately, does not occur in our country, nor in most other countries in the world. Data on the needs of disabled people in mainstream health and social care are necessary for the planning and development of specific evidence-based measures for medical and social rehabilitation.
Conclusion: To date, there are many unresolved problems on improvement of barrier-free environment for people with disabilities that requires full implementation of government programs in the health sector in Semey city, and to develop local programs to create a barrier-free environment according to the needs of disabled people in this city.