Nursing support of military service members with a mild degree of intellectual disorders with gastrointestinal diseases in the process of medical rehabilitation
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Keywords

military medicine
cognitive developmental disorders
warfare regions
advanced training
behavioral disorders

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Sushchenko, V., Smirnova, V., & Sushchenko, E. (2025). Nursing support of military service members with a mild degree of intellectual disorders with gastrointestinal diseases in the process of medical rehabilitation. Inter Collegas, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.35339/ic.2025.12.1.sss

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Background. Throughout the time of martial law in Ukraine, the number of military service members with mild degrees of intellectual impairment has increased, which requires significant attention to nursing support during the period of diagnostic, medical, therapeutic, and rehabilitation medical practice. The importance of nursing support for military personnel with mild intellectual disorders during exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases in the process of medical rehabilitation should be better investigated, which is due to the increase in the number of military personnel with this nosology and the need to select methodological recommendations for improving nursing support for patients in the process of medical rehabilitation. The relevance of this study will be maintained during warfare and in the first years after the war. It will also help medical professionals better understand the specifics of supporting patients with intellectual and cognitive developmental disorders.

Aim. Analysis the degree of quality of nursing support for military personnel with mild intellectual impairment with gastrointestinal diseases during medical rehabilitation.

Materials and Methods. Bibliosemantic methods and system analysis were used. PubMed, Google Scholar sources, orders of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine were analyzed. The article is written in the form of a short scientific report.

Results & Conclusions. Nursing support for military personnel with intellectual disabilities cannot be implemented qualitatively and effectively without prior training of specialists. Nurses often cannot choose the right approach to these patients due to a lack of relevant experience and understanding of the needs of people with intellectual disоrders. Our conclusion proposed possible solutions to this problem through various and specific ways to improve the skills of medical professionals.

Keywords: military medicine, cognitive developmental disorders, warfare regions, advanced training, behavioral disorders.

https://doi.org/10.35339/ic.2025.12.1.sss
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