Expert evaluation of priority areas for implementation of medical and pharmaceutical technologies in Ukraine
Aim. To analyze survey results of healthcare (НС) professionals on the status, problems and prospects of implementing medical and pharmaceutical technologies in Ukraine and their proper appraisal. Materials and methods. A comprehensive sociological study was conducted via an online survey using G...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University
2025-02-01
|
| Series: | Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/315813/313430 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Aim. To analyze survey results of healthcare (НС) professionals on the status, problems and prospects of implementing medical and pharmaceutical technologies in Ukraine and their proper appraisal.
Materials and methods. A comprehensive sociological study was conducted via an online survey using Google forms (September – December 2023). Two questionnaires were developed and tested for this purpose, one for public administration professionals and another for health technology assessment (HTA) specialists. Respondents were selected by purposive sampling based on their managerial experience, education, and professional qualifications. In total, 164 НС system managers of different levels and 77 HTA specialists were enrolled in the study. The methods of system analysis, mathematical and statistical, generalization, comparison, descriptive, and graphical were used to process and interpret the results.
Results. Based on current scientific concepts and regulatory requirements, medical and pharmaceutical technologies include various methods, procedures, systems or tools applied in the field of HC for treatment, diagnosis, prevention, medical rehabilitation and palliative care. The WHO also defines HC technologies as public health measures and interventions at the population level (such as vaccination, screening), targeted programs, and treatment standards (protocols, guidelines). The modern НТА methodology as a scientific and practical concept is now developing quite dynamically in the world and has specific features of implementation in different countries.
Conclusions. Since НТА is an internationally recognized tool to support effective management decision-making, a comparison between НТА specialist and НС manager opinions on the status, problems and prospects of НТА implementation in Ukraine has been important in the study. The respondents have reported the formation of a professional environment, improvement of legislation, international cooperation, infrastructure development and capacity building as the most probable scenario for the НТА implementation in Ukraine. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2306-4145 2310-1210 |