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The Health Sciences Research Foundation is responsible for the research component of the project: it is involved in developing the research methodology and protocol, undergoing ethical review, analysing quantitative data from the National Health Service of Ukraine, interpreting the results and preparing recommendations for the next stages of the project.
Goal: To investigate existing pathways for the provision of rehabilitation care for children with burns in Ukraine, identify key gaps and establish an evidence base for their further improvement.
Period: November 2025 – July 2026
Partners: CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), and Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, with financial support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).
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This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients…
CPAX – VALIDATION OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR ICU PATIENTS
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use in Ukrainian rehabilitation intensive care units. The CPAx is an internationally recognised tool for assessing the physical function of critically ill patients.
The Health Sciences Research Foundation oversees the research process, the translation and cultural adaptation of the instrument, its clinical validation and the preparation of the research findings.
Goal: To promote the implementation of evidence-based approaches to rehabilitation in intensive care in Ukraine.
Partners: Leiden University Medical Centre (Netherlands)
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients…
Programme: Seed Funding Twinning Initiative
The Health Sciences Research Foundation supports the research and analytical component of the project: the methodological examination of approaches to analysing rehabilitation pathways, contributing to a systemic vision of continuity of care, and strengthening the research perspective for future international initiatives. The Foundation participates in joint working sessions with partners, discussing existing regulatory, programme and organisational approaches to acute rehabilitation and the subsequent referral of patients. The expected outcomes of the project include the preparation of a joint analytical and conceptual document, the identification of gaps at key transition points in rehabilitation pathways, and the development of a roadmap for further research, educational collaboration and international partnership.
Goal: To strengthen the evidence base and analytical framework for the development of the rehabilitation system by analysing patient pathways, identifying gaps in the continuity of care, and developing practical approaches to its further improvement.
Period: April 2026 – February 2027
Partners: Cormack Consultancy Baltic Ltd (CCG), Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Associated Institute of the University of Basel, Switzerland; Lesya
Ukrainka Volyn National University, CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’, Coventry University
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education)
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements in the care of Ukrainian amputees and the rehabilitation of patients with injuries.
The Health Sciences Research Foundation is contributing to the development of evidence-based rehabilitation practice in Ukraine and the establishment of a Ukrainian Cochrane office. The Foundation’s activities within the project include supporting the establishment of Cochrane Ukraine, coordinating collaboration with Cochrane Germany, developing a Ukrainian platform for evidence-based information, translating and disseminating Cochrane materials into Ukrainian, and organising training for specialists.
Goal: The objective of the partnership is to improve interdisciplinary collaboration of healthcare professionals working trauma patients, develop the case management system and establish a resource for evidence-based research and support.
Period: November 2025 – October 2027
Partners: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Deutsch-Ukrainisches Forum e.V.
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients…
DEVELOPMENT OF A REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM IN KYIV AND CHERNIHIV REGIONS
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening the capacity of medical, social, educational and veterans’ services, improving coordination between them, and establishing clear patient pathways so that individuals can receive the necessary comprehensive support in a timely manner.
The Health Sciences Research Foundation has contributed to the development of the methodology and the analysis of the results of the assessment of the rehabilitation system, identifying its strengths, gaps and potential for improvement, which will be set out in the narrative report.
Goal: The development in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions of a sustainable, patient-centred rehabilitation system capable of responding to the needs of people with war-related injuries and other conditions, by establishing effective community-based rehabilitation models, building the capacity of healthcare facilities and integrating related services (prosthetics, social support, inclusive employment, etc.).
Period: June 2025 – September 2028
Partners: Enabel (Belgium), CO ‘Protez Hub’, CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients…
ONCOLOGY REHABILITATION: THE PATH TO RECOVERY
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices, studying the experiences of patients and specialists, and strengthening the professional capacity of clinical specialists in the field of oncological rehabilitation.
The Health Sciences Research Foundation has carried out a comprehensive study into the state of cancer rehabilitation in Ukraine. Data from the National Health Service of Ukraine for 2023–2025 were analysed, and surveys of specialists and patients, focus groups with specialists, and individual interviews with patients were conducted. Patient organisations, professional bodies and international experts were also involved in interpreting the results. The project’s findings have established an evidence base regarding the accessibility, organisation, barriers and needs in the field of cancer rehabilitation. The key outcome of the project was an analytical report and an analysis of approaches to integrating cancer rehabilitation into the healthcare system: from early needs assessment and clear patient pathways to the development of multidisciplinary teams, training for specialists, digital navigation tools and improvements to data collection in the Electronic Health Record System.
Goal: The development of an integrated, patient-centred system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine through two key areas: analysing the current state of oncological rehabilitation and assessing the experiences and needs of specialists and patients in Ukraine, taking into account international experience; and strengthening the professional capacity of specialists in the field of oncological rehabilitation.
Period: July–November 2025
Partners: CF ‘Zaporuka’ (project leader), CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’, ‘Athena: Women Against
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients…
DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
The initiative ‘DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE COMMUNITY LEVEL’ is being implemented by the ‘Patients of Ukraine’ Charitable Foundation with financial and technical support from the World Bank and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The project focuses on the Ivano-Frankivsk region, where a study was conducted into the state of the rehabilitation system at three levels: regional (inpatient and highly specialised care), community (outpatient care using local resources) and cross-sectoral (social, educational and prosthetics and orthotics services requiring coordination with other sectors).
The Health Sciences Research Foundation contributed to the study ‘Rehabilitation in the Transition’, to the development of a comprehensive tool for assessing the rehabilitation system in the Ivano-Frankivsk region – specifically, in analysing existing approaches, identifying key criteria and indicators, and in processing and systematising the data obtained following the piloting of the assessment tool. Based on the results of this work, a comprehensive analytical report and a model of the rehabilitation ecosystem were produced.
Goal: To promote a rethinking of the existing rehabilitation system in Ukraine, taking into account a patient-centred rehabilitation ecosystem at regional level, by ensuring the availability of rehabilitation services at community level, integrated with related services (the provision of assistive technologies, social services, etc.).
Period: February – April 2025
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…
REPORT ON THE RESULTS AND EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE INITIATIVE “WAR TRAUMA REHABILITATION IN UKRAINE”
The initiative aims to support the development of an accessible rehabilitation system based on the principles of evidence-based practice, a multidisciplinary approach and a patient-centred approach, within the framework of the biopsychosocial approach of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Interventions under the ‘WTR’ initiative have helped to improve access to rehabilitation for different population groups at all stages of life, integrate rehabilitation at all levels of healthcare, and expand coverage of healthcare services.
Health Sciences Research Foundation carried out a comprehensive collection, organisation and analysis of data on the initiative’s activities and the transformation of the rehabilitation sector, with a view to producing a report setting out the achievements, challenges and future directions for the development of the rehabilitation system in Ukraine.
Goal: To evaluate the results and determine the impact of the ‘War Trauma Rehabilitation’ initiative on the development of the rehabilitation system in Ukraine during the period of its implementation.”
Period: The “War Trauma Rehabilitation in Ukraine” initiative has been implemented since 1 June 2022 by the ‘Patients of Ukraine’ Charitable Foundation, with the ongoing support of the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine, the European Union and Nova Ukraine. The report on the initiative’s activities, experience and impact in Ukraine covers the period from 1 June 2022 to 30 October 2024 and was presented in November 2024.
Partners: CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’, the Swiss Embassy, the European Union, Nova Ukraine, the WHO, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the National Health Service of Ukraine, UNICEF, GIZ, IOM, the Red Cross, the Ukrainian Catholic University, Protez Hub, Coventry University and others.
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The project aims to investigate the rehabilitation care pathway for children with burns in Ukraine, specifically by analysing available quantitative…
This research project aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the CPAx (Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool) for use…
The project aims to strengthen rehabilitation pathways for patients with acute and critical conditions, particularly following a stay in intensive…
BRIDGE (Building Recovery in Disability through Guidance and Education) —This is an initiative aimed at achieving systematic and sustainable improvements…
The project aims to develop an accessible and person-centred rehabilitation ecosystem in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. It involves strengthening…
The initiative aims to develop an integrated and patient-centered system of oncological rehabilitation in Ukraine. It involves analyzing current practices,…