Aim: Aim of the study is to analyze the current state and potential of balneological resorts of the Lviv region in the system of rehabilitation services, to determine their role in restoring the health of the population, and to outline development prospects in the context of growing demand for such services. Materials and Methods: The criteria for including publications in the literature review were: proper scientific design in the form of original research articles or literature reviews and compliance with the specified search queries. Only peer-reviewed scientific publications containing theoretical or empirical research on the key concepts: balneology, balneological resorts, rehabilitation, sanatorium-resort treatment has been included into the analysis. Conclusions: Balneological resorts of the Lviv region have significant prospects for further development, as this sphere is one of the main social institutions that solves the problem of improving the quality of population health (one of the most important indicators of assessing human potential as the basis for the development of the country’s economy).
Мороз et al. (Wed,) studied this question.