Development of Rehabilitation in China

Jianan Li; Leonard S W Li

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2019.07.010

Development of Rehabilitation in China

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2019 Nov;30(4):769-773. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2019.07.010.

Authors

Jianan Li¹, Leonard S W Li²

Affiliations

¹ Medical Rehabilitation Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: lijianan@carm.org.cn.
² Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, Virtus Medical Center, 11th Floor, Virtus Medical Tower, 122 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China; Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

PMID: 31563168
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2019.07.010

Abstract

The rapid development of medical rehabilitation services in China over the last 30 years has progressed from minimal to the present various models of rehabilitation services in general hospitals, specialized rehabilitation hospitals, and community-based and home-based rehabilitation. Contributing factors such as rapid economic growth, rehabilitation needs after natural disasters, changes in insurance policies, an aging population, and new government policies have accelerated the growth in rehabilitation services. Persons with disability in China include 85 million permanently disabled persons, more than 200 million with disabilities from chronic diseases, and more than 240 million elderly individuals.

Keywords: China; Disability; Future development; Rehabilitation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

China
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Disabled Persons / rehabilitation*
Health Policy*
Health Services Accessibility*
Health Services Needs and Demand*
Humans
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / organization & administration*