Research on Unmet Needs and Services of Rehabilitation for People with Physical Disabilities in Rural Areas in Henan, China / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To research the unmet needs and services of rehabilitation for people with physical disabilities in rural areas in Henan, China. Methods The data of 2016 Basic Service Status and Unmet Needs for People with Disabilities in Henan, China were ana-lyzed. Results A total of 1,028,598 people with physical disabilities from all 19 cities had been surveyed, accounting for 61.7% male. In terms of rehabilitation needs, there were 19,348 (1.9%) responsed surgery, 202,855 (19.7%) responsed medical treatment, 197,592 (19.2%) responsed functional training, 360,754 (35.1%) responsed assistive products, and 158,012 (15.4%) responsed nursing, there were significant differences in the number of people who needed rehabilitation among different disability levels (χ2>18.080, P15.920, P19.182, P<0.001). Con-clusion The unmet needs and services of rehabilitation for people with physical disabilities in rural areas in Henan were explicated. It recom-mended to train rehabilitation professionals and improve the service delivery capacity, to raise awareness, increase investment in rehabilita-tion services and provide reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.