Rehabilitation resources in Hubei Province

VernacularTitle:湖北省康复医疗资源调查及对策分析
Author: Zhiwei TANG ; Tao XU ; Xiaolin HUANG ; Tiecheng GUO ; Yali LIU ; Xiaoyan FENG ; Qun XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Rehabilitation resources; Physiatrists; Therapists; Evidence-based rehabilitation; Hubei
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016;38(2):133-137
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To generate data on the current medical rehabilitation resources in Hubei province so as to improve the management of rehabilitation quality.Methods Medical institutions on the second level and above were investigated using a questionnaire which covered installations,personnel,equipment and field of operations.Results A total of 176 questionnaires were recovered.Among them,166 (94.3％) of the hospitals had established a department of rehabilitation medicine,and 122 (69.3％) had set up an independent rehabilitation ward,accounting for a total of 3,359 beds.Altogether,there were 1,260 rehabilitation physicians (36.7％ of the assigned personnel),904 therapists (26.3％) and 1,272 nurses (37％).Senior physicians,therapists and nurses were 26％,3.1％ and 28.3％ of the respective totals.Conclusion Rehabilitation medicine in Hubei Province remains relatively poorly developed.It is weak in terms of building the discipline,management and devices,especially in a serious lack of professionals and rehabilitation therapists.