Survey of Needs of Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Technical Support in Rural Areas in Shaanxi, China

Li Wang; Xiangyan Feng; Qixiang Niu; Hua Wei; Xiaojuan LI; Feixia Wang; Fei Zhang; Shuhan Yang; Xiaoyu Wang; Ruixue XU; Qing FU; Fei Liu; Jie Ren; Na LI

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Survey of Needs of Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Technical Support in Rural Areas in Shaanxi, China

VernacularTitle:陕西农村残疾人康复训练需求与康复技术培养支持保障的调查
Author: Li WANG ^{1
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3} ; Xiangyan FENG ^{1
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3} ; Qixiang NIU ^{4
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5} ; Hua WEI ^{1
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3} ; Xiaojuan LI ^{1
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3} ; Feixia WANG ^{1
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3} ; Fei ZHANG ^{1
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3} ; Shuhan YANG ^{1
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3} ; Xiaoyu WANG ^{1
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3} ; Ruixue XU ^{1
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3} ; Qing FU ^{1
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3} ; Fei LIU ^{1
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3} ; Jie REN ^{1
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3} ; Na LI ^{1
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Author Information

1. Xi'
2. an Peihua College Medical School, Xi'
3. an, Shaanxi 710125, China
4. School of Navigation, Northwest Polytechnic University, Xi'
5. an, Shaanxi 710072, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: people with disabilities, rural areas, rehabilitation, needs, technical support
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2018;24(9):1095-1098
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the rehabilitation needs and technical support for people with disabilities in rural areas. Methods From October, 2017 to February, 2018, 800 persons with disabilities, aged five to 80 years, from 23 villages in five township, Xi'an, Shaanxi, were surveyed with self-designed questionnaire and interview, including the basic situation, disability and training plan, rehabilitation support and skills maintained. Results The persons were mainly aged 50 to 80 years (58.37%), male (65.37%), accepting middle school education or less (46.63%), married (70.63%), living with their family (77.38%), income less than 2000 Yuan (66%), mainly from their family labor (62.62%). Their disabilities were mainly of grade 3 (40.63%), from hemiplegia (30.63%), dependence in living (45.38%), and no systematic rehabilitation program (55.25%). Most of them needed rehabilitation of self-care (40%), accessible guidance (30.63%) and reimbursement from medicare of Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (50.63%), and hoped to participate social activities (41.87%). The rehabilitation supports were as that: the rehabilitation services were mobile or none (67.58%), the guiders of rehabilitation were few or none (48.88%), knew some or less rehabilitation knowledge (64.25%), the professionals accepted no continue education training (40%).Conclusion It is important to improve the rehabilitation technical support system for rural people with disabilities.