Al-Jadid Maher S
Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2013 May;34(5):453-60.
Disability is a complex, influential, dynamic, multidimensional challenge, and it can substantially limit major life activities of human beings and their ability to integrate/reintegrate into society. According to the World Health Organization reports almost 15% of the world's population lives with certain types of disability, of whom 2-4% experience substantial difficulties in functioning. In Saudi Arabia, very limited research has been conducted on the prevalence and incidence of disability, and most of this is on disabled children. There are several difficulties associated with conducting research on disability related issues in Saudi Arabia. Here, we review the current situation of disability, disability research, and rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia from the published literature.
残疾是一项复杂、有影响力、动态的多维度挑战，它会严重限制人类的主要生活活动以及他们融入/重新融入社会的能力。根据世界卫生组织的报告，全球近15%的人口患有某种类型的残疾，其中2%-4%的人在功能方面存在重大困难。在沙特阿拉伯，关于残疾的患病率和发病率的研究非常有限，且大部分研究针对的是残疾儿童。在沙特阿拉伯开展与残疾相关问题的研究存在诸多困难。在此，我们通过已发表的文献综述沙特阿拉伯残疾、残疾研究及康复的现状。
