Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Apr;54(2):311-321. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.18.05155-9.
In the context of the White Book of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) in Europe, this paper deals with the future perspectives of PRM in Europe according to the actual vision of the European Bodies. All Chapters stress the big changes that Europe is facing in terms of demography, life expectancy, survival rates, disability burden, increasing prevalence of long-term health conditions, progress in technology, but also health costs and society changes in terms of requirements of wellness and quality of life together with health. All these challenges combined with the specificities of PRM, that is the medical specialty focusing on the whole person and its functioning in the various health conditions, with the aim to guarantee the best possible participation through improvement of activities and reduction of impairments. The possible consequences of these changes in the future evolution of PRM clinical practice, services, education, research are presented; moreover, the vision on the progress to harmonization of the development of PRM across Europe, and the possible contribution of PRM to policy planning are presented.
在欧洲物理医学与康复医学白皮书的背景下，本文根据欧洲各机构的实际愿景，探讨了欧洲物理医学与康复医学的未来展望。所有章节都强调了欧洲在人口、预期寿命、存活率、残疾负担、长期健康状况的患病率增加、技术进步等方面面临的巨大变化，同时也强调了医疗成本和社会变化，涉及健康需求、健康和生活质量。所有这些挑战结合物理医学与康复医学的特殊性，即专注于整个人及其在各种健康状况下的功能的医学专业，旨在通过改善活动和减少损伤来保证尽可能好的参与。本文还介绍了这些变化可能对未来物理医学与康复医学临床实践、服务、教育和研究的发展产生的影响；此外，本文还介绍了对欧洲物理医学与康复医学发展协调化的展望，以及物理医学与康复医学对政策规划的可能贡献。
