Guo Xin, Huo Jiakang, Dai Wanwei, Wang Zhongyan, Du Jian, Zheng Xiaoying, Dong Erdan
Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Research Unit of Medical Science Research Management/Basic and Clinical Research of Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Beijing, China.
Personnel Department, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
China CDC Wkly. 2022 Sep 30;4(39):871-874. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.180.
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Rehabilitation is an essential part of achieving health for all, whereas the estimates of rehabilitation needs, especially for elderly individuals in China, are not clear.
WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: Compared with 1990, the prevalence and years of life lived with disability for health conditions in need of rehabilitation in China increased by 71.3% and 77.0% in 2019, respectively, at a rate much higher than the global average.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES?: This study mainly presents scientific data and a systematic analysis of the current state and challenges of rehabilitation needs for elderly individuals (aged 60 and above) in China based on the World Health Organization Rehabilitation Need Estimator.