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Is Physical Rehabilitation Need Associated With the Rehabilitation Workforce Supply? An Ecological Study Across 35 High-Income Countries

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ To determine whether population-adjusted rates of physical rehabilitation need (ie, disability-related epidemiological data) are associated with the workforce supply (ie, combined rates of practicing physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) per 10 000 population) across high-income countries (HICs), adjusted for socio-demographic and economic covariates. ‘Methods:’ This is a cross-national ecological study. Hierarchical, […]
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Physical Rehabilitation Needs in the BRICS Nations from 1990 to 2017: Cross-National Analyses Using Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ This study analyzes the current and evolving physical rehabilitation needs of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa), a coalition of large emergent economies increasingly important for global health. ‘Methods:’ Secondary, cross-national analyses of data on Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. […]
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Physical Rehabilitation Needs Per Condition Type: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ To determine how total physical rehabilitation needs have been distributed per relevant condition groups (musculoskeletal and pain, neurologic cardiothoracic, neoplasms, pediatric, human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] related), globally and across countries of varying income level. ‘Design:’ Subgroup, secondary analyses of data from the Global Burden of Disease 2017. Data for the year 2017 are […]
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Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ To inform global health policies and resources planning, this paper analyzes evolving trends in physical rehabilitation needs, using data on Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017. ‘Methods:’ Secondary analysis of how YLDs from conditions likely benefiting from physical rehabilitation have evolved from 1990 to 2017, […]
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