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Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Jesus, TS; Landry, MD; Hoenig, H
Published in: Int J Environ Res Public Health
March 19, 2019

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, for the world and across countries of varying income levels. Linear regression analyses were used. Results: A 66.2% growth was found in estimated YLD Counts germane to physical rehabilitation: a significant and linear growth of more than 5.1 billion YLDs per year (99% CI: 4.8⁻5.4; r² = 0.99). Low-income countries more than doubled (111.5% growth) their YLD Counts likely benefiting from physical rehabilitation since 1990. YLD Rates per 100,000 people and the percentage of YLDs likley benefiting from physical rehabilitation also grew significantly over time, across locations (all p > 0.05). Finally, only in high-income countries did Age-standardized YLD Rates significantly decrease (p < 0.01; r² = 0.86). Conclusions: Physical rehabilitation needs have been growing significantly in absolute, per-capita and in percentage of total YLDs. This growth was found globally and across countries of varying income level. In absolute terms, growths were higher in lower income countries, wherein rehabilitation is under-resourced, thereby highlighting important unmet needs.

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Int J Environ Res Public Health

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1660-4601

Publication Date

March 19, 2019

Volume

16

Issue

6

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Social Class
  • Reference Standards
  • Poverty
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Income
  • Humans
  • Health Resources
  • Health Policy
 

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Jesus, T. S., Landry, M. D., & Hoenig, H. (2019). Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 16(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060980
Jesus, Tiago S., Michel D. Landry, and Helen Hoenig. “Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.Int J Environ Res Public Health 16, no. 6 (March 19, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060980.
Jesus TS, Landry MD, Hoenig H. Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 19;16(6).
Jesus, Tiago S., et al. “Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 16, no. 6, Mar. 2019. Pubmed, doi:10.3390/ijerph16060980.
Jesus TS, Landry MD, Hoenig H. Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 19;16(6).

Published In

Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

Publication Date

March 19, 2019

Volume

16

Issue

6

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Social Class
  • Reference Standards
  • Poverty
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Income
  • Humans
  • Health Resources
  • Health Policy