ArticleAnnals of medicine2023
Current status of rehabilitation services and problems in Yunnan Province, Southwest China: a general doctors' questionnaire-based study.
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- Letter to the editor regarding 'Current status of rehabilitation services and problems in Yunnan Province, Southwest China: a general doctors' questionnaire-based study'.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of the clinicians' and experts' assessments of rehabilitation service needs for patients in the middle of China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The role of payment sources in the continuation of rehabilitation therapy in tertiary hospitals for patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: a study in Southwest China.Annals of medicine · 2024Observational
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Abstract
objectivesCommunity-based hospitals in China lack physicians, especially rehabilitation physicians. Recently, several financial resources have been developed to prepare general doctors for community-based hospitals. These doctors seem to be the best choices for assuming the role of a rehabilitation physician. However, their willingness and in-depth information from their perspectives have not been previously investigated. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a general investigation of rehabilitation resources in Yunnan, a province located in Southwest China with a population of more than 40 million. Our investigation covered the entire Yunnan Province from December 2020 to May 2022. The questionnaire was administered to 670 general doctors in 112 community hospitals randomly selected in Yunnan Province based on their willingness to assume the role of rehabilitation physicians and obstructive factors to process the rehabilitation services. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were evaluated, and items regarding their general condition were analyzed.
resultsCronbach's alpha and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin values were 0.748 and 0.729, respectively. The measure comprises four factors: common disease, demand for training to improve skills, subjective/objective factors, and proactivity to recommend rehabilitation therapy. More than 20% of general doctors were unwilling to take on the role of rehabilitation physicians, and their willingness was related to satisfaction with their current job, comprehension of community-based rehabilitation, and comprehension of government support (
conclusionsFrom the perspective of general doctors, the reimbursement rate for medical insurance, which burdens patients, is the greatest problem in the process of developing community-based hospital rehabilitation services. Offering professional training to increase their capacity and developing common practices to increase doctors' proactivity to recommend rehabilitation therapy may help increase the future support of medical insurance and increase general doctors' willingness to take on the role of a rehabilitation physician.
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