The demand for rehabilitation therapists in Beijing health organizations over the next five years.
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the demand for rehabilitation therapists in Beijing health organizations over the next 5 years.


METHODS
A literature search was carried out to confirm the distribution of rehabilitation therapists in Beijing health organizations in the past and to predict the demand for rehabilitation therapists in Beijing hospitals over the next 5 years by linear regression and logistic curve fitting.


RESULTS
The total demand for rehabilitation therapists in Beijing in 2007 and 2010 will be 1480-1620 and 2240-2530, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The allocation and training of manpower specialized in rehabilitation therapeutics for the rehabilitation departments of polyclinics in Beijing should be improved.
Bo
Wei
W
School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hong
Dai
D
Xuezong
Liu
L
Zhongxin
Xiao
X
D002681:China; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D014505:Urban Population