[Status of demands on rehabilitation among handicapped persons of six categories in Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the status of rehabilitation demands and services of persons with disability in Beijing and to provide evidence for rehabilitation establishment programmed by government and civil society.


METHODS
Using both qualitative and descriptive methodologies to analyze the data of 4852 disabled persons who had been confirmed of requiring rehabilitation services in Beijing. Data was from the Second China National Sample Survey on Disability in conferring the demands for rehabilitation services.


RESULTS
The consciousness and demand for rehabilitation was higher among urban disabled residents than those living in the rural areas. Demand on rehabilitation training from children was accounted for 75.23%. Rates of demand on assistant device and medical service among the elderly were 57.05%, 66.86% respectively. Primary rehabilitation format of grade I and II appeared to be community-based and family service while grade III and IV were institutional rehabilitation programs. Rates on needs regarding vision and limb accounted for 85.23% and 59.91% respectively. 76.95% of the disability persons among intelligentsia needed community and family service. The rates on demand of medical treatment of mental, vision, limbs services were 92.80%, 86.77% and 68.24% respectively while the demand for assistant device of hearing disability was 83.09%. Rates of demand on rehabilitative training from mental, dication and mind disabled were 84.36%, 77.42%, 62.82%. Other kinds of demand and services seemed relatively low other than medical treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The gap between demand and salvation on rehabilitation was relatively great, suggesting the enhancement of disabled rehabilitation programs be strengthened to promote the build-up of a correct concept on rehabilitation among the disabled. Demands from the disabled persons should be extensively met.
Shi
Ji-liang
JL
Beijing Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Service and Guidance Center, Beijing 100028, China.
Peng
Hong
H
Wei
Zhi-yun
ZY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult