title: Disability and rehabilitation in Mexico.
abstract: Recent disability-related data are available from the 13th National Census of Population and Housing, which was performed in 2010. Disability assessment followed the recommendations of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics and identified 5,739,270 (5.1%) persons with disability, 51.1% of whom were women. Almost 60% of all persons 85 yrs or older reported disabilities. Policies and legislation endorse the rights of persons with disabilities. However, little is known about the real-life situation of persons with disabilities in Mexico as well as the met and unmet needs for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation services in Mexico are mainly organized by the Mexican Institute of Social Security. Because of the increasing need for rehabilitation, an innovative model of small first-level rehabilitation services has been designed and successfully implemented. This model has increased the capacity of rehabilitation services by 60% since 2003.
authors.affiliation: From the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM); and Mexican Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) (JMG, EGS).
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Elva García
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Salazar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003906:Developing Countries; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D015995:Prevalence