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《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (8): 875-868.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.08.002

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Research on Status of Functioning and Disability, Unmet Needs and Service Development of Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

LI Lun1, HE Yi-lin1,2, MAO Zhen-zhong2, QIU Zhuo-ying3, WANG Guo-xiang4, GUO Jian-xun5, LI Xin6, LI Qin-yi3 , LIU Feng-bo3,4   

  1. 1. Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518008, China;
    2. Shenzhen Early Intervention Center for Children with Special Needs, Shenzhen, Guangdong 514445, China;
    3. Research Institute of Rehabilitation Information, China Rehabilitation Research Centre, WHO Family of International Classifications Collaborating Center in China, Beijing 100068, China;
    4. China Key Laboratory of Classification, Evaluation and Rehabilitation (Sport) of Intellectual and Development Disability, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China;
    5. School of Sport, Center of Evaluation and Sport Rehabilitation of Functioning and Disability, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China;
    6. Hong Kong Fu Hong Society, Hong Kong, China
  • Received:2017-07-28 Revised:2017-08-07 Published:2017-08-25 Online:2017-08-24
  • Contact: QIU Zhuo-ying; WANG Guo-xiang. E-mail: qiutiger@hotmail.com (QIU Zhuo-ying); kwang63@tom.com (WANG Guo-xiang)

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Abstract: Objective To analyze functioning and disability, unmet needs and the service for people with disabilities in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Methods Based on International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and World Report on Disability, the theoretical framework had been constructed, and the unmet needs and service status for people with disabilities in Shenzhen in 2015 had been statistically analyzed. Results For the statistics of disability by categories, physical disability composed of 42.5%, speech disability composed of 1.5%; people with severe and extremely severe disabilities composed of 52.8%; Futian District composed of 19.7%, Yantian District composed of 2.2%; people aged 0 to 18 years composed of 17.4%, and people aged over 60 years (27.0%) were the larger group. For the unmet needs of people with disabilities, 25% needed rehabilitation therapy, 18.8% needed functional training, 23.2% needed assistive devices, and 32.9% had no need. For rehabilitation sevice in Shenzhen, 24.4% received rehabilitation therapy, 17.4% received functional training, 20.4% received assistive devices, and 37.6% did not receive any service. For the barrier-free reconstruction, 4.6% needed bathroom reconstruction, and 0.7% needed internet access screen software. Conclusion The status of functioning and disability, unmet needs and service development of rehabilitation in Shenzhen had been analyzed. There was still a gap between unmet needs and services of rehabilitation. It recommended to construct precise services delivery based on unmet needs, improve the full coverage and quality of service of rehabilitation.

Key words: people with disabilities, service status, service needs, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, World Report on Disability

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