Article

Rehabilitation is 1 of 4 main health strategies. The World Report on
Disability identifies deficits in rehabilitation care for people with
disabilities as an important barrier to full inclusion in society or to achieve
optimal functioning. In order to overcome such deficits, to close gaps in
national and/or regional rehabilitation systems, and to develop appropriate
rehabilitation services, it is crucial to define uniform criteria and a widely
accepted language to describe and classify rehabilitation services. The aim of
this paper was therefore to develop a list of dimensions and categories to
describe the organization of health-related rehabilitation services. METHODS: The
classification is based on a series of expert workshops including members of the
International and European Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
RESULTS: The proposed classification has 2 levels (dimensions and categories).
The upper level distinguishes 3 dimensions: the service provider (with 9
categories), the funding of the service (with 3 categories), and the service
delivery (8 subcategories). A further specification of the categories in a
3-level classification (including value sets) is needed. CONCLUSION: This paper
is an intermediate step towards development of a classification system with
distinct categories and dimensions.

Langue : ANGLAIS