The rehabilitation workforce in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surge in individuals facing functional impairments has heightened the demand for rehabilitation services. Understanding the distribution of the rehabilitation workforce is pivotal for effective health system planning to address the population's health needs.

Objective

To investigate the spatial and temporal dispersion of physical therapists, speech therapists, psychologists and occupational therapists across various tiers of care within Brazil's Unified Health System and its regions.

Method

This is an ecological time series study on the supply of rehabilitation professionals. Data were obtained from the National Register of Health Establishments from 2007 to 2020. The density of professionals was calculated per 10,000 inhabitants annually for Brazil and

SUBMITTER: Dos Santos Sixel TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895827 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature