Rehabilitation Personnel Density
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rehabilitation personnel include rehabilitation doctors, rehabilitation nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, prosthetists and orthotists, and psychologists. These professions have been chosen for international comparability purposes, even though countries may have a broader scope of rehabilitation professions such as other allied health professional staff or mid-level community rehabilitation personnel. It does not include social workers as a significant proportion of their interventions are not rehabilitation interventions. It includes those working in government, private practice and NGO services. Where compulsory licensing exists, rehabilitation personnel include all those currently licensed and known to be in the country.
Numerator
Number of rehabilitation personnel.
Denominator
Total population.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
There are multiple dimensions by which this indicator should be disaggregated and these are described under Indicator 10, where both density and distribution are considered.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Total number of rehabilitation personnel/total population x 10 000. Preferred data sources: Health worker registries, licensing bodies, Ministry of Health databases. Other possible data sources and related links: National health workforce database or registry of health workers, professional associations at the national or global level.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not applicable
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu: a tool accompanying the Framework for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME). 2019. Accessed December 2022. Available from: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330955. World Health Organization (WHO). Guidance on the analysis and use of routine health information systems: rehabilitation module. 2022. Accessed December 2022. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050242.
Technical Specifications
Rehabilitation indicator menu 2019: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330955. Guidance on the analysis and use of routine health information systems:rehabilitation module 2022: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050242
Link to Measurement Tools
Rehabilitation Indicator Menu tool for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME) to enable countries to adopt core indicators & select and adopt relevant expanded indicators. (Not Applicable)