• 1. Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. School of Rehabilitation Sciences, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. Yibin No.4 People’s Hospital / Yibin Mental Health Control Centre / Yibin Rehabilitation Hospital, Yibin, Sichuan 644000, P. R. China;
  • 5. Geriatric Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
HE Chengqi, Email: hxkfhcq@126.com; WU Jinhui, Email: wujinhui@scu.edu.cn
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In order to solve the predicament brought by the aging society, China has promoted the combination of medical care. Hence, rehabilitation for the elderly may become a new strategy for the development of rehabilitation. According to the development of three different models and situation of China, we focus on improving the function of the elderly based on the families, the communities and institutions. Finally, the elderly feel happy and respected by getting professional means of rehabilitation while aging. The insurance system is the guarantee of promoting rehabilitation for the elderly and the " ternary theory” rehabilitation theory should be the guide concept. In the future, the trend is to build China’s three-level " intelligent rehabilitation for the elderly system” by artificial intelligence and big data cloud platform.

Citation: XIANG Xiaona, ZENG Xu, JIANG Jiaojiao, JIANG Junliang, WU Tao, HE Chengqi, WU Jinhui. Rehabilitation for the elderly in the aging society. West China Medical Journal, 2019, 34(5): 586-590. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201903190 Copy

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