Rehabilitation for Hard to Reach Populations: A Scoping Review Protocol

Abstract

Rehabilitation is a set of interventions designed to reduce disability, and optimize functioning in individuals with health conditions, such as disease, injury, trauma, aging, stress, or genetic predisposition, in interaction with their environments [1]. The field of rehabilitation is primarily focused on optimizing the function of persons with health conditions to promote independence [2]. The overall need for rehabilitation care is steadily increasing as global trends indicate an escalation in injuries and diseases in an aging population [2]. Timely access to health services, including rehabilitation, is critical to promote and sustain health [3].