COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CHINA: A NARRATIVE REVIEW AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Abstract

With the rapid aging of China's population, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, and the implementation of the Healthy China 2030 strategy, community-based rehabilitation (CBR) has become increasingly significant for improving population health and social participation. Human resource management (HRM) is the cornerstone for ensuring the sustainability and quality of CBR systems. This review synthesizes domestic and international literature and policy evidence to summarize the developmental stages and structural challenges of China's CBR workforce, compares management models in the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and selected developing countries, and proposes policy pathways for governance modernization. Findings reveal that China's CBR workforce exhibits characteristics of developing scale, evolving structural composition, capacity-building needs at the grassroots level, and incentive mechanisms requiring further refinement. International experiences highlight that competency-based hierarchical training, outcome-oriented performance and compensation systems, and multi-sectoral collaborative networks are critical levers for promoting high-quality and sustainable CBR development.