Developing policy-informed principles for rehabilitation using a model of care framework: a hand therapy example in a Global South context*

Key Points

• The aim is to develop versatile policy-informed principles for rehabilitation practices using a model of care framework.
• Identified generic rehabilitation principles applicable across various fields.
• Applied specific principles to hand therapy services in South Africa.
• Established a framework for integrating policy into rehabilitation practices.
• Showed potential for broad application beyond just hand therapy.