LMIC Rehabilitation Context

Psychological rehabilitation services, well-documented in HICs, appear largely unavailable in LMIC settings, leaving the mechanisms of psychosocial adjustment unknown. Evidence from other conditions shows LMIC patients emphasise life-impact factors such as ability to work and fulfil social roles more than HIC patients. Only 5.7% of participants in the ECLIPSE model's evidence base came from LMICs, limiting its transferability to those settings. The absence of pain and falls from LMIC rehabilitation narratives may reflect cultural stoicism, terrain normalisation, or limited research scope rather than a true absence of those problems.