Social circus program (Cirque du Soleil) promoting social participation of young people living with physical disabilities in transition to adulthood: a qualitative pilot study.

Purpose: To explore the perceived impact of a social circus program on the participation level of young adults' living with physical disabilities from their own and their parents' perspective.

Method: Exploratory phenomenological qualitative design. A social circus program was offered for nine months.

Ethical issues relating to the inclusion of relatives as clients in the post-stroke rehabilitation process as perceived by patients, relatives and health professionals.

Objective: To document the ethical issues regarding the systematic inclusion of relatives as clients in the post-stroke rehabilitation process.

Methods: A two-phase qualitative design consisting of in-depth interviews with relatives and stroke-clients (Phase 1) and three focus groups with relatives, stroke-clients and health professionals (Phase 2). Data was audio recorded.

Actual and ideal services in acute care and rehabilitation for relatives post-stroke from three perspectives: Relatives, stroke clients and health professionals.

Objective: To document the gap between actual and desired ideal services for relatives post-stroke from three perspectives: relatives, stroke clients and health professionals.

Methods: A two-phase qualitative design and consisting of in-depth interviews (Phase 1) and 3 focus groups (Phase 2). The interview sample consisted of 25 relatives (mean age 53.