Rehabilitees' conceptions of participation after a six-month rehabilitation period: a phenomeno-graphic study.

Purpose: A prerequisite for successful rehabilitation is that the rehabilitees are in central role of the rehabilitation process. However, the rehabilitees and rehabilitation professionals may both lack knowledge and understanding of how to implement rehabilitee-centered participation in practice. This study aimed to explore the qualitatively different ways of understanding rehabilitee participation as conceptualized by the rehabilitees.

Conceptions of healthcare professionals about rehabilitees' participation in goal setting in an acute hospital: A phenomenographic study.

Purpose: In acute care, effective goal-setting is an essential phase of a successful rehabilitation process. However, professionals' knowledge and skills in rehabilitee-centered practice may not always match the ways of implementing goal-setting. This study aimed to describe the variation in how acute hospital professionals perceive and comprehend rehabilitee participation in rehabilitation goal-setting.

Rehabilitees perspective on goal setting in rehabilitation - a phenomenological approach.

Setting meaningful goals for the rehabilitation process after acute illness is essential for rehabilitees recovery. The aim of this study was to understand the meanings of the goal setting situation with professionals from rehabilitees point of view. We included 20 acute stroke and back pain rehabilitees (mean age 66 y) who set goals with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team.