Tuulikki Alanko1,2,3, Maarit Karhula4, Teppo Kröger5, Arja Piirainen6, Riku Nikander1,2,3. 1. a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Central Hospital of Central Finland , Jyväskylä , Finland. 2. b Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences , University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskylä , Finland. 3. c GeroCenter Foundation for Aging Research & Development , Jyväskylä , Finland. 4. d Department of Sustainable Well-being, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences , Mikkeli , Finland. 5. e Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy , University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskylä , Finland. 6. f Department of Health Sciences , University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskylä , Finland.
Abstract
Purpose: 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. Method: We included 20 acute stroke and back pain rehabilitees (mean age 66 y) who set goals with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team. Data was collected by interviewing the rehabilitees after the goal setting situations. A qualitative analysis from a phenomenological perspective using Spiegelberg's seven-phase meaning analysis was performed to reveal meanings. Results: The five meanings were identified as: (i) "trust in the rehabilitation situation, professionals, oneself, and relatives;" (ii) "respectful presence;" (iii) "confusing awareness;" (iv) "disturbing pain;" and (v) "fear of unpredictability." When professionals committed to working in a patient-centred manner, the rehabilitees felt respected and they trusted professionals and thus their self-efficacy was empowered. Moreover, relatives were an important support in the situation. However, disturbing pain and fear of the future limited patients level of participation in the situation. Conclusion: Rehabilitee commitment to rehabilitation can be supported with equality in communication and presence of relatives, while pain and uncertainty because of changed health limit participation in a goal setting situation. Implications for Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals should be recommended to support the active role of a patient in the goal setting situation. Relatives are recommended to participate in goal setting situation as they are an important support for rehabilitees. Professionals should be recommended to remove obstacles that restrain patient's participation in the goal setting situation. Professionals should be recommended to recognize patients with changed health and offer psychosocial support for those in need to improve their participation in rehabilitation process.
Purpose: 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. Method: We included 20 acute stroke and back pain rehabilitees (mean age 66 y) who set goals with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team. Data was collected by interviewing the rehabilitees after the goal setting situations. A qualitative analysis from a phenomenological perspective using Spiegelberg's seven-phase meaning analysis was performed to reveal meanings. Results: The five meanings were identified as: (i) "trust in the rehabilitation situation, professionals, oneself, and relatives;" (ii) "respectful presence;" (iii) "confusing awareness;" (iv) "disturbing pain;" and (v) "fear of unpredictability." When professionals committed to working in a patient-centred manner, the rehabilitees felt respected and they trusted professionals and thus their self-efficacy was empowered. Moreover, relatives were an important support in the situation. However, disturbing pain and fear of the future limited patients level of participation in the situation. Conclusion: Rehabilitee commitment to rehabilitation can be supported with equality in communication and presence of relatives, while pain and uncertainty because of changed health limit participation in a goal setting situation. Implications for Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals should be recommended to support the active role of a patient in the goal setting situation. Relatives are recommended to participate in goal setting situation as they are an important support for rehabilitees. Professionals should be recommended to remove obstacles that restrain patient's participation in the goal setting situation. Professionals should be recommended to recognize patients with changed health and offer psychosocial support for those in need to improve their participation in rehabilitation process.
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Goal setting; client-centred; hospital; meaning analysis; phenomenology; rehabilitation
Authors: Roberta Bevilacqua; Luca Soraci; Vera Stara; Giovanni Renato Riccardi; Andrea Corsonello; Giuseppe Pelliccioni; Fabrizia Lattanzio; Sara Casaccia; Johanna Möller; Rainer Wieching; Toshimi Ogawa; Suichiro Watanabe; Keisuke Kokobun; Izumi Kondo; Eiko Takano; Elvira Maranesi Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Date: 2022-07-15