International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Charles Taft

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• Research Article
  Family Members’ Perspectives on Patient Participation in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  Author(s): Jeanette Lindberg, Margareta Kreuter, Lars-Olof Persson and Charles Taft Jeanette Lindberg, Margareta Kreuter, Lars-Olof Persson and Charles Taft
  
  Purpose: To examine the importance and experiences of patient participation in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation from the perspective of family members, and compared with patients’ views. Method: Family members (N=83) and discharged patients with SCI (N=141) completed the Patient Participation in Rehabilitation Questionnaire (PPRQ), assessing the importance and experiences of the domains Respect and integrity; Planning and decision-making; Information and knowledge; Motivation and encouragement; and Involvement of family. Importance ratings were compared between all family members and patients, and experience ratings were compared between patient-family dyads (N=74). Results: Both family members and patients rated all participation domains as very or extremely important (m ≥4.0 of max 5). Family members rated all domains as slightly more important than did patients; how.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000223

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