Improved client participation in the rehabilitation process using a client-centred goal formulation structure

Improved client participation in the rehabilitation process using a client-centred goal formulation structure.

The aim was to evaluate whether the use of a client-centred instrument, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), affects the patients' perception of active participation in the rehabilitation process. The study included 155 patients in the experiment group and 55 in the control group, within geriatric, stroke, and home rehabilitation. The COPM was used in the experiment group. A st...

Client participation in the rehabilitation process

This thesis evaluates the rehabilitation process with respect to client participation. The Swedish version of a client-centred structure, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), is evaluated from the perspectives of the clients, the occupational therapists and the members of a rehabilitation team. Data have been collected through diaries, the COPM, assessments of ability to perfor...

Client - Centred Rehabilitation March , 2001 Prepared

Implementing a client-centred approach in rehabilitation: an autoethnography.

PURPOSE Client-centred practice is widely considered a key element of rehabilitation. However, there is limited discussion of how it should be implemented. This study explored how client-centred practice was operationalized during a clinical trial of innovative goal-setting techniques. METHOD This study drew on principles of co-autoethnography. The personal experiences of three clinical resea...

Case Management: Client-Centred Care

Health care delivery in the developed world is in constant transformation. Structures and values are changing. New and more effective tools and technology are being used to identify and overcome diseases. Yet even if these new technologies are increasingly available to the public, not all of them have market potential. Cost efficiency is at the core of our health care system. Cost consideration...