Rehabilitation Goal Setting Theory, Practice and Evidence

Goal setting in cardiac rehabilitation: implications for clinical practice.

BACKGROUND Effective goal setting is a vital component of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to investigate the types of goals set by patients attending a CR program in a tertiary teaching hospital and the compatibility of the goals set with the patient's risk factor profile. METHODS A descriptive, cross sectional, retrospective audit of the me...

Goal setting and functional outcomes in rehabilitation.

REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE Goal setting practice in services delivering community-based stroke rehabilitation: a United Kingdom (UK) wide survey

Purpose: We investigated the nature of services providing community-based stroke rehabilitation across the UK, and goal setting practice used within them, to inform evaluation of a goal setting and action planning (G-AP) framework. Methods: We designed, piloted and electronically distributed a survey to health professionals working in community-based stroke rehabilitation settings across the UK...

Goal setting practice in services delivering community-based stroke rehabilitation: a United Kingdom (UK) wide survey.

PURPOSE We investigated the nature of services providing community-based stroke rehabilitation across the UK, and goal setting practice used within them, to inform evaluation of a goal setting and action planning (G-AP) framework. METHODS We designed, piloted and electronically distributed a survey to health professionals working in community-based stroke rehabilitation settings across the UK...

Collaborative goal technology: theory & practice

Goal striving promotes hope and enhances motivation, which is important for psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery. The Collaborative Goal Technology (CGn is a new goal striving intervention that is used to support the autonomy and recovery processes of the person with a psychiatric disability. The CGT protocol and its utility are outlined. Theory and research from goal striving, motivation a...