SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2016
What are the barriers and facilitators to goal-setting during rehabilitation for stroke and other acquired brain injuries? A systematic review and meta-synthesis.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Experiences, barriers and enablers of stroke end-of-life care: a systematic review with mixed-methods synthesis.BMC palliative care · 2026Pooled it
- Staff perspectives on the implementation of interventions for people with congenital disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient geriatric rehabilitation or hospitalisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
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- Exploring the experience of reablement: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of older people's and carers' views.Health & social care in the community · 2022Pooled it
- Experiences with and perspectives on goal setting in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: a systematic review of qualitative studies.Spinal cord · 2020Pooled it
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- Accuracy of Physiotherapist Predictions for Independent Walking After Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2024Trial
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- Content and outcome of non-pharmacological rehabilitation for women with traumatic brain injury - a scoping review.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Shared Decision-Making and Patient Enablement in Outpatient Rehabilitation: An Observational Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Observational
- A Survey of Australian Healthcare Practitioners' Perspectives on Goal Setting in Occupational Rehabilitation.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Temporal External Validation of the TWIST Prediction Tool for Time to Independent Walking after Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2026Article
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- Patient-centered goal-setting in stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Characteristics of person-centred practice in the stroke patient trajectory: a scoping review.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Feasibility of the Participant-Led Video Intervention to Train Support Workers From the Perspective of Disability Sector Professionals.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Using the capability, opportunity, and motivation model of behaviour to assess provider perception of implementing solution-focused goal-setting in paediatric rehabilitation.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2025Article
- Exploring physiotherapists' knowledge and perception of exercise intensity in outpatient stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Development and evaluation of Goal setting and Action Planning (G-AP) training to support person-centred rehabilitation practice.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the barriers and facilitators to goal-setting during rehabilitation for stroke and other acquired brain injuries. DATA SOURCES: AMED, Proquest, CINAHL and MEDLINE. REVIEW
methodsTwo reviewers independently screened, extracted data and assessed study quality using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and undertook thematic content analysis for papers examining the barriers and facilitators to goal-setting during stroke/neurological rehabilitation (any design). Last searches were completed in May 2016.
resultsNine qualitative papers were selected, involving 202 participants in total: 88 patients, 89 health care professionals and 25 relatives of participating patients. Main barriers were: Differences in staff and patients perspectives of goal-setting; patient-related barriers; staff-related barriers, and organisational level barriers. Main facilitators were: individually tailored goal-setting processes, strategies to promote communication and understanding, and strategies to avoid disappointment and unrealistic goals. In addition, patients' and staff's knowledge, experience, skill, and engagement with goal-setting could be either a barrier (if these aspects were absent) or a facilitator (if they were present).
conclusionThe main barriers and facilitators to goal-setting during stroke rehabilitation have been identified. They suggest that current methods of goal-setting during inpatient/early stage stroke or neurological rehabilitation are not fit for purpose.
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