ding. Participants
(n=13) envisioned their roles as setting an overarching priority goal,
defining detailed rehabilitation goals, sharing knowledge with the team, and rebuilding skills to attain goals. Implications for nursing
practice include the need to understand patients' experiences and
perceptions, share knowledge, and support effective communication
to promote collaborative goal setting. A need to enhance health
professionals' education to fully understand factors infiuencing
patients' abilities to set rehabilitation goals, and future research
in methods to promote patients' engagement in goal setting was
also clearly indicated.