Implications for Rehabilitation
Understanding the importance of discharge from the spinal cord unit as a meaningful step in
the rehabilitation path for both patients and their informal caregivers.
Orientating healthcare professionals towards a better caregiver involvement during the
rehabilitation process.
Promoting rehabilitation interventions addressed to the patients and their caregivers
concerning supportive communication strategies as well as providing meaningful information,
psychological and social support, educational intervention besides the physical aspects
of care.
Understanding SCI survivors caregivers’ needs can assist healthcare professionals in planning
and improving taking charge of this core aspect of nursing care.