title: Activity and participation in home rehabilitation: older people's and family members' perspectives.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the experiences of older people and their supporting family members in relation to home rehabilitation, with a focus on activity and participation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative interviews were carried out with 6 older people and 6 family members at 1 and 6 months after the older person's discharge to their home. Qualitative content analysis of the data was carried out. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health provides a guiding framework for rehabilitation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Informants' experiences of home rehabilitation contributed to the formation of 6 categories: (i) living with a frail body; (ii) striving for well-being in daily life; (iii) being close at hand; (iv) feeling dependent in daily life; (v) struggling to carry on; and (vi) striving to be at home.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Older people's goals were to return to daily routines and to perform meaningful activities without feeling dependent on other people. Family members' participation was crucial. Psychosocial support and autonomy were essential for facilitating activity and participation. Healthcare professionals should consider each individual's unique experiences along with the significance of being at home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden. kerstin.bjorkman-randstrom@miun.se
authors.forename: Kerstin Björkman
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Randström
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asplund
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Svedlund
authors.forename: Margareta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paulson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support