Striving for a life worth living: XXXX survivors' experiences of home rehabilitation.

@entity1 @entity64
BACKGROUND: For mild-to-moderate @entity64 survivors, early supported discharge from hospital, followed by home rehabilitation is preferred over conventional care. How this mode of service contributes to recovery from @entity64 survivors' perspective needs further investigation. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore mild-to-moderate @entity64 survivors' experiences with home rehabilitation after early supported discharge from hospital. METHODS: A qualitative interpretive interview design was used in the context of a randomised controlled trial. A purposive sample of eight @entity1 (45-80  years) was followed by an ambulant team, and a specific healthcare team provided home rehabilitation. Data were analysed using interpretive description, systematic text condensation and coping theory. FINDINGS: A crucial determinant for the @entity1 ' hopes for a life worth living was the mutual confidence expressed in encounters with healthcare professionals and the @entity1 ' ability to make sense of their now-altered body. The professional caretakers' communication qualities and their ability to attend to individual needs were important. Help in processing the emotional reactions caused by a changed body and in socialising was requested by @entity1 . Professional caretakers providing home rehabilitation should strive for a more flexible- and individually tailored service and should seek increased cooperation among stakeholders. CONCLUSION: The focus on therapeutic communicative qualities, bodily changes, emotional processes, social concerns and long-term follow-up should be increased in order to achieve a more beneficial experience for @entity64 survivors.
