| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT Objective: To examine what type of goals the patients have in a rehabilitating setting at Beitostølen Health Sport Centre, if they achieve their goals and if having participation goals causes higher achievements than having body function goals. Design: Material based on a randomized study with waiting list controls. Subjects: 214 patients aged 18-73 (mean age 51,4), 56% women, 102 with neurological disorder, 64 with muscular/skeletal disease, 48 with others. 175 of these completed the goalsetting procedure, by setting two goals at arrival and two at departure, and specified their achievements. Methods: Patient questionnaire 1-3 months prior to and interview at arrival to report two rehabilitation goals, questionnaire at departure to specify achievements. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health coding of the goals was performed. Patients specified their goal achievement on a Likert-scale from 1 (non achievement) to 10 (full achievement). Results: The patients’ goals concerned body function (45,5%), participation (36,0%) and environmental factors (2,6%). 15,9% of the goals could not be classified. The goals reported the most concerned muscle strength, mobility, fitness, motivation, learning new technics and recreation/leisure. General goal achievement was reported to 8,62 (standard deviation 1,60) out of 10. Achievements in the different groups of goals was 8,67 for body function and 8,27 for participation goals. Conclusion: The patients mainly reported body function goals. Many goals could not be classified. In general, there was reported high achievements. Patients with body function goals, reported higher achievement than patients with participation goals. | eng |