63 Rehabilitants and informal caregivers’ perspectives of a Challenging Rehabilitation Environment Well, look, you hear the word ‘informal carer’ a lot. But I do not consider myself a carer. ... For my wife, who is going through a difficult time. You just do a bit more, no big deal. Theme 1.4: Communication Adequate communication is important, as a rehabilitant with acquired brain injury mentioned, But I think the most important thing in the whole rehabilitation process is to communicate. Look at the person in front of you. Really look. Because that’s.... And I think 80% of the time it’s OK. But 20% of the time it hurts so much. As an informal caregiver explained, special attention is needed for communication with the informal caregivers, especially if the rehabilitant cannot oversee his rehabilitation process, Yes, I just wanted an impression of how she was doing. She wasn’t able to provide that. As a rehabilitant with acquired brain injury indicated, it is also important to provide information about the disease, I thought it was very important that I got a lot of explanations about what’s wrong. That it was explained. So I could understand myself. Theme 1.5: Exercise Most participants would like to see a higher intensity of therapeutic activities. One way to achieve this is group training. Participants with experience in group training are very positive about it, like this rehabilitant with a traumatic fracture, I think the advantages are that you see that you are not the only one stumbling around and tired after cycling for a little while. And that does tell you, you think well he can do it, so I can do it too. That is encouraging. 3
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