Abstract
The principal aim of this study was to elucidate how physiotherapists work with patients with traumatic brain injury in acute inpatient and later home-based phases of rehabilitation. Another aim was to investigate what assessment, treatment and outcome evaluation methods they use. Further objectives were to find out if there were any methodological differences in the different phases of the rehabilitation, why the methods were chosen, and to which International Classification of Functioning (ICF) components the methods were related. The ICF was used to facilitate comparison between the different methods. A qualitative design with four focus group interviews was used. The data were collected in four different rehabilitation settings with a total of 13 physiotherapists. Semi-structured questions were used. The data were analysed, categorized and related to ICF components. The main categories drawn from the interviews were: the work of the physiotherapist, assessment, treatment and outcome evaluation methods...
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