The group rehabilitation helped me adjust to a new life: Experiences shared by persons with an acquired brain injury.Månsson Lexell, Eva; Alkhed, Ann-Kristin; Olsson, Kerstin General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain women with an acquired brain injury who had participated in an out-patient group rehabilitation programme were performed. Data was analysed with qualitative content analysis.Findings: The findings formed the theme "The group rehabilitation helped me adjust to a new life" that revealed experiences related to the content and outcome of the programme, as well as the process they went through during the programme. The participants described how the rehabilitation gave them the tools they needed to change their everyday lives, especially in relation to improved knowledge, and learning new routines and habits. They perceived their rehabilitation as a long-term, individual, but also collaborative process, where professionals as well as family and friends had crucial roles.
Conclusion:Learning how persons with acquired brain injury experience participation in a group rehabilitation program can help to unravel parts of the 'black box of rehabilitation', and can support professionals to better understand the effective components of such programmes.3