Informational Needs of Caregivers of Patients With Neuromotor Disease in Rehabilitation Hospitalization: Validation Study of the QBI-R/V

Background and rationale. Although the literature suggests that caregivers have different needs at various stages of the patient's illness, to date, most studies have focused only on the needs of caregivers of patients with specific diseases or during specific periods of the illness trajectory, and have not explored changes in caregivers' needs throughout the entire neuromotor recovery process, from admission to discharge in rehabilitation wards. In a patient-centered care perspective, it is important not only to explore the informal experiences of patients and caregivers regarding outcomes and consequences of the transition from hospital to home, but also their perspectives on interventions that would support them in self-management. In this context, this study represents the next phase of a qualitative study that identified the underlying dimensions of caregivers' informational needs,