Goal Attainment Scaling in rehabilitation: An educational review providing a comprehensive didactical tool box for implementing Goal Attainment Scaling.
Rachel Bard-Pondarré, Claire Villepinte, Fabienne Roumenoff, Hélène Lebrault, Céline Bonnyaud, Charles Pradeau, Djamel Bensmail, Marie-Eve Isner-Horobeti, Agata Krasny-Pacini
PMID 37317629WHAT IT FOUND
This guide explains how to create and use Goal Attainment Scaling for personalized patient goals.
It offers practical steps for defining scale levels and handling challenges like cognitive impairment. It does not test if these methods improve patient outcomes.
What this paper is
This is an educational review and practical guide on how to implement Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) in rehabilitation. It describes methods for setting goals, defining scale levels, and handling challenges like cognitive impairment or unforeseen progress. It does not report original data, patient outcomes, or the efficacy of any specific intervention. Therefore, there are no clinical findings to act on regarding treatment effects.