Bernet, MadeleineMadeleineBernetSommerhalder, KathrinKathrinSommerhalderMischke, ClaudiaClaudiaMischkeHahn, SabineSabineHahnWyss, AdrianAdrianWyss2024-11-192024-11-192019-092048-794010.24451/arbor.6708https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.670810.1097/rnj.0000000000000175https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/40304Purpose:The aim of this study was to evaluate a new nurse-guided patient education program in spinal cord injury rehabilitationwith particular focus on the patients’perspectives and experiences. Design:Longitudinal qualitative study Methods:We conducted face-to-face interviews with 10 rehabilitation patients and used the content analysis method to analyzethe data. Findings:Patients emphasized the importance of the practical training of the education program. This impacted their well-being as well as their autonomy. They rated discussions with primary nurses and peers about physical or psychological concerns. How-ever, after discharge, the learning process was ongoing, and patients experienced the transition to living at home as amajor challenge. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance:This research provides valuable information from the patients’perspective for enhancing spi-nal cord injury patient education. Situational learning, based on the practical parts of patient education and working with peers,is highlighted.enarticle