Early home-based pulmonary rehabilitation following acute exacerbation of COPD: A feasibility study using an action research approach.
Bruna WageckNarelle S CoxJanet BondarenkoMonique CorbettAmanda NicholsRosemary MooreAnne Elizabeth HollandPublished in: Chronic respiratory disease (2021)
Home-based PR improved clinical outcomes, but program eligibility and uptake remain challenging. Efforts should be made to ensure PR program eligibility criteria are broad enough to accommodate patient needs, and new ways of engaging patients are needed to improve PR uptake after AECOPD.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- pulmonary hypertension
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- lung function
- case report
- intensive care unit
- air pollution
- cystic fibrosis
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation