Patients with COPD: Exploring patients' coping ability during an interdisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation programme: A qualitative focus group study.

Caroline Steen AbrahamsenHeidi Mandt Lang-ReeKristin HalvorsenCesilie Meling Stenbakken

Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2021)

Patients with COPD should be offered pulmonary rehabilitation because it has proven to have a positive effect on coping ability. Different follow-up measures are vital after pulmonary rehabilitation to maintain motivation after returning home.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
social support
lung function
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
prognostic factors
study protocol
clinical trial
cystic fibrosis
patient reported outcomes
air pollution
double blind