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ArticleChronic respiratory disease2018

Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD: A qualitative study reporting the patient perspective.

Aroub Lahham, Christine F McDonald, Ajay Mahal, Annemarie L Lee, Catherine J Hill, Angela T Burge, Narelle S Cox, Rosemary Moore, Caroline Nicolson, Paul O'Halloran and 2 more

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Article in Chronic respiratory disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Aroub Lahham1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Christine F McDonald2 Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ajay Mahal5 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Annemarie L Lee1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Catherine J Hill2 Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Angela T Burge1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Narelle S Cox1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Rosemary Moore2 Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Caroline Nicolson1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Paul O'Halloran1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Rebecca Gillies1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Anne E Holland1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to document the perspective of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who underwent home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (HBPR) in a clinical trial. In this qualitative study, open-ended questions explored participants' views regarding HBPR. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. Major themes from interviews included the positive impact of HBPR on physical fitness, breathing and mood. Participants valued the flexibility and convenience of the programme. Participants also highlighted the importance of social support received, both from the physiotherapist over the phone and from family and friends who encouraged their participation. Reported challenges were difficulties in initiating exercise, lack of variety in training and physical incapability. While most participants supported the home setting, one participant would have preferred receiving supervised exercise training at the hospital. Participants also reported that HBPR had helped establish an exercise routine and improved their disease management. This study suggests that people with COPD valued the convenience of HBPR, experienced positive impacts on physical fitness and symptoms and felt supported by their community and programme staff. This highly structured HBPR model may be acceptable to some people with COPD as an alternative to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation.

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Attitude to HealthExercise TherapyHome Care ServicesMotivational InterviewingPhysical Therapy ModalitiesAffectAgedFemaleHouse CallsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical FitnessPhysical TherapistsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQualitative Researchchronic obstructivehome care servicesmotivational interviewingPulmonary diseasequalitative researchrehabilitation

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PMID28868892
PMCPMC5958468

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