SynthesisThe European respiratory journal2020
Implementing lung health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a FRESH AIR systematic review and meta-synthesis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Delivering remote pulmonary rehabilitation in Bangladesh: a mixed-method feasibility study.Journal of global health · 2025Article
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- Pulmonary Telerehabilitation for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Brazil: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study.International journal of telerehabilitation · 2023Article
- Group Care in the first 1000 days: implementation and process evaluation of contextually adapted antenatal and postnatal group care targeting diverse vulnerable populations in high-, middle- and low-resource settings.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
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- The Obstructive Lung Diseases Program: Integrated obstructive lung disease services within primary care in Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Barriers and Enablers to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Article
- Music and dance in respiratory disease management in Uganda: a qualitative study of patient and healthcare professional perspectives.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Challenges in the Implementation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2021Article
- A systematic approach to context-mapping to prepare for health interventions: development and validation of the SETTING-tool in four countries.BMJ global health · 2021Review
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- Palliative care for chronic respiratory diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseReview
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Abstract
The vast majority of patients with chronic respiratory disease live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Paradoxically, relevant interventions often fail to be effective particularly in these settings, as LMICs lack solid evidence on how to implement interventions successfully. Therefore, we aimed to identify factors critical to the implementation of lung health interventions in LMICs, and weigh their level of evidence.This systematic review followed Cochrane methodology and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting standards. We searched eight databases without date or language restrictions in July 2019, and included all relevant original, peer-reviewed articles. Two researchers independently selected articles, critically appraised them (using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)/Meta Quality Appraisal Tool (MetaQAT)), extracted data, coded factors (following the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)), and assigned levels of confidence in the factors (
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