ArticleThorax2021
COPD discharge bundle and pulmonary rehabilitation referral and uptake following hospitalisation for acute exacerbation of COPD.
Article in Thorax, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- British Thoracic Society quality standard for pulmonary rehabilitation.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Guideline
- Barriers and enablers to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Multi parameter respiratory training for pulmonary rehabilitation in AECOPD a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Implementing acute exacerbations of COPD care bundles: evidence, effectiveness and future directions.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- A Proposed Checklist for Optimizing COPD Patient Discharge Processes in Italian Internal Medicine Wards.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Review
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- Percentage of Discharged COPD Patients with Exclusion Criteria for Participation in Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Pulmonary rehabilitation after severe exacerbation of COPD: a nationwide population study.Respiratory research · 2023Article
- Feasibility of a Novel Real-Time Provider Teaching Intervention in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.ATS scholar · 2022Article
- Supporting Behavior Change After AECOPD - Development of a Hospital-Initiated Intervention Using the Behavior Change Wheel.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Article
- Integrating Home-Based Exercise Training with a Hospital at Home Service for Patients Hospitalised with Acute Exacerbations of COPD: Developing the Model Using Accelerated Experience-Based Co-Design.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) following hospitalisations for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is associated with improved exercise capacity and quality of life, and reduced readmissions. However, referral for, and uptake of, post-hospitalisation PR are low. In this prospective cohort study of 291 consecutive hospitalisations for AECOPD, COPD discharge bundles delivered by PR practitioners compared with non-PR practitioners were associated with increased PR referral (60% vs 12%, p<0.001; adjusted OR: 14.46, 95% CI: 5.28 to 39.57) and uptake (40% vs 32%, p=0.001; adjusted OR: 8.60, 95% CI: 2.51 to 29.50). Closer integration between hospital and PR services may increase post-hospitalisation PR referral and uptake.
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