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ReviewIrish journal of medical science2023

Expanded central role of the respiratory physiotherapists in the community setting.

Niamh Duignan, Padraic Ridge, Sinead Leonard, Melissa McDonnell, Ruth Cusack, Michael Harrison, Robert Rutherford, Niamh O'Malley, Ciara Dolan

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Review in Irish journal of medical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Airway clearance techniques for people with acute exacerbation of COPD: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Niamh DuignanDepartment of Respiratory Physiotherapists, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Padraic RidgeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland. p.macaniomaire1@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-455X
Sinead LeonardDepartment of Respiratory Physiotherapists, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Melissa McDonnellDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Ruth CusackDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Michael HarrisonDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Robert RutherfordDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Niamh O'MalleyDepartment of Respiratory Physiotherapists, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
Ciara DolanDepartment of Respiratory Physiotherapists, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of community hubs through the Slaintecare initiative will rely on respiratory physiotherapists and clinical nurse specialists for the management of chronic respiratory diseases. The role of the respiratory physiotherapist has evolved dramatically over the last decade. We review the increasing scope of practice of the physiotherapist and the evidence base for same. We pay particular attention to the role of the physiotherapist in areas such as pulmonary rehabilitation, sputum clearance, neuromuscular disease, chronic respiratory failure, ambulatory oxygen assessments and dysfunctional breathing. We give an in depth review of sputum clearance techniques. We also address areas of potential future expansion for the role of the physiotherapist such as prescription and initiation of non-invasive ventilation.

Indexed as

Physical TherapistsHumansPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRespiration, ArtificialChronic respiratory failureDysfunctional breathingNeuromuscular diseasePhysiotherapistSlaintecareSputum clearance

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PMID36380190
PMCPMC9666941

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