ArticleBMJ open2023
Barriers to adherence to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Iran: a descriptive qualitative study.
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- Self-management experiences and needs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and economic impact of a WeChat-based integrated care model for pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a retrospective propensity score matched study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
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- The needs of the family caregivers of patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study in Iran.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Understanding facilitators and barriers to adherence in home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients using the Health Belief Model: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic disease with numerous complications. Therefore, its effective management depends on home-based pulmonary rehabilitation. The effectiveness of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programmes in turn depends on patient adherence to them. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers to adherence to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
designQualitative descriptive design.
settingThe lung care wards of Al-Zahra and Khorshid teaching hospitals and the comprehensive lung care clinic of Khorshid hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
participantsParticipants patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=20), their family caregivers (n=15) and healthcare providers (n=14) recruited via purposive sampling.
resultsThe five main categories of the barriers to adherence to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were patient-related barriers, caregivers' caregiving burden, limited support for patients, healthcare providers' limited professional competence and ineffective home-based pulmonary rehabilitation planning.
conclusionDifferent and complex factors related to patients, families and healthcare providers can affect adherence to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Healthcare authorities can use the findings of this study to develop strategies to support patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their family caregivers and thereby reduce the physical and mental complications of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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