The Need for Expanding Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a strongly recommended and effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease. However, access to pulmonary rehabilitation is poor. Globally, pulmonary rehabilitation is accessed by less than 3% of people with chronic lung disease. Barriers to referral, uptake and c...

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Autores principales:	Aroub Lahham, Anne E. Holland
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	pulmonary rehabilitation health care services chronic respiratory disease health service design COVID-19 integrated care Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bb6551d4e6d14f959ec10cdd319646b22021-11-25T18:11:26ZThe Need for Expanding Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services10.3390/life111112362075-1729https://doaj.org/article/bb6551d4e6d14f959ec10cdd319646b22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/11/1236https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729Pulmonary rehabilitation is a strongly recommended and effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease. However, access to pulmonary rehabilitation is poor. Globally, pulmonary rehabilitation is accessed by less than 3% of people with chronic lung disease. Barriers to referral, uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation are well documented and linked with organizational, practitioner and patient-related factors. Enhancing the knowledge of health care professionals, family carers, and people with chronic lung disease about the program and its benefits produces modest increases in referral and uptake rates, but evidence of the sustainability of such approaches is limited. Additionally, initiatives focusing on addressing organizational barriers to access, such as expanding services and implementing alternative models to the conventional center-based setting, are not yet widely used in clinical practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for health care systems to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation programs remotely, safely, and efficiently. This paper will discuss the pressing need to address the issue of the low accessibility of pulmonary rehabilitation. It will also highlight the distinctive challenges to pulmonary rehabilitation delivery in rural and remote regions, as well as low-income countries.Aroub LahhamAnne E. HollandMDPI AGarticlepulmonary rehabilitationhealth care serviceschronic respiratory diseasehealth service designCOVID-19integrated careScienceQENLife, Vol 11, Iss 1236, p 1236 (2021)
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description	Pulmonary rehabilitation is a strongly recommended and effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease. However, access to pulmonary rehabilitation is poor. Globally, pulmonary rehabilitation is accessed by less than 3% of people with chronic lung disease. Barriers to referral, uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation are well documented and linked with organizational, practitioner and patient-related factors. Enhancing the knowledge of health care professionals, family carers, and people with chronic lung disease about the program and its benefits produces modest increases in referral and uptake rates, but evidence of the sustainability of such approaches is limited. Additionally, initiatives focusing on addressing organizational barriers to access, such as expanding services and implementing alternative models to the conventional center-based setting, are not yet widely used in clinical practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for health care systems to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation programs remotely, safely, and efficiently. This paper will discuss the pressing need to address the issue of the low accessibility of pulmonary rehabilitation. It will also highlight the distinctive challenges to pulmonary rehabilitation delivery in rural and remote regions, as well as low-income countries.
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The Need for Expanding Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services

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