RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Differences in content and organisational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 1326
OP 1337
DO 10.1183/09031936.00145613
VO 43
IS 5
A1 Spruit, Martijn A.
A1 Pitta, Fabio
A1 Garvey, Chris
A1 ZuWallack, Richard L.
A1 Roberts, C. Michael
A1 Collins, Eileen G.
A1 Goldstein, Roger
A1 McNamara, Renae
A1 Surpas, Pascale
A1 Atsuyoshi, Kawagoshi
A1 López-Campos, José-Luis
A1 Vogiatzis, Ioannis
A1 Williams, Johanna E.A.
A1 Lareau, Suzanne
A1 Brooks, Dina
A1 Troosters, Thierry
A1 Singh, Sally J.
A1 Hartl, Sylvia
A1 Clini, Enrico M.
A1 Wouters, Emiel F.M.
YR 2014
UL https://publications.ersnet.org//content/43/5/1326.abstract
AB The aim was to study the overall content and organisational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes from a global perspective in order to get an initial appraisal on the degree of heterogeneity worldwide. A 12-question survey on content and organisational aspects was completed by representatives of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes that had previously participated in the European Respiratory Society (ERS) COPD Audit. Moreover, all ERS members affiliated with the ERS Rehabilitation and Chronic Care and/or Physiotherapists Scientific Groups, all members of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and all American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly members were asked to complete the survey via multiple e-mailings. The survey has been completed by representatives of 430 centres from 40 countries. The findings demonstrate large differences among pulmonary rehabilitation programmes across continents for all aspects that were surveyed, including the setting, the case mix of individuals with a chronic respiratory disease, composition of the pulmonary rehabilitation team, completion rates, methods of referral and types of reimbursement. The current findings stress the importance of future development of processes and performance metrics to monitor pulmonary rehabilitation programmes, to be able to start international benchmarking, and to provide recommendations for international standards based on evidence and best practice. Differences in aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes suggest caution in generalisation of research findings http://ow.ly/qOJhl