Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is recommended in the management of people
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but referral to this service is low. Aims …

Background A large proportion of people with COPD are not referred to pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) despite its proven benefits. No previous studies have examined …

BackgroundPulmonary rehabilitation (PR), a programme of exercise, education and psycho-
social support, is recommended for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is second in importance to smoking cessation
treatment in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Access to …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation can improve the quality of life and ability to function of
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It may also reduce hospital …

OBJECTIVES: To explore the experiences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
patients invited to join a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme. PR has been shown to …

Background and objective Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is recommended in the
management of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but …

Background Despite pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) being an evidence-based treatment
recommended for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), referral to PR …

AimTo explore health professionals' experiences of barriers and facilitators to referring
patients for pulmonary rehabilitation in a primary care setting. BackgroundPulmonary …

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) reduces the number and duration of hospital admissions and
readmissions, and improves health-related quality of life in patients with COPD. Despite …