Pulmonary rehabilitation referral and uptake from primary care for people living with COPD: a mixed-methods study.

Early, F and Wilson, PM and Deaton, C and Wellwood, I and Haque, HW and Fox, SE and Yousaf, A and Meysner, OD and Ward, JR and Singh, SJ and Fuld, JP (2019) Pulmonary rehabilitation referral and uptake from primary care for people living with COPD: a mixed-methods study. ERJ Open Res, 6. ISSN 2312-0541

Abstract

Healthcare service and patient barriers contribute to low referral to and uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Solutions should support skilled clinician-patient conversations and span primary care-PR boundaries to prevent disjointed working. http://bit.ly/2PVKHZf.