TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in content and organisational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes
AU - Spruit, M.A.
AU - Pitta, F.
AU - Garvey, C.
AU - ZuWallack, R.L.
AU - Roberts, C.M.
AU - Collins, E.G.
AU - Goldstein, R.
AU - McNamara, R.
AU - Surpas, P.
AU - Atsuyoshi, K.
AU - Lopez Campos, J.L.
AU - Vogiatzis, I.
AU - Williams, J.E.A.
AU - Lareau, S.
AU - Brooks, D.
AU - Troosters, T.
AU - Singh, S.J.
AU - Hartl, S.
AU - Clini, E.M.
AU - ERS Rehabilitation and Chronic Care, and Physiotherapists Scientific Groups, the
AU - American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the
AU - ATS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly, the
AU - ERS COPD Audit team, the
AU - Wouters, E.F.M.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - To study the overall content and organizational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation programs from a global perspective to get an initial the degree of heterogeneity worldwide.A twelve-question survey on organizational aspects was completed by representatives of pulmonary rehabilitation programs that previously participated in the European Society (ERS) COPD Audit. Moreover, all ERS members affiliated with the Scientific Groups 01.02 (Rehabilitation and Chronic Care) and/or 09.02 (Physiotherapy), all members of the American Association of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), and all ATS Pulmonary Rehabilitation members were asked to complete the survey via multiple e-mailings.The been completed by representatives of 430 centres from 40 countries. The demonstrate large differences among pulmonary rehabilitation programs continents for all aspects that were surveyed, including the setting, case-mix of individuals with a chronic respiratory disease, composition pulmonary rehabilitation team, completion rates, methods of referral, of reimbursement.The current findings stress the importance of future of process and performance metrics to monitor pulmonary rehabilitation to be able to start international benchmarking, and to provide for international standards based on evidence and best practice.
AB - To study the overall content and organizational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation programs from a global perspective to get an initial the degree of heterogeneity worldwide.A twelve-question survey on organizational aspects was completed by representatives of pulmonary rehabilitation programs that previously participated in the European Society (ERS) COPD Audit. Moreover, all ERS members affiliated with the Scientific Groups 01.02 (Rehabilitation and Chronic Care) and/or 09.02 (Physiotherapy), all members of the American Association of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), and all ATS Pulmonary Rehabilitation members were asked to complete the survey via multiple e-mailings.The been completed by representatives of 430 centres from 40 countries. The demonstrate large differences among pulmonary rehabilitation programs continents for all aspects that were surveyed, including the setting, case-mix of individuals with a chronic respiratory disease, composition pulmonary rehabilitation team, completion rates, methods of referral, of reimbursement.The current findings stress the importance of future of process and performance metrics to monitor pulmonary rehabilitation to be able to start international benchmarking, and to provide for international standards based on evidence and best practice.
KW - SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION
KW - CONTROLLED-TRIAL
KW - NATIONAL-SURVEY
KW - COPD
KW - COMORBIDITIES
KW - DISEASE
KW - EXERCISE
KW - EFFICACY
U2 - 10.1183/09031936.00145613
DO - 10.1183/09031936.00145613
M3 - Article
SN - 0903-1936
VL - 43
SP - 1326
EP - 1337
JO - European Respiratory Journal
JF - European Respiratory Journal
IS - 5
ER -