Respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: predictors of nonadherence
Respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: predictors of nonadherence
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DOI:
10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13d27.x
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发表时间:
1999-04-01
影响因子:
24.3
通讯作者:
Kolbe, J
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作者:
Young, P;Dewse, M;Kolbe, J
Rehabilitation is now an integral part of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. The objective of the study was to determine predictors of nonadherence to a COPD rehabilitation programme.Patients attending a COPD clinic were invited to participate in a 4 week, hospital-based, outpatient, COPD rehabilitation programme conducted predominantly by respiratory physiotherapists. All potential participants undertook an interviewer administered questionnaire addressing social, economic, psychological and healthcare factors, and underwent baseline physiological measures. Subsequently they were classified as: 1) "adherent" group who completed the total programme (n=55) or 2) "nonadherent" group who refused or began but did not complete the programme (n=36).The nonadherent group compared to the adherent group were more likely to be divorced (22 versus 2%, p