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Pulmonary rehabilitation in Canada : A report from the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly Hernandez, Paul; Bourbeau, Jean; Kirkham, Ashley; Debigare, Richard; Stickland, Michael K; Goodridge, Donna; Marciniuk, Darcy D; Road, Jeremy; Bhutani, Mohit; Dechman, Gail; Camp, Pat
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a recommended intervention in the management of individuals with chronic lung disease. It is important to study the characteristics and capacity of programs in Canada to confirm best practices and identify future areas of program improvement and research. OBJECTIVE: To identify all Canadian PR programs, regardless of setting, and to comprehensively describe all aspects of PR program delivery. The present article reports the results of the survey related to type of program, capacity and program characteristics. METHODS: All hospitals in Canada were contacted to identify PR programs. A representative from each program completed a 175-item online survey encompassing 16 domains, 10 of which are reported in the present article. RESULTS: A total of 155 facilities in Canada offered PR, of which 129 returned surveys (83% response rate). PR programs were located in all provinces, but none in the three territories. Most (60%) programs were located in hospital settings, 24% were in public health units and 8% in recreation centres. The national capacity of programs was estimated to be 10,280 patients per year, resulting in 0.4% of all Canadians with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 0.8% of Canadians with moderate to severe COPD having access to PR. COPD, interstitial lung disease, and asthma were the most common diagnoses of patients. The majority of programs had at least four health care professionals involved; 9% had only one health care professional involved. CONCLUSION: The present comprehensive survey of PR in Canada reports an increase in the number of programs and the total number of patients enrolled since the previous survey in 2005. However, PR capacity has not kept pace with demand, with only 0.4% of Canadians with COPD having access.
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in Canada : A report from the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly
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2015
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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a recommended
intervention in the management of individuals with chronic lung disease.
It is important to study the characteristics and capacity of programs in
Canada to confirm best practices and identify future areas of program
improvement and research.
OBJECTIVE: To identify all Canadian PR programs, regardless of setting,
and to comprehensively describe all aspects of PR program delivery. The
present article reports the results of the survey related to type of program,
capacity and program characteristics.
METHODS: All hospitals in Canada were contacted to identify PR programs.
A representative from each program completed a 175-item online
survey encompassing 16 domains, 10 of which are reported in the present
article.
RESULTS: A total of 155 facilities in Canada offered PR, of which
129 returned surveys (83% response rate). PR programs were located in
all provinces, but none in the three territories. Most (60%) programs were
located in hospital settings, 24% were in public health units and 8% in
recreation centres. The national capacity of programs was estimated to be
10,280 patients per year, resulting in 0.4% of all Canadians with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 0.8% of Canadians with moderate
to severe COPD having access to PR. COPD, interstitial lung disease,
and asthma were the most common diagnoses of patients. The majority of
programs had at least four health care professionals involved; 9% had only
one health care professional involved.
CONCLUSION: The present comprehensive survey of PR in Canada
reports an increase in the number of programs and the total number of
patients enrolled since the previous survey in 2005. However, PR capacity
has not kept pace with demand, with only 0.4% of Canadians with COPD
having access.
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eng
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2018-06-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0368690
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PG Camp, P Hernandez, J Bourbeau, et al. Pulmonary rehabilitation in Canada: A report from the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly. Can Respir J 2015;22(3):147-152.
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Reviewed
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Faculty; Researcher
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