Authors
Carolyn L Rochester, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Anne E Holland, Suzanne C Lareau, Darcy D Marciniuk, Milo A Puhan, Martijn A Spruit, Sarah Masefield, Richard Casaburi, Enrico M Clini, Rebecca Crouch, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Chris Garvey, Roger S Goldstein, Kylie Hill, Michael Morgan, Linda Nici, Fabio Pitta, Andrew L Ries, Sally J Singh, Thierry Troosters, Peter J Wijkstra, Barbara P Yawn, Richard L ZuWallack
Publication date
2015/12/1
Journal
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Volume
192
Issue
11
Pages
1373-1386
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Description
Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-reducing, psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, yet it is underutilized worldwide. Insufficient funding, resources, and reimbursement; lack of healthcare professional, payer, and patient awareness and knowledge; and additional patient-related barriers all contribute to the gap between the knowledge of the science and benefits of PR and the actual delivery of PR services to suitable patients.
Objectives: The objectives of this document are to enhance implementation, use, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation to suitable individuals worldwide.
Methods: Members of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Rehabilitation and Chronic Care Group established a Task Force and writing committee to develop …
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