The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on perceptions of breathlessness and activity in COPD patients: a qualitative study.

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AIM: The aim of this study was to explore, using qualitative research methods, how pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes affect the experience of activity and breathlessness of people with COPD. METHODS: A qualitative, interview-based approach was employed. Participants were interviewed pre- and post-PR. Data were analysed using systematic strategies informed by grounded theory methods. RESULTS: Nine participants (three female) took part. A change in participants' perception of breathless...

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Authors: Williams, V; Bruton, A; Ellis-Hill, C; McPherson, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45-51
• Publication date: 2010-03-01
• DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2009.00044
• EISSN: 1475-1534
• ISSN: 1471-4418
• Language: English
• Keywords: Interviews as Topic; Physical Therapy Modalities; Occupational Therapy; Female; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Qualitative Research; Male; Aged, 80 and over; Motor Activity; Aged; Humans; Dyspnea