Access, access, access: the Three A's of pulmonary rehabilitation - perspectives of patients, loved ones and healthcare professionals

Alda Marques; Sara Souto-Miranda; Cláudia Dias; Elsa Melo; Cristina Jácome

doi:10.1183/23120541.00705-2021

Access, access, access: the Three A's of pulmonary rehabilitation - perspectives of patients, loved ones and healthcare professionals

ERJ Open Res. 2022 May 3;8(2):00705-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00705-2021. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Alda Marques^{1

2}, Sara Souto-Miranda^{1

2}, Cláudia Dias³, Elsa Melo², Cristina Jácome^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Lab3R - Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
² iBiMED - Institute of Biomedicine, ESSUA, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
³ Home Care Dept, Linde Healthcare, Algarve, Portugal.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
⁵ Dept of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Abstract

Efforts need to be made to increase access to pulmonary rehabilitation as early as possible, prioritising those who are more symptomatic and have functional status limitations, and improving communication within and among healthcare services https://bit.ly/3LMcLcU.