Factors influencing participation and adherence to a pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with COPD: A qualitative study

Fabiano Lima (Presidente Prudente, Brazil), Fabiano Lima, Giovanna Altéro, Marcia Costa Franco, Rafael Pinto, Ana Paula Freire, Paulo Gomes, Carlos Augusto Camillo, Dionei Ramos, Ercy Mara Ramos

Source: International Congress 2016 – Measuring physical activity in chronic respiratory disease
Session: Measuring physical activity in chronic respiratory disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1901
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Fabiano Lima (Presidente Prudente, Brazil), Fabiano Lima, Giovanna Altéro, Marcia Costa Franco, Rafael Pinto, Ana Paula Freire, Paulo Gomes, Carlos Augusto Camillo, Dionei Ramos, Ercy Mara Ramos. Factors influencing participation and adherence to a pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with COPD: A qualitative study. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1901

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Minimal pulmonary rehabilitation program in subjects with COPD
Source: International Congress 2015 – Functional capacity, exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic lung diseases
Year: 2015


Walk2Bactive: Patients’ perspectives of a physical activity-focused intervention beyond pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD
Source: International Congress 2016 – Measuring physical activity in chronic respiratory disease
Year: 2016


Family integration in pulmonary rehabilitation programmes: A pilot study
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation (part 1)
Year: 2013


Effects of exercise training (ET) in pulmonary rehabilitation programs on balance status and falls in patients with COPD
Source: International Congress 2016 – Postural balance, respiratory muscles, and comorbidities in chronic respiratory disease
Year: 2016


Patient reported experience measures of an in-patient pulmonary rehabilitation programme
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation (part 2)
Year: 2013


Profile of patients who drop out a pulmonary rehabilitation program
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation (part 2)
Year: 2013


A community-based exercise programme in COPD self-management: Two-year follow-up of the COPE-II study
Source: International Congress 2014 – Best abstracts in pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise training
Year: 2014

Factors of improvement of dyspnoea, exercise capacity, and quality of life in COPD patients undergoing an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation (part 1)
Year: 2013

Home telerehabilitation maintenance program for patients affected by COPD and CHF
Source: International Congress 2016 – Best abstracts in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Year: 2016



Changes in anxiety and depression in COPD patients after a pulmonary rehabilitation program
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in respiratory muscles, neuromuscular disease and comorbidities
Year: 2013


Predictors of dropout from a supervised pulmonary rehabilitation programme
Source: International Congress 2015 – Latest insights into chronic care
Year: 2015


Exercise prescription and progression in Canadian pulmonary rehabilitation programs
Source: International Congress 2016 – Latest insights into pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2016


Do pedometers maintain the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients?
Source: International Congress 2016 – Best abstracts in physical activity and telemedicine
Year: 2016


Costs and benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation to COPD patients apply in primary health care
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in chronic care
Year: 2013


Impact of comorbidities on outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD
Source: International Congress 2015 – Latest insights into the management of chronic respiratory diseases
Year: 2015


Mortality predictive factors in COPD patients after a pulmonary rehabilitation programme - a 3 years study
Source: International Congress 2014 – Best posters in pulmonary rehabilitation 1
Year: 2014


Performance during dual task and impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD
Source: International Congress 2016 – New insights into pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic lung diseases
Year: 2016

The impact of comorbidities on pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes in patients with COPD
Source: International Congress 2016 – Hospitalisation and comorbidities in chronic lung diseases
Year: 2016


Home pulmonary rehabilitation program in COPD : Conditioning factors
Source: International Congress 2016 – New insights into pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic lung diseases
Year: 2016


Role of illness behavior in pulmonary rehabilitation programs
Source: International Congress 2015 – Best abstracts in COPD management
Year: 2015