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1Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and Yale COPD Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut. Carolyn.rochester@yale.edu.
Respiratory Care
|May 28, 2024
Summary
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is underutilized due to numerous patient, geographic, and health system barriers. Addressing these obstacles is crucial to improve access to this effective therapy for chronic respiratory diseases.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine
- Health Services Research
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Background:
- Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a highly effective therapy for chronic respiratory diseases.
- Despite its benefits, PR is significantly underutilized across diverse patient populations.
- Numerous barriers impede access to and participation in PR programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and analyze the multifaceted barriers hindering the utilization of pulmonary rehabilitation.
- To highlight the disparities in PR access and outcomes.
- To underscore the urgent need for strategies to overcome these barriers.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and synthesis of existing research on PR barriers.
- Analysis of patient-related, geographic, societal, and health system factors.
- Examination of healthcare professional referral patterns and knowledge gaps.
Main Results:
- Patient barriers include perceived burden of treatment, transportation issues, cost, lack of knowledge, and comorbidities.
- Geographic barriers involve limited availability, especially in rural areas, and distance to centers.
- Health system and societal factors include underfunding, disparities, and insufficient HCP awareness and referral.
Conclusions:
- Multifaceted barriers significantly limit access to pulmonary rehabilitation.
- Addressing these obstacles is essential to reduce healthcare disparities.
- Developing targeted strategies is urgently needed to improve PR utilization for patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
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