Walsh JR, McKeough ZJ, Morris NR, Yerkovich ST, Wood ME, Paratz JD. Seasonal variation and living alone are related to pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion. World J Respirol 2013; 3(2): 29-37 [DOI: 10.5320/wjr.v3.i2.29]
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Mr. James Walsh, Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside 4032, Queensland, Australia. james_walsh@health.qld.gov.au
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Rehabilitation
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World J Respirol. Jul 28, 2013; 3(2): 29-37 Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.5320/wjr.v3.i2.29
Seasonal variation and living alone are related to pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion
James R Walsh, Zoe J McKeough, Norman R Morris, Stephanie T Yerkovich, Michelle E Wood, Jenny D Paratz
James R Walsh, Norman R Morris, Stephanie T Yerkovich, Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland 4032, Australia
James R Walsh, Stephanie T Yerkovich, Jenny D Paratz, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia
Zoe J McKeough, Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2141, Australia
Norman R Morris, School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast 4215, Australia
Michelle E Wood, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland 4032, Australia
Author contributions: Walsh JR was responsible for the study design, primary analysis and interpretation of the data, and drafting the manuscript; McKeough ZJ, Morris NR and Paratz JD contributed to study conception and revision of the manuscript; Yerkovich ST contributed to the data analysis and revision of the manuscript; Wood ME contributed to the data acquisition and revision of the manuscript.
Supported by The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation and the Queensland Health’s Health Practitioner Research Scheme
Correspondence to: Mr. James Walsh, Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside 4032, Queensland, Australia. james_walsh@health.qld.gov.au
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Received: January 4, 2013 Revised: April 28, 2013 Accepted: June 8, 2013 Published online: July 28, 2013 Processing time: 195 Days and 22.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The study’s purpose was to identify baseline characteristics that independently predict pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion and compare these findings against the participant’s reasons for non-completion. Twenty-six of the 111 participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were classified as non-completers. Only programs that commenced in winter (P = 0.011) and participants that lived alone (P = 0.042) were identified as independent predictors of program non-completion. Twenty non-completers were interviewed about their pulmonary rehabilitation experience with their reasons grouped into: medical reasons (75%), other personal reasons (30%) and external barriers (45%). No participant reported living alone or that the program commenced during winter as a reason for non-completion.
