Low rates of participation and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care

Andrea Méndez; Patricio Labra; Rafael Pizarro; Nelly Baeza

doi:10.4067/S0034-98872018001101304

Low rates of participation and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care

Andrea Méndez, Patricio Labra, Rafael Pizarro, Nelly Baeza

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Background: Only 6% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) participate in pulmonary rehabilitation programs (PR) and only 50% of those who participate, complete these programs. Aim: To determine rates of PR program participation and completion among patients with COPD in Chile. Material and Methods: Analysis of a database available at the Ministry of Health, which included data of 277491 patients with COPD (55% females) and their participation in PR programs, between 2014 and 2016. Results: Forty percent of patients were over 75 years of age. Participation rates in PR programs ranged from 2.4 to 2.9%. Rates of completion ranged from 26 to 36%. Conclusions: There is a low rate of participation in PR programs among patients with COPD. Approximately one third of participants complete these programs.

Translated title of the contribution	Participación y adherencia a programas de rehabilitación pulmonar en pacientes con EPOC en Chile
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1304-1308
Number of pages	5
Journal	Revista Medica de Chile
Volume	146
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872018001101304
State	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exercise
Primary health care
Rehabilitation

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Low rates of participation and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care

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