Linzy Houchen?Wolloff|Michael Steiner
Pulmonary rehabilitation at a time of social distancing: prime time for tele-rehabilitation?
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust|University of Leicester|NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre|Glenfield Hospital
global covid19 pandemic concomitant social distancing measures taken many countries suppress transmission virus immediate profound effect provision pulmonary rehabilitation pr services conventional pr programmes organised around groups people attending rehabilitation centre suspended affected countries ensure vulnerable people effectively shielded virus however need pr gone away consideration way best provide effective therapy context current crisis1 2 issue enhancing access effective pr new one overwhelming evidence effectiveness intervention reducing disability improving quality life3 potentially offering survival advantage complete programme4 tempered welldocumented problems across many healthcare systems ensuring pr accessible need it5 problem taken centre stage field recent years need innovation delivery pr clear urgent challenge context current pandemichelpfully linked article hansen colleagues report results randomised controlled trial comparing homebased telerehabilitation conventional centrebased pr population severe copd6 participants experimental arm study provided touchscreen videoconferencing device together basic home exercise equipment dumbbells onestep