Karin Wadell|Thiemi Ferreira|Mats Arne|Karin Lisspers|B Ställberg|Margareta Emtner
Hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD in Sweden–A national survey
Umeå University|Sunnybrook Health Science Centre|Health Sciences Centre|West Park Healthcare Centre|University of Toronto|Karlstad University|Uppsala University|Uppsala University|Uppsala University|Uppsala University
pulmonary rehabilitation pr evidencebased multidisciplinary costeffective intervention leads improved health patients chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd however availability pr programs varies within different countries aim study investigate availability content hospitalbased pr programs patients copd swedena crosssectional descriptive design applied using webbased questionnaire sent hospitals sweden questionnaire consisted 32 questions concerned availability content pr patients copd 2011seventy 71 hospitals responded electronic survey fortysix 66 hospitals offered pr patients copd around 75 hospitals southern middle parts sweden 33 hospitals northern part offered pr thirtyfour percent patients declined participation total number 1355 patients participated pr represents 02 copd population sweden hospitals exercise training major component 76 offered educational programnot even half percent patients copd sweden took part hospitalbased pr program 2011 considerable geographic discrepancy availability country enable greater part increasing number patients copd take part evidencebased treatment need evaluating settings pr programs primary care home andor internet