Challenging the Status Quo: Unravelling the Determinants of Referrals to and Maintenance Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract

This program of research, involving people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was designed to optimise referrals to a pulmonary rehabilitation program, and to understand factors that influence the maintenance of training-related gains following completion of an initial program. It comprised two studies: a multi-method study involving consumers, and a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the existing literature.