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Using Telehealth Technology to Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Michael K. Stickland,
Tina Jourdain,
Eric Wong,
Wendy M. Rodgers,
Nicholas Jendzjowsky,
Giles F. MacDonald
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2011/640865
Subject(s) - medicine , telehealth , pulmonary rehabilitation , copd , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , pulmonary disease , rehabilitation , telemedicine , health care , nursing , economics , economic growth
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an effective therapeutic strategy to improve health outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, there is insufficient PR capacity to service all COPD patients, thus necessitating creative solutions to increase the availability of PR.

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