Does delivery of a training program for healthcare professionals increase access to pulmonary rehabilitation and improve outcomes for people with chronic lung disease in rural and remote Australia? | Zendy

Catherine Johnston | Zendy; Lyndal Maxwell | Zendy; Graeme Maguire | Zendy; Jennifer Alison | Zendy

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Does delivery of a training program for healthcare professionals increase access to pulmonary rehabilitation and improve outcomes for people with chronic lung disease in rural and remote Australia?

Author(s) -

Catherine Johnston,

Lyndal Maxwell,

Graeme Maguire,

Jennifer Alison

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

australian health review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644

H-Index - 46

eISSN - 1449-8944

pISSN - 0156-5788

DOI - 10.1071/ah14009

Subject(s) - pulmonary rehabilitation , rehabilitation , medicine , health care , government (linguistics) , business , sustainability , rural area , nursing , physical therapy , economic growth , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , economics , biology

Access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), an effective management strategy for people with chronic respiratory disease, is often limited particularly in rural and remote regions. Difficulties with establishment and maintenance of PR have been reported. Reasons may include a lack of adequately trained staff. There have been no published reports evaluating the impact of training programs on PR provision. The aim of this project was to evaluate the impact of an interactive training and support program for healthcare professionals (the Breathe Easy, Walk Easy (BEWE) program) on the delivery of PR in rural and remote regions.

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