Open AccessIdentifying Appropriate Delivery of and Referral to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Uganda: A Survey Study of People Living with Chronic Respiratory Disease and Health Care Workers
Author(s) -
Winceslaus Katagira,
Amy Jones,
Mark Orme,
Zainab K Yusuf,
Pauline Ndagire,
Jaliah Nanyonga,
Richard Kasiita,
Josephine Kasolo,
Ruhme B Miah,
Michael Steiner,
Rupert Jones,
Andy Barton,
Bruce Kirenga,
Sally Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s314849
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , pulmonary rehabilitation , rehabilitation , family medicine , psychological intervention , health care , copd , physical therapy , nursing , economics , economic growth
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a low cost, high impact intervention that ameliorates the disability associated with chronic respiratory diseases (CRD). PR is becoming increasingly recognized in low resource settings where the burden of CRD is rapidly increasing. To aid the implementation of PR in Uganda, we conducted a study to assess the attitudes and opinions towards PR among patients with CRD in Uganda and explore barriers faced by health care workers (HCWs) in referring to PR.