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May 17, 2026Independent Nurse0 citations

Pulmonary rehabilitation: history, impact and future challenges

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EREmma RickardsSHSam HayesDBD Barber

Key Points

  • The aim is to discuss the structure and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation and its impact on patients with respiratory diseases.
  • Descriptive review of pulmonary rehabilitation's structure and delivery.
  • Analysis of challenges faced in the treatment.
  • Consideration of strategies to improve patient uptake and completion rates.
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation is crucial for improving patient outcomes in COPD.
  • Current challenges include low uptake and completion rates among patients.
  • Future strategies are needed to enhance patient engagement and treatment adherence.

Abstract

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key intervention for patients with respiratory diseases such as COPD. Here Emma Rickards, Sam Hayes and David Barber describe the structure, delivery and ongoing challenges of the treatment, and consider how to optimise uptake and completion rates amongst patients

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Rickards et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095bba7880e6d24efe1a5bhttps://doi.org/10.12968/indn.2026.4.20
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