Barriers and facilitators of adherence to treatment interventions for COPD amongst individuals from minority ethnic communities: Meta-ethnography.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Numerous studies have documented the low adherence rate to treatment interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) amongst minority ethnic communities. This systematic meta-ethnographic review was performed to identify barriers and facilitators of adherence to treatment interventions (e.g., smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation) of COPD in minority ethnic communities.

Method

This systematic meta-ethnographic review followed the approach by Noblit and Hare. Systematic searches were performed across six databases MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE (OVID), CINAHL (EBSCO), PsycINFO (OVID), Web of Science, and Scopus from their inception until November 2023. Quality appraisal of included studies was conducted using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP

SUBMITTER: Alamer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809908 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature