Delivering remote pulmonary rehabilitation in Bangladesh: a mixed-method feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an effective and essential component of care for the increasing number of individuals with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Despite the benefits, it remains underutilised and poorly accessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to determine the feasibility of delivering PR in Bangladesh at home because of pandemic travel restrictions.

Methods

Aligned with the Medical Research Council framework of development and evaluation of complex interventions, we recruited individuals with CRDs from the Community Respiratory Centre, Khulna, to a mixed-methods feasibility study. We assessed their functional exercise capacity and quality of life before and after an eight-week course of home PR, and conducted semi-structure

SUBMITTER: Habib GMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825123 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature