Does care managers' initial professional background affect the outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation? A retrospective cohort study of 2450 individuals with chronic respiratory diseases.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveThis retrospective study in individuals with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) compared changes in quality of life, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and exercise capacity after a home pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme, based on the care manager's professional background.MethodsPR team was composed of nurses (Gr1, n = 989 patients), physiotherapists (Gr2, n = 466), one dietician and one sociomedical beautician (Gr3, n = 794) and one respiratory physician (Gr4, n = 201) who supervised one home session per week during 8 weeks. Quality of life, anxiety and depressive symptoms, dyspnea and exercise capacity were assessed at the beginning and end of PR, and at 12 months after the end of PR.Results2450 participants were included (females: 41.6%, age: 64.1 ± 13.0 years, FEV_1<

SUBMITTER: Gephine S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12812202 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature