Preferences of patients with asthma or COPD for treatments in pulmonary rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) aims to improve disease control in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. However, the success of PR-programs depends on the patients' participation and willingness to cooperate. Taking the patients' preferences into consideration might improve both of these factors. Accordingly, our study aims to analyze patients' preferences regarding current rehabilitation approaches in order to deduce and discuss possibilities to further optimize pulmonary rehabilitation.

Methods and analysis

At the end of a 3 weeks in-house PR, patients' preferences concerning the proposed therapies were assessed during two different time slots (summer 2015 and winter 2015/2016) in three clinics using a choice-based conjoint anal

SUBMITTER: Damm K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053281 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature