Australian airway clearance services for adults with chronic lung conditions: A national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physiotherapy-led airway clearance interventions are indicated for some people with chronic lung conditions. This study describes Australian clinical models for the provision of adult airway clearance services.

Methods

This cross-sectional national study recruited public and private health care providers (excluding cystic fibrosis-specific services) identified by a review of websites. Providers were invited to complete an electronic 61-item survey with questions about airway clearance service context, referral demographics, service provision and program metrics. Data were reported descriptively with differences between metropolitan and non-metropolitan services explored with chi-square tests.

Results

Between October-December 2019, the survey was disseminate

SUBMITTER: Cooper L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903021 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature