Telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation: A review of the literature and an example of a nationwide initiative to improve the accessibility of pulmonary rehabilitation

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 41-47

  Selzler, A M ^a   Wald, J ^b   Sedeno, M ^b,c   Jourdain, T ^d   Janaudis Ferreira, T ^c,e,f   Goldstein, R ^g,h   Bourbeau, J ^b,c   Stickland, M K ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit   (Canada)

^d G F MacDonald Centre for Lung Health   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

accessibility; chronic disease management; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary rehabilitation; telehealth

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMONITORING; VIDEOCONFERENCING; CANADA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; TELEREHABILITATION;

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEREHABILITATION;

EID: 85041718132     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972317724570     Document Type: Review

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