Journal article
The role of pain in pulmonary rehabilitation: a qualitative study
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: One third of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report pain. To help inform a COPD-specific pain intervention, we explored the views of health care providers (HCPs) and individuals with COPD on pain during pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).
METHODS: This is a qualitative study using inductive thematic analysis. Eighteen HCPs familiar with PR and 19 patients enrolled in PR participated in semi-structured …
Authors
Harrison SL; Lee AL; Elliott-Button HL; Shea R; Goldstein RS; Brooks D; Ryan CG; Martin DJ
Journal
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Vol. 12, No. 0, pp. 3289–3299
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
November 8, 2017
DOI
10.2147/copd.s145442
ISSN
1176-9106
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelChest PainCost of IllnessEnglandExercise ToleranceFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterviews as TopicLungMaleMiddle AgedOntarioPain ManagementPain MeasurementPain PerceptionPain ThresholdPatient Education as TopicPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQualitative ResearchRespirationRespiratory TherapyTime FactorsTreatment Outcome