Socioeconomic deprivation and the outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in England and Wales
(2017)
Journal Article
Steiner, M. C., Lowe, D., Beckford, K., Blakey, J., Bolton, C. E., Elkin, S., Man, W. D. .-C., Roberts, C. M., Sewell, L., Walker, P., & Singh, S. J. (2017). Socioeconomic deprivation and the outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in England and Wales. Thorax, 72(6), 530-537. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209376
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity and health status in patients with COPD, but many patients assessed for PR do not complete therapy. It is unknown whether socioeconomic deprivation associates with rates of completi... Read More about Socioeconomic deprivation and the outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in England and Wales.