Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for real-world settings with cost-benefit analysis

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2019

Autores

Marques, A (Autor) Outra; Jacome, C (Autor) FMUP; Rebelo, P (Autor) Outra; Paixao, C (Autor) Outra; Oliveira, A (Autor) Outra; Cruz, J (Autor) Outra; Freitas, C (Autor) Outra; Rua, M (Autor) Outra; Loureiro, H (Autor) Outra; Peguinho, C (Autor) Outra; Marques, F (Autor) Outra; Simoes, A (Autor) Outra; Santos, M (Autor) Outra; Martins, P (Autor) Outra; Andre, A (Autor) Outra; De Francesco, S (Autor) Outra; Martins, V (Autor) Outra; Brooks, D (Autor) Outra; Simao, P (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: BMC Public Health

Vol. 19

ISSN: 1471-2458

Editora: Springer Nature

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 20 Citações

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Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00Q-NR1

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7045-1

Abstract (EN): Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated patients' physiological and psychosocial improvements, symptoms reduction and health-economic benefits whilst enhances the ability of the whole family to adjust to illness. However, PR remains highly inaccessible due to lack of awareness of its benefits, poor referral and availability mostly in hospitals. Novel models of PR delivery are needed to enhance its implementation while maintaining cost-efficiency. We aim to implement an innovative community-based PR programme and assess its cost-benefit. Methods: A 12-week community-based PR will be implemented in primary healthcare centres where programmes are not available. Healthcare professionals will be trained. 73 patients with CRD and their caregivers (dyads patient-caregivers) will compose the experimental group. The control group will include dyads age- and disease-matched willing to collaborate in data collection but not in PR. Patients/family-centred outcomes will be dyspnoea (modified Medical Research Council Questionnaire), fatigue (Checklist of individual strength and Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - fatigue), cough and sputum (Leicester cough questionnaire and Cough and sputum assessment questionnaire), impact of the disease (COPD Assessment Test), emotional state (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), number of exacerbations, healthcare utilisation, health-related quality of life and family adaptability/cohesion (Family Adaptation and Cohesion Scale). Other clinical outcomes will be peripheral (biceps and quadriceps-hand held dynamometer, 1 or 10 repetition-maximum) and respiratory (maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures) muscle strength, muscle thickness and cross sectional area (biceps brachialis, rectus femoris and diaphragm-ultrasound imaging), exercise capacity (six-minute walk test and one-minute sit to stand test), balance (brief-balance evaluation systems test) and physical activity (accelerometer). Data will be collected at baseline, at 12weeks, at 3- and 6-months post-PR. Changes in the outcome measures will be compared between groups, after multivariate adjustment for possible confounders, and effect sizes will be calculated. A cost-benefit analysis will be conducted. Discussion: This study will enhance patients access to PR, by training healthcare professionals in the local primary healthcare centres to conduct such programmes and actively involving caregivers. The cost-benefit analysis of this intervention will provide an evidence-based insight into the economic benefit of community-based PR in chronic respiratory diseases.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 11