Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs

Evaluation of the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation programs can be based on:

  • Patient outcomes(i.e. what was the effect of the program on patient outcomes such as their exercise capacity, symptoms and quality of life?).
  • Patient feedback(i.e. what did the patient think of the program?).

Evaluating the effectiveness of a pulmonary rehabilitation program depends on the assessment of patients before and after the program. Ideally, long-term re-assessments ( or repeat) (e.g. 12 months after program completion) would also be conducted to help determine the long-term effectiveness of the pulmonary rehabilitation program and to provide long-term follow-up data.  The availability of resources may limit centres from conducting long-term re-assessments.

The extent of evaluation will depend on the availability of local resources.  The evaluation should reflect the content of each centre’s pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Program Details

What Effects did the Program Have on Key Outcomes?

What Effects did the Program Have on Key Outcomes?

What Did My Patient Think of the Program?

What Did My Patient Think of the Program?

References

References

The Toolkit

Getting Started
Getting Started
Patient Assessment
Patient Assessment
Exercise Training
Exercise Training
Patient Education
Patient Education
Patient Re-assessment
Patient Re-Assessment
Additional Resources
Additional Resources

Endorsed by the following organisations according to their respective approved criteria: