TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary Telerehabilitation for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Brazil
T2 - A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study
AU - Neves, Luis H.G.
AU - Malaguti, Carla
AU - Santos, Marissa R.
AU - Cabral, Laura A.
AU - da Silva, Laura B.D.
AU - de Oliveira, Hugo H.
AU - Brugiolo, Alessa S.S.
AU - José, Anderson
AU - Holland, Anne E.
AU - Oliveira, Cristino C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Brazil [grant code 001], Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), Programa de Pesquisa para o SUS (PPSUS) [grant code APQ-03921-17], and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil [grant number 424542/2018-8].
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PY - 2023/5/11
Y1 - 2023/5/11
N2 - This study assessed the feasibility of pulmonary telerehabilitation’s (PTR) acceptability, implementation, practicality, and adaptation for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Brazil. It also explored associations with clinical and socioeconomic features of Brazilians with COPD. This mixed-method study included thirty-one participants with COPD (age 62±10 years; FEV1= 72±14% predicted). Most participants (74.2%) reported good PTR session acceptability on the System Usability Scale and scores of 4.6±0.3 and 4.5±0.6 on a 1-5 Likert-type scale of implementation and practicality, respectively. Participants suggested adaptations for better comfort on the exercise bike and varying exercise modalities. PTR acceptability was associated with participants’ younger age (rS=-0.57, p<0.01) and higher education (rS=0.51, p<0.01). PTR is feasible for people with COPD in Brazil regarding acceptability, implementation, practicality, and adaptation. Younger age and higher educational level are associated with greater PTR acceptability.
AB - This study assessed the feasibility of pulmonary telerehabilitation’s (PTR) acceptability, implementation, practicality, and adaptation for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Brazil. It also explored associations with clinical and socioeconomic features of Brazilians with COPD. This mixed-method study included thirty-one participants with COPD (age 62±10 years; FEV1= 72±14% predicted). Most participants (74.2%) reported good PTR session acceptability on the System Usability Scale and scores of 4.6±0.3 and 4.5±0.6 on a 1-5 Likert-type scale of implementation and practicality, respectively. Participants suggested adaptations for better comfort on the exercise bike and varying exercise modalities. PTR acceptability was associated with participants’ younger age (rS=-0.57, p<0.01) and higher education (rS=0.51, p<0.01). PTR is feasible for people with COPD in Brazil regarding acceptability, implementation, practicality, and adaptation. Younger age and higher educational level are associated with greater PTR acceptability.
KW - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
KW - Feasibility studies
KW - Telerehabilitation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160257843&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5195/ijt.2023.6555
DO - 10.5195/ijt.2023.6555
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85160257843
SN - 1945-2020
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - International Journal of Telerehabilitation
JF - International Journal of Telerehabilitation
IS - 1
ER -