Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study

This project is based at BPCRS in Bangladesh.

Overview

Project title: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) – a qualitative study

Programme: Non-Communicable Diseases

Based at: Bangladesh Primary Care Respiratory Society in Bangladesh

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Project team: Monsur Habib, Nazim Uzzaman

Background

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is a proven and effective strategy to improve shortness of breath, health status, and exercise tolerance for people with Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD). During first phase of RESPIRE, a systematic review and feasibility studies of PR were conducted in Bangladesh, India and Malaysia.

This project draws on findings from previous RESPIRE studies, which found a need for home-based PR.

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