PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rupert C M Jones
AU  - Shirley Copper
AU  - Oksana Riley
AU  - Frank Dobbs
TI  - A pilot study of pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care.
DP  - 2002 Jul 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 567--568
VI  - 52
IP  - 480
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/52/480/567.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/52/480/567.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2002 Jul 01; 52
AB  - Pulmonary rehabilitation is an effective intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is usually available only through selected hospitals. A pilot study was undertaken to see if pulmonary rehabilitation performed by the primary health care team in one practice was feasible. Fourteen patients were recruited; 13 completed the programme and one year of follow-up. The programme was well received by patients and staff. There were not enough suitable patients among a practice list of 10,500 to justify the running of this programme for a single practice; one primary care group would suffice