Application of the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation of telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation in a randomized controlled trial among African-American and Hispanic patients with advanced stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Main Authors: Jennifer Polo (Author), Melissa J. Basile (Author), Meng Zhang (Author), Keyla Ordonez (Author), Danielle Rodriguez (Author), Eugenia Boye-Codjoe (Author), Myia Williams (Author), Donna Tsang (Author), Richard Medina (Author), Sonia Jacome (Author), Parvez Mir (Author), Sameer Khanijo (Author), Renee Pekmezaris (Author), Negin Hajizadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) decreases rehospitalization for people with COPD. However, less than 2% receive PR, partly due to lack of referral and sparsity of PR facilities. This disparity is particularly pronounced in African American and Hispanic persons with COPD. Telehealth...