Socioeconomic deprivation and the outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in England and Wales

Conclusions
In a large national dataset, we have shown that patients living in more deprived areas are less likely to complete PR. However, deprivation was not associated with clinical outcomes in patients who complete therapy. Interventions targeted at enhancing referral, uptake and completion of PR among patients living in deprived areas could reduce morbidity and healthcare costs in such hard-to-reach populations.

Source: Thorax - May 15, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Steiner, M. C., Lowe, D., Beckford, K., Blakey, J., Bolton, C. E., Elkin, S., Man, W. D. -C., Roberts, C. M., Sewell, L., Walker, P., Singh, S. J. Tags: Open access Rehabilitation Source Type: research