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    Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for real-world settings with cost-benefit analysis
    with Alda Marques, Cristina Jácome, Patrícia Rebelo, Cátia Paixão, Joana Cruz, Célia Freitas, Marília Rua, Helena Loureiro, Cristina Peguinho, Fábio Marques, Adriana Simões, Madalena Santos, Paula Martins, Alexandra André, Sílvia De Francesco, Vitória Martins, Dina Brooks, and Paula Simão
    BMC Public Health 19 (1): 676. 2019.
    Pulmonary rehabilitation has demonstrated patients’ physiological and psychosocial improvements, symptoms reduction and health-economic benefits whilst enhances the ability of the whole family to adjust to illness. However, PR remains highly inaccessible due to lack of awareness of its benefits, poor referral and availability mostly in hospitals. Novel models of PR delivery are needed to enhance its implementation while maintaining cost-efficiency. We aim to implement an innovative community-bas…Read more