Access to pulmonary rehabilitation for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities: A cohort study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Clarice Y. Tang; Mark Lavercombe; Anne M. Southcott; Nicholas F. Taylor; Felicity C. Blackstock
- Source
- Healthsocial care in the communityREFERENCES. 30(6)
- Subject
- Sociology and Political Science
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Language
- ISSN
- 1365-2524
Little is known about the extent of cultural and linguistic diversity among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Australia and if ethno-cultural factors influence engagement in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the extent of cultural and linguistic diversity among people with COPD and identify variables that influence engagement in PR. Patients with COPD attending the respiratory outpatient clinic at a metropolitan health service completed a study-specific questionnaire with results descriptively analysed. Access issues of awareness, referrals, attendance and completion of PR were examined. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify variables that influenced engagement in PR. Ninety-seven participants were recruited, of whom 36 (37%) self-identified a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community. While participants from CALD communities had less awareness of PR as compared with the English Australian group (χ