Publication Name	World Journal of Respirology
Manuscript ID	1755
Country	Australia

Received	2013-01-04 08:51
Peer-Review Started	2013-01-04 10:38
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-11 15:14
Return for Revision	2013-03-19 16:00
Revised	2013-04-08 15:06
Second Decision	2013-06-08 14:06
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-06-10 03:58
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Category	Rehabilitation
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Seasonal variation and living alone are related to pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	James R Walsh, Zoe J McKeough, Norman R Morris, Stephanie T Yerkovich, Michelle E Wood and Jenny D Paratz
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation and the Queensland Health’s Health Practitioner Research Scheme
Corresponding Author	Mr. James Walsh, Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside 4032, Queensland, Australia. james_walsh@health.qld.gov.au
Key Words	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Predictive factors; Program completion; Program non-completion
Core Tip	The study’s purpose was to identify baseline characteristics that independently predict pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion and compare these findings against the participant’s reasons for non-completion. Twenty-six of the 111 participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were classified as non-completers. Only programs that commenced in winter (P = 0.011) and participants that lived alone (P = 0.042) were identified as independent predictors of program non-completion. Twenty non-completers were interviewed about their pulmonary rehabilitation experience with their reasons grouped into: medical reasons (75%), other personal reasons (30%) and external barriers (45%). No participant reported living alone or that the program commenced during winter as a reason for non-completion.
Publish Date	2013-07-18 17:49
Citation	Walsh JR, McKeough ZJ, Morris NR, Yerkovich ST, Wood ME, Paratz JD. Seasonal variation and living alone are related to pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion. World J Respirol 2013; 3(2): 29-37
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6255/full/v3/i2/29.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5320/wjr.v3.i2.29

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