Carrying on with Living: The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on the Health Behaviour of Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Year: 2010
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Introduction: This study explored the health behaviour of older adults with COPD.\nObjectives included: 1) to explore the process of successfully managing COPD; 2) to\nidentify health behaviour strategies utilized; 3) to identify factors influencing health\nbehaviour change; 4) to understand the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Methods:\nEleven community-dwelling older adults were interviewed following PR. Interviews were\ncoded and analyzed using constant comparative analysis, comparing and contrasting\nincoming data with emerging theory. Findings: Two distinct models were developed\nrepresenting participants’ experience with COPD and health behaviour change: Struggling\nwith Living: Life with COPD before Pulmonary Rehabilitation; and Carrying on with\nLiving: Life with COPD following Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Conclusions: Older adults\nwith COPD engaged in a limited repertoire of health behaviour strategies which were\nrelatively ineffectual prior to participation in PR. PR had a major impact on health behaviour\nstrategies, and on the external and personal factors influencing health behaviour.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Sally Price
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2587197250