A prospective qualitative exploration of views about attending pulmonary rehabilitation.

Background And Purpose: Pulmonary rehabilitation has been found to be an effective strategy for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, attendance at such programmes is not optimal, therefore, this study aimed to develop an in-depth understanding of views regarding attendance at pulmonary rehabilitation and experiences which may have shaped these views.

Methods: An inductive qualitative study was carried out within the framework of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.