What are the attitudes and opinions of healthcare staff and patients with chronic lung disease in Uganda regards pulmonary rehabilitation?

The attitudes and opinions of healthcare staff and patients living with chronic lung disease regards the delivery of a clinical pulmonary rehabilitation programme: Global RECHARGE Uganda

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN44754061

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-12

Start date

2020-01-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-09-27

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Conditions

Post tuberculosis lung disease Respiratory Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

Interventions

Eligible and interested patients, after providing written informed consent, will be given a brief questionnaire in outpatient and primary care clinics. The questionnaire will take no more than 5 minut

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of COPD 2. Lung disease following TB treatment 3. Healthcare staff

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anyone unable to provide written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The readiness of patients and healthcare professionals for Pulmonary Rehabilitation using the questionnaire at the time of consent.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The need for Pulmonary Rehabilitation from patients with chronic lung disease is determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 2. The mode of Pulmonary Rehabilitation that is acceptable to patients is determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 3. The attitudes and beliefs of health care providers who would be potential referrers to Pulmonary Rehabilitation are determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 4. The views of health care personnel on transfer of information and the mode of referral to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 5. The need for Pulmonary Rehabilitation and individual preferred modes of delivery are determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The need for Pulmonary Rehabilitation from patients with chronic lung disease is determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 2. The mode of Pulmonary Rehabilitation that is acceptable to patients is determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 3. The attitudes and beliefs of health care providers who would be potential referrers to Pulmonary Rehabilitation are determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 4. The views of health care personnel on transfer of information and the mode of referral to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent. 5. The need for Pulmonary Rehabilitation and individual preferred modes of delivery are determined using the questionnaire at the time of consent.

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Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactMark Orme

mwo4@leicester.ac.uk01162583113

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026