Educational topics and their rationale for inclusion within pulmonary rehabilitation – a systematic review

To identify the scope of educational topics within pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for people with chronic respiratory diseases and determine their rationale for inclusion. Four electronic databases were searched, with data extracted and assessed for quality by two reviewers using the Downs and Black tool or the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist. Twenty-one studies of variable quality were included. In chronic obstructive pulmonary...