title: Uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation in New Zealand by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2009.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate of uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in New Zealand in 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  A postal survey sent to all District Health Boards (DHBs), Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), and other non-government organisations (NGOs) identified as providers of PR. The survey requested information on the characteristics of PR programmes, estimates of the total number of people with COPD who were offered PR, entered PR, and completed PR in 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2009 PR was provided in 19 of 21 DHB regions by 23 organisations (16 DHBs, five PHOs, one DHB/PHO partnership, and 1 NGO). Twenty-one of these 23 organisations (91%) responded to the survey. In total, 2569 people with COPD were offered PR, 1786 entered PR, and 1378 completed a PR programme in 2009.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a marked shortfall between the national levels of provision of PR and the prevalence of COPD, with less than 1% of people with COPD participating in PR each year in New Zealand. Incentives, leadership and coordination of services are required at a national level to increase the uptake of PR.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Otago (Wellington), PO Box 7343, Wellington 6242, New Zealand. william.levack@otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: William M M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Levack
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weatherall
authors.forename: Julie C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Reeve
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mans
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014600:Utilization Review