OPTImising the implementation of pulMonary rehAbiLitation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the OPTIMAL study): mixed methods study protocol

Table 1 Target behaviours to be quantified in Phase 1 and 4

	Adults hospitalised with an exacerbation of COPD	Adults with COPD who attend Respiratory Medicine out-patients
Referral to PR	Proportion referred to PR prior to or within 2 weeks of hospital discharge.	Proportion referred to PR within 2 weeks of attendance at a Respiratory Medicine clinic appointment.
Attendance to an initial appointment	Proportion who attend an initial assessment with a Physiotherapist to determine suitability to enrol into an exercise training program.	Proportion who attend an initial assessment with a Physiotherapist to determine suitability to enrol into an exercise training program.
Commence PR	Proportion who attend at least one exercise training session overseen by a Physiotherapist.	Proportion who attend at least one exercise training session overseen by a Physiotherapist.
Attendance to PR	Proportion who attend ≥80% of the scheduled exercise training sessions overseen by a Physiotherapist.	Proportion who attend ≥80% of the scheduled exercise training sessions overseen by a Physiotherapist.
Provision of a maintenance strategy	Proportion who are referred to a maintenance program on completion of exercise training sessions overseen by a Physiotherapist.	Proportion who are referred to a maintenance program on completion of exercise training sessions overseen by a Physiotherapist.

Abbreviations: COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PR pulmonary rehabilitation

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