| Location |
Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
| Aim of study |
To evaluate the provision of culturally accessible cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation to increase participation and improve health outcomes for people with established cardiac or pulmonary disease, and reduce risk factors for people with risk factors only. |
| What is being said about indigenous people? |
Indigenous peoples have high COPD prevalence and rates of hospitalisation. Importance of culturally safe cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program designed and delivered by an Aboriginal community-controlled service for the Indigenous community. |
| Indigenous specific research |
Yes. |
| Indigenous research governance |
Yes. Strong Indigenous governance model. Governance by Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Ethics approval by the State Committee of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. |
| Indigenous engagement |
Partial. Indigenous study participants provided feedback via written evaluation forms. Staff who participated in the study provided feedback via interviews and written evaluations forms. Study did not report Indigenous community engagement to support pre-study design or implementation. |
| Indigenous involvement (indigenous author and voices) |
Yes. One author was a Palawan woman (Aboriginal person from Tasmania) employed with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Indigenous Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre staff and Indigenous participants in the rehabilitation program. |
| Indigenous publication |
No. Published in a non-Indigenous specific peer reviewed journal (BMC Health Services Research). |
| Data collection methods |
Participants completed exercise capacity assessments, functional capacity assessments and quality of life questionnaires as well as a program evaluation form. Staff completed semi-structured interviews and provided written feedback. |
| Analytic framework |
Quantitative analysis on participation and rehabilitation outcomes. Thematic analysis of qualitative information from participants and staff. |
