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. 2023 Feb 10;2023(2):CD014823. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014823

Pekmezaris 2020.

Study characteristics
Country / Income of the Country USA (HIC)
Objective of study Quote: "To analyze qualitative data from focus groups with key stakeholders to ensure the acceptability and usability of the TM COPD intervention"
participant´s description Approximately 20 community advisory board members were invited to each meeting, with about one‐third representing patients and caregivers, one‐third representing providers (pulmonologists, researchers, and primary care physicians), and another one‐third representing the other stakeholders (such as community‐based organisations) Cab members included stakeholders, including African American and Hispanic COPD patients; nonprofessional caregivers; experts in health and social disparities; clinicians (geriatrician, pulmonary expert, and a respiratory therapist); and patient advocates
Health condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 
Mode of rehabilitation delivery In‐person home‐based rehabilitation
Type of rehabilitation provided Respiratory 
Study design / Data collection approach / Data analysis approach Qualitative approach/ Focus groups/ Content analysis 
Funding sources for the study / Conflict of interest  Quote: ''This study was funded through a Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Award (1511‐33066). The statements presented in this study are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the PCORI, its board of governors, or methodology committee''
 
''Conflicts of Interest: None declared''
Notes Study purposively sampled