PMID- 34856155 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220608 LR - 20221115 IS - 1532-821X (Electronic) IS - 0003-9993 (Print) IS - 0003-9993 (Linking) VI - 103 IP - 6 DP - 2022 Jun TI - Predictors of Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Uptake, Adherence, Completion, and Treatment Response Among Male U.S. Veterans With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. PG - 1113-1121.e1 LID - S0003-9993(21)01573-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.10.021 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine predictors of uptake (never start), adherence (drop out), and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), as well as PR treatment response based on minimal clinically important difference (MCID) on the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distance and Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire-Self-Report (CRQ-SR). DESIGN: Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING: Veterans Health Administration. PARTICIPANTS: U.S. veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (N=253) referred to PR between 2010 and 2018. INTERVENTIONS: Outpatient PR program. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants completed baseline (time 1) measures of depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II), health-related quality of life (CRQ-SR), self-efficacy (Exercise Self-Regulatory Efficacy Scale [Ex-SRES]), and COPD knowledge. Exercise capacity was assessed with the 6MWT. Participants who completed all 18 sessions of PR repeated assessments (time 2). Logistic regression models examined predictors of uptake, adherence, and completion of PR as well as treatment response based on MCID. RESULTS: Participants were referred to PR with 24.90% never starting, 28.90% dropping out, and 46.20% completing. No differences emerged between never starters and dropouts. Having a history of any cancer increased the likelihood of completing PR (vs never starting; odds ratio [OR], 3.18; P=.003). Greater CRQ-SR dyspnea score, indicating less dyspnea, was associated with increased likelihood of completing PR (OR, 1.12; P=.006). Past smoking compared with current smoking was associated with increased likelihood of completion (OR, 3.89; P