Global RECHARGE: Establishing a standard international data set for pulmonary rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries

hronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are highly prevalent in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). People living with CRD are often disabled by breathlessness which can result in reduced health-related quality of life, including reduced exercise tolerance, significant psychological morbidity and reduced ability to work. Implementing clinically and cost-effective interventions to tackle these problems can be challenging in low-resource settings. Pulmonary rehabilitation is a low cost, high impact intervention that reverses CRD-related disability and is supported by the highest level of research. Pulmonary rehabilitation is delivered by a multidisciplinary team and has exercise training and education at its core to support