“…28 The methodological quality of the qualitative studies (n = 14) [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] ranged from 67% to 90% and the mixed-method study 28 scored 70% for the qualitative phase and 95% for the quantitative phase. 26 Four studies were conducted in the United Kingdom, 35,37,40,43 three in Sweden, 30,41,42 two in the United States, 31,33 two in Iceland, 32,38 one in Canada, 28 one in Korea, 39 one in Norway, 36 and one in Switzerland. 34 Ten studies included both men and women; 28,31,32,[34][35][36][40][41][42][43] the other five focused on more restricted groups: women only, 38 men only, 39 those newly diagnosed, 30 people on long-term supplemental oxygen, 33 and people who refused a referral to a pulmonary rehabilitation program after exp...…”