Contribution to the literature
comorbidity, comorbid disease

Given the sparsity of physical PR locations, telehealth-delivered PR can overcome some barriers to access such as transportation and patient level mobilityAlthough facilitating access to PR allowed us to control for common socioeconomic factors that typically prevent populations experiencing health/health care disparities from completing PR, decision-making about adherence was motivated by patients’ weighing their immediate short-term circumstances, comorbid disease demands, and nonbiomedical knowledge.To promote uptake, pulmonary rehabilitation referrals must include considerations of comorbidity burden, the perception of PR utility, and must facilitate medical clearances.