Experiences and Challenges of Patients With Chronic Respiratory Disease During a Virtual Research Study: Qualitative Study

Noah Tregobov   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Austin McMillan   ^{2, 3 *} , MD ;   Aditya Dhariwal   ^{4, 5 *} , BSc ;   Y Sarah Chae   ^{6, 7} , MSc ;   Bahareh Poureslami   ⁸ , MM ;   Maryam Mahjoob   ² , MD ;   Joshua Block   ⁹ , MSME ;   Iraj Poureslami   ² , PhD

¹ Vancouver—Fraser Medical Program, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

² Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada

³ Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada

⁴ Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁵ Centre for Aging SMART Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁶ Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁷ Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁸ Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States

⁹ Deparment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally