A Home-Based Multimedia Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Improves Clinical Symptoms and Physical Performance of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anoma Santiworakul (0000-0001-5531-5948, Walailak University), Nitita Piya-amornphan (0000-0001-5469-4827, Walailak University), Netchanok Jianramas (Walailak University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 11479-11479 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182111479 |
| PMID | 34769994 |
| OpenAlex | W3208382615 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation can decrease symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation by instructive multimedia in the form of videos and flip charts on clinical symptoms and exercise performance in COPD patients. An eight-week home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program was performed with twenty COPD patients older than 60 years of age with moderate to severe stages. They were separated into two groups: a multimedia group ( n = 10) and a control group, which was only provided with telephone monitoring ( n = 10). Clinical symptoms were measured by using the clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ), and exercise performance was measured using a six-minute walk test (6MWT) and an upper-lower limb muscle strengthening test. After 8 weeks, the results showed that both groups showed a statistically significant decrease in the CCQ (p (p < 0.05), while the control group was not found to show a statistically significant increase in the lower-limb muscle strengthening. Therefore, a pulmonary rehabilitation program using multimedia at home can lessen symptoms and improve exercise performance in COPD patients
COPD · Physical therapy · Pulmonary disease · Pulmonary rehabilitation · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Medicine · Public Health and Nutrition · Respiratory Support and Mechanisms · Internal Medicine · Rehabilitation
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |