Practical Geriatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 274-277.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2021.03.016

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Application of exercise training complicated with home exercise in elderly patients receiving pulmonary rehabilitation

YU Chun-ni, WEI Jun, FAN Xiao-jun, GONG Yu-lei   

  1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
  • Received:2020-04-08 Published:2021-04-02

Abstract: Objective To explore the application effect of exercise training combined with home exercise in elderly patients with pulmonary rehabilitation and its influence on the scores of St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and dyspnea index (mMRC). Methods A total of 60 elderly patients who underwent pulmonary rehabilitation exercises from June 2017 to June 2019 were selected. They were divided into two groups by random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was given a routine rehabilitation mode, and the observation group received exercise training combined with home exercises. Both groups completed 4 weeks of intervention. The lung function, blood gas indexes, dyspnea score, 6-min walking distance (6MWD), SGRQ score and BODE index were compared between the two groups. Results The lung function in the observation group after intervention was better than that of the control group, and the arterial oxygen partial pressure was higher than that of the control group, and the blood carbon dioxide partial pressure was lower than that of the control group (P<0. 05). The score of mMRC in the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and 6MWT was longer than that of the control group (P<0. 05). The scores of SGRQ and BODE index in the observation group after intervention were lower than those in the control group (P<0. 05). Conclusions The application of exercise training combined with home exercise in the elderly patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation can significantly improve the patients' lung function, improve the ability to perform exercise endurance, and reduce the discomfort symptoms, the recurrence rate, and family and social stress.

Key words: exercise training program, home exercise, lung function, blood gas index, aged

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