Practical Geriatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 715-719.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2022.07.016

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Effect of load deep breathing rehabilitation training on cardiopulmonary function and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at remission stage

YANG Cheng, SUN Xiao-jing, ZHANG Zhen-ying, ZHANG Liu, XU Zhi-ping, WANG Li-zhong   

  1. Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100144, China
  • Received:2021-08-12 Online:2022-07-20 Published:2022-07-18

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of load deep breathing rehabilitation training on cardiopulmonary function and quality of life in the elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at remission stage. Methods A total of 82 elderly patients with COPD at remission stage from July 2017 to June 2020 in our hospital were selected, and they were divided into observation group and control group by random number table method, with 41 patients in each group. The control group received routine treatment, and the observation group was given load deep breathing rehabilitation training on the basis of the control group. The pulmonary function indexes [forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, oxygen saturation (SaO2)], cardiac function indexes [stroke volume (SV), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD)], St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) scores and the result of 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results Compared with the control group, the levels of FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, SaO2, SV and LVEF were higher, and the levels of LVEDD and LVESD were lower in the observation group after 3 months of treatment (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the SGRQ scores of the observation group 1, 2, 3 and 4 months after treatment were significantly decreased (P<0.05) at a time-dependent manner. After 3 months of treatment, the 6 minutes walk distance of the observation group was significantly longer than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Load deep breathing rehabilitation training shows a value in improving the cardiopulmonary function in the elderly patients with COPD at remission stage, which could improve the quality of life and the exercise performance of the patients.

Key words: load deep breathing rehabilitation training, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart function, pulmonary function, quality of life

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