The Effects of Breathing Exercises and Inhaler Training for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients on the Severity of Dyspnea and Life Quality
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 67
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- COPD assessment test (CAT)
研究概览
简要总结
The most common symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is shortness of breath and causes a decrease in the patient's quality of life. The best way to relieve shortness of breath is inhaler therapy. However, it is known that patients frequently apply this treatment incorrectly. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training for COPD patients on the severity of dyspnea and life quality.
For this, two patient groups with a total of 67 people were included in the study. While one group was trained on inhaler drug use, the other group was taught breathing exercises in addition to the inhaler drug use training. Patients were asked to continue the practices they learned regularly for 4 weeks. At the end of the study, it was observed that shortness of breath decreased and the quality of life increased in both patient groups.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •The individuals over the age of 18,
- •Who had been diagnosed with COPD for at least three months,
- •Using inhalers at least twice a day,
- •Misusing their drug,
- •Had not previously taken breathing exercise training
- •Had not participated in a rehabilitation program
排除标准
- •Mental disorders,
- •Communication disabilities,
- •Heart disease that could lead to dyspnea,
- •Unstable angina
结局指标
主要结局
COPD assessment test (CAT)
时间窗: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first enrolled in the study.
The scale developed by Jones et al. (2009) is used to measure the health status of individuals with COPD.
St. George's respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)
时间窗: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first enrolled in the study.
It is a quality of life questionnaire specific to patients with COPD developed by Jones and Forde (2008).
Patient Information Form
时间窗: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first included in the study.
Consisted of 19 questions including sociodemographic and disease features of the patients
Breathing Exercise and Inhaler Application Skill Chart
时间窗: It was administered to patients in breathing ezercises and inhaler training group when they were first enrolled in the study.
Consisted of 18 items including the steps of breathing exercises and inhaler utilization to be applied to breathing exercises and inhaler group.
Inhaler Application Skill Chart
时间窗: It was administered to patients in inhaler training group when they were first enrolled in the study.
Consisted of 10 items including only the skill of applying inhaler to be applied to the both group. Correct steps were evaluated as 1 point and wrong steps as 0 points. It was administered to patients when they were first enrolled in the study and when they came for control four weeks later.
Modified medical research council (mMRC)
时间窗: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first enrolled in the study.
It was developed by the British Medical Research Council in order to provide information about the degree of dyspnea experienced by the patient based on the patient's activity and the patient's perception of the disease. As it is a one-dimensional scale Cronbach's α coefficient could not be calculated.
次要结局
- Modified medical research council (mMRC)(It was administered to patients in both groups when they came for control four weeks later.)
- COPD assessment test (CAT)(It was administered to patients in both groups when they came for control four weeks later.)
- Inhaler Application Skill Chart(It was administered to patients in inhaler training group when they came for control four weeks later.)
- Breathing Exercise and Inhaler Application Skill Chart(It was administered to patients in breathing ezercises and inhaler training group when they came for control four weeks later.)
- St. George's respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)(It was administered to patients in both groups when they came for control four weeks later.)
研究者
Yasemin CEYHAN
Assistant Professor Yasemin CEYHAN
Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi