IMPACT OF A PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, PERCEPTION OF DYSPNEA. 3

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Gretchen Horstman ◽  
Paul Tsivitse
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

scholarly journals Effects of the pulmonary rehabilitation program on the quality of life of asthmatic children and their parents

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Mara Oliveira Rezende ◽  
Ana Luisa Dália Moura ◽  
Bibiana Carolina Costa ◽  
Juliana Machado de Faria ◽  
Crisciane Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Asthmatic Children ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Differences Between COPD Patients of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program According to the mMRC Dyspnea Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhonatan Betancourt-Peña ◽  
Vicente Benavides-Córdoba ◽  
Juan Carlos Avila-Valencia ◽  
Hamilton Elias Rosero-Carvajal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bode Index ◽  
6Mwt Distance ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Background: The modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC) is a standardized measure of the effect of dyspnea on the activities of the daily life of patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to determine the differences in the quality of life, tolerance to effort and symptoms among patients with COPD with lower (mMRC 0-1) and greater symptoms (mMRC ≥2). Methods: Cross-sectional study that included patients admitted to a pulmonary rehabilitation program and who were classified into 2 groups: a group containing the less symptomatic patients and another group with the more symptomatic ones. We collected these patients’ sociodemographic, clinical, anthropometric, anxiety, depression and quality of life (SGRQ) data. Likewise, the subjects performed the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Finally, we measured the multidimensional BODE index score. Results: 130 subjects were included, 35 presenting an mMRC of 0 to1 and 95 having an mMRC ≥ 2, with an age of 70.87 ± 9.45 years old. The 6MWT distance, the VO2e, the total score of SGRQ, and its domains of activities and impact showed significant differences between the groups (p <0.05). Significant correlations were found in the group presenting an mMRC of 0-1 between the mMRC and the FEV1 (p = 0.028), and in the group with an mMRC ≥2 for the FVC (p = 0.031), the 6MWT distance (p = 0.000), the VO2e (p = 0.010) and the BODE index (p = 0.000). Conclusion: Patients with an mMRC of 0 to1 had better results in the 6MWT, the VO2e and the SGRQ in comparison with the most symptomatic ones.

scholarly journals Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on quality of life and functional capacity in patients on waiting lists for lung transplantation

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliessa Florian ◽  
Adalberto Rubin ◽  
Rita Mattiello ◽  
Fabricio Farias da Fontoura ◽  
Jose de Jesus Peixoto Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Lung Transplant ◽  
Waiting Lists ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Minute Walk

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on the functional capacity and on the quality of life of patients on waiting lists for lung transplantation. METHODS: Patients on lung transplant waiting lists were referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation program consisting of 36 sessions. Before and after the program, participating patients were evaluated with the six-minute walk test and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). The pulmonary rehabilitation program involved muscle strengthening exercises, aerobic training, clinical evaluation, psychiatric evaluation, nutritional counseling, social assistance, and educational lectures. RESULTS: Of the 112 patients initially referred to the program, 58 completed it. The mean age of the participants was 46 ± 14 years, and females accounted for 52%. Of those 58 patients, 37 (47%) had pulmonary fibrosis, 13 (22%) had pulmonary emphysema, and 18 (31%) had other types of advanced lung disease. The six-minute walk distance was significantly greater after the program than before (439 ± 114 m vs. 367 ± 136 m, p = 0.001), the mean increase being 72 m. There were significant point increases in the scores on the following SF-36 domains: physical functioning, up 22 (p = 0.001), role-physical, up 10 (p = 0.045); vitality, up 10 (p < 0.001); social functioning, up 15 (p = 0.001); and mental health, up 8 (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary rehabilitation had a positive impact on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients on lung transplant waiting lists.

scholarly journals The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Work Productivity and Clinical Parameters in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazlum Serdar Akaltun ◽  
Ozlem Altindag ◽  
Ali Gur
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Physical Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Objectives: The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on work productivity, disease activity, functional status, quality of life, Respiratory Function Tests (RFTs), physical capacity,and depression in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients. Method: Twenty-five patients diagnosed with AS were included in the study. The disease severity was evaluated with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), functional status was evaluated with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and quality of life was evaluated with AS-Related Quality of Life scale (ASQOL). Physical capacity was evaluated with the 6-Minute Walking Test (6MWT), depression level was evaluated with Beck Depression Scale (BDS),and work productivity was evaluated with Spondyloartropathy Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI-SpA) Survey. RFT was evaluated with spirometry measurement. The patients were included in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for 8 weeks. Results: A total of 30% of the patients who were included in the study were unemployed; 35% of them were on and below hunger limit; 25% were on and below poverty line; and 40% were on normal income line. No significant changes were detected in the RFTs after the exercise program in AS patients (p > 0.05), but significantly improvements were detected in the BASDAI, BASFI, WPAI, 6MWT, ASQOL and BDS scales (p <0.001). Conclusion: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program was found to be an effective method of improving work productivity in AS patients. Also, the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program has positive effects on disease activity, functional status, physical capacity, depression level, and quality of life.

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