scholarly journals Evaluation of pulmonary function and quality of life among smokers and non-smokers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna de Souza Barreto de Amaral ◽  
Donayra Gomes Clara ◽  
Letícia Pavoni dos Passos ◽  
Luciano Matos Chicayban ◽  
Alexandre Pereira Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Respiratory Compromise ◽  
Cross Sectional

Smoking is a major concern in modern society, as it is the main risk factor for COPD. In Brazil, one third of the adult population smokes, 16.7 million men and 11.2 million women. According to INCA statistics, there are an estimated 200 thousand annual deaths related to smoking in Brazil. To assess lung function and quality of life between smokers and non-smokers. A cross-sectional observational study will be carried out with 40 volunteers, 20 smokers and 20 non-smokers, male, aged between 50 and 70 years. Volunteers diagnosed with COPD, restrictive diseases, lung cancer, trachea and bronchi will be excluded. Volunteers will undergo an assessment of lung function through the following assessment methods: respiratory muscle strength by manovacuometry, peak expiratory flow and forced expiratory volume in one second through spirometry and quality of life will be performed using the Short Form Health Survey questionnaire 36 (SF-36). It is expected with the results obtained, to identify if there are changes in respiratory muscle strength, ventilatory function and quality of life of smokers. If there is respiratory compromise, the physical therapy approach can be directed towards preventive aspects of possible diseases related to smoking.

scholarly journals Respiratory muscle strength and lung function in the stages of Parkinson’s disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejane Barreto dos Santos ◽  
Anderson Santos Fraga ◽  
Maria das Graças Wanderley de Sales Coriolano ◽  
Bruna Ferreira Tiburtino ◽  
Otávio Gomes Lins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate parameters of lung function and respiratory muscle strength in different stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD), as well as to determine their correlation with motor function and quality of life. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a referral center for PD in the city of Recife, Brazil. Respiratory muscle strength and lung function, as well as their relationship with motor function and quality of life, were evaluated in patients with PD, stratified by the level of severity, and were compared with the data obtained for a control group. After confirming the normality of data distribution, we performed one-way ANOVA with a post hoc t-test. Results: The sample comprised 66 individuals, in two groups: PD (n = 49) and control (n = 17). All of the parameters investigated showed inverse correlations with PD severity, and there were significant differences among the levels of severity, as well as between the PD and control groups, in terms of the MIP, MEP, FVC, FEV1, and FEF25-75%. The lung function parameters also showed moderate to weak inverse correlations with bradykinesia and rigidity. On a quality of life questionnaire, the total score and mobility domain score both presented a moderate inverse correlation with FVC, FEV1, PEF, and MEP. Conclusions: Respiratory muscle strength and some lung function parameters are impaired from the early stages of PD onward, bradykinesia and rigidity being the cardinal signs that correlate most strongly with impairment of those parameters. Such alterations negatively affect the quality of life of patients with PD.

scholarly journals The aerobic capacity and muscle strength are correlated in candidates for liver transplantation

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Homercher Galant ◽  
Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Jr. ◽  
Alexandre Simões Dias
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Maximal Exercise ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Transplant Candidates

Liver diseases are responsible for metabolic and cardiorespiratory alterations. The objective of this paper is to correlate the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and respiratory muscle strength and evaluating the quality of life in liver transplant candidates. Cross-sectional study consisted of 26 patients with cirrhosis who underwent maximal exercise testing, respiratory muscle strength and SF-36. There was a correlation of VO2max with MIP (r = 0.61) and low scores of quality of life. A correlation of VO2max to muscle strength and decreased quality of life in patients with liver disease.

scholarly journals Inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Irene Carlos de Medeiros ◽  
Helen Kerlen Bastos Fuzari ◽  
Catarina Rattesa ◽  
Daniella Cunha Brandão ◽  
Patrícia Érika de Melo Marinho
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Muscle Training

Respiratory Muscle Strength, the Six-Minute Walk Test and Quality of Life in Chagas Cardiomyopathy

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Cavalcanti Vieira ◽  
Patrícia Érika de Melo Marinho ◽  
Daniella Cunha Brandão ◽  
Odwaldo Barbosae e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Chagas Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

scholarly journals The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Sickle Cell Anemia Related Pulmonary Damage due to Recurrent Acute Chest Syndrome Attacks

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcu Camcıoğlu ◽  
Meral Boşnak-Güçlü ◽  
Müşerrefe Nur Karadallı ◽  
Şahika Zeynep Akı ◽  
Gülsan Türköz-Sucak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Acute Chest Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Muscle Training ◽  
Functional Exercise ◽  
Functional Exercise Capacity

Background. The sickling of red blood cells causes a constellation of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and pulmonary manifestations. A 32-year-old gentleman with sickle cell anemia (SCA) had been suffering from recurrent acute chest syndrome (ACS).Aim. To examine the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on pulmonary functions, respiratory and peripheral muscle strength, functional exercise capacity, and quality of life in this patient with SCA.Methods. Functional exercise capacity was evaluated using six-minute walk test, respiratory muscle strength using mouth pressure device, hand grip strength using hand-held dynamometer, pain using Visual Analogue Scale, fatigue using Fatigue Severity Scale, dyspnea using Modified Medical Research Council Scale, and health related quality of life using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL measurement.Results. A significant improvement has been demonstrated in respiratory muscle strength, functional exercise capacity, pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and quality of life. There was no admission to emergency department due to acute chest syndrome in the following 12 months after commencing regular erythrocytapheresis.Conclusion. This is the first report demonstrating the beneficial effects of inspiratory muscle training on functional exercise capacity, respiratory muscle strength, pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and quality of life in a patient with recurrent ACS.

scholarly journals Pacemaker implications in the functional capacity and quality of life of cardiopathic patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tainá Samile Pesente ◽  
Tiago Luan Labres de Freitas ◽  
Jaqueline Piccoli Korb ◽  
Juliana Nunes Ferreira ◽  
Alexandre Simões Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
The North ◽  
Peripheral Muscle

Abstract Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are among the main causes of death, and in recent years there has been an increase in pacemaker implants (PM), which is intended not only to increase survival, but also to improve quality of life. Objective: To evaluate the quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness and level of physical activity of patients before and after permanent PM implant in a large hospital in the north of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Method: The study comprised 19 patients submitted to PM surgery who had their electronic health record and quality of life (AQUAREL) evaluated as well as their cardiorespiratory fitness and the limit of daily physical activity (VSAQ), peripheral muscle strength (PMS), respiratory muscle strength (manovacuometry), their degree of dyspnea (modified PMS) and the hemodynamic parameters, all of which were assessed in the preoperative period and after 30 days. Results: A mean age of 71.79 years was observed and in 63.1% of the cases Total Atrioventricular Block was the pathology, while 89.5% of the participants presented systemic arterial hypertension and 31.6% also presented Diabetes Melittus. Statistically significant improvement was observed in all the values under evaluation, namely: dyspnea (p = 0.0001), peripheral muscle strength (p = 0.0001) and respiratory muscle strength (PIMAX p = 0.0001 and PEMAX p = 0.0001), Quality of Life (p = 0.0001) and Cardiorespiratory Fitness and level of physical activity p=0.0001). Conclusion: Improvement was verified in all parameters analyzed, thus suggesting that the PM positively influences the quality of life and the functionality of the patients.

scholarly journals Funcionalidade, força muscular respiratória e qualidade de vida em pacientes pré-transplante de fígado / Functionality, respiratory muscle strength and quality of life in patients before liver transplantation

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marilia Martins de Oliveira Pupim ◽  
Odete Mauad Cavenaghi ◽  
Murilo José Fernandes ◽  
Juliana Rodrigues Correia Mello ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Camargo de Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Transplant Candidates ◽  
Systemic Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire ◽  
Virus C

Introdução: As doenças hepáticas causam alterações metabólicas, diminuição de massa e função muscular que prejudicam a funcionalidade e a qualidade de vida (QV). Objetivo: Comparar capacidade funcional, força muscular respiratória e QV de candidatos a transplante de fígado segundo etiologia da doença. Método: Estudo transversal com cirróticos em protocolo para transplante. Foram analisados a capacidade funcional pelo teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6), a QV pelo questionário Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) e a força muscular respiratória pela manovacuometria para obtenção da pressão inspiratória máxima (PImáx) e pressão expiratória máxima (PEmáx). Os pacientes foram divididos em cinco grupos: cirrose por vírus B (VHB), vírus C (VHC), esteato-hepatite não alcoólica (NASH), álcool (ALD) e outros tipos de cirroses (OTC). Resultados: A comparação da distância do TC6 demonstrou que os pacientes do grupo NASH obtiveram distância predita significativamente maior (p=0,02) que o grupo OTC. Não houve diferença significativa (p>0,05) para força muscular respiratória entre os grupos. Na QV o grupo ALD apresentou escore significativamente menor (p=0,03) que o grupo VHB no domínio sintomas sistêmicos. Conclusão: Candidatos a transplante de fígado de etiologia NASH demonstraram pior capacidade funcional que os pacientes de outras etiologias de cirrose e os com cirrose por álcool demonstraram pior QV relacionada aos sintomas sistêmicos na comparação com os pacientes com cirrose por vírus B. Estes achados demonstram que esses pacientes podem apresentar pior prognóstico pós-transplante devido os comprometimentos prévios apresentados.Palavras Chave: Qualidade de vida, Músculos respiratórios, Transplante de fígado, Cirrose hepática, Teste de esforçoABSTRACTIntroduction: Liver diseases cause metabolic changes, decreased muscle mass and function that impair functionality and quality of life (QOL). Objective: To compare functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength and QoL of liver transplant candidates according to the disease etiology. Methods: Cross-sectional study with cirrhotics in a transplant protocol. The following were analyzed: functional capacity by the six-minute walk test (6MWT), QOL by the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) and respiratory muscle strength by manovacuometry to obtain the maximum inspiratory pressure (PImax) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP). The patients were divided into five groups: cirrhosis by virus B (HBV), virus C (HCV), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), alcohol (ALD) and other types of cirrhosis (OTC). Results: The comparison of the 6MWT distance showed that patients in the NASH group had a significantly greater predicted distance (p=0.02) than the OTC group. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) for respiratory muscle strength between groups. In QOL, the ALD group had a significantly lower score (p=0.03) than the HBV group in the systemic symptoms domain. Conclusion: Liver transplant candidates of NASH etiology showed worse functional capacity than patients of other cirrhosis etiologies and patients with alcohol cirrhosis demonstrated worse QOL related to systemic symptoms in comparison with patients with cirrhosis by virus B. These findings demonstrate that these patients may have a worse post-transplant prognosis due to previous impairments.Keywords: Quality of life, Respiratory muscles, Liver transplantation, Liver cirrhosis, Exercise test

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