The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a one of the major cause of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QOL), Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and general health symptoms pre and after hospital-based respiratory ph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4750/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4750/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4750/1/vol%25202%2520no%25201%25202012_09.pdf |
| Summary: | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a one of the major cause
of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to compare the quality of
life (QOL), Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
and general health symptoms pre and after hospital-based respiratory
physiotherapy program among COPD patients.
Methods Pre and post intervention study was conducted between January and July
2010. A total of 54 subjects aged between 30 to 40 years old were recruited
for this study using universal sampling method from Alzawia Teaching
Hospital, Libya. Data collected were socio-demographic data, QOL (before
and after the intervention) using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire,
ADL using the Barthel Index and the General Health Symptoms.
Results The mean SF-36 score for QOL is 30.13 (SD = 8.06) and 63.46 (SD = 13.53)
before and after the physiotherapy respectively (with the p <0.0001).
Patients’ Activity of Daily Living mean scores are 70.18, (SD = 16.50) and
mean = 88.89 (SD = 13.28) before and after program (p< 0.0001). The
general medical condition mean score after respiratory physiotherapy is 3.72
as compared to 4.96 before the respiratory physiotherapy (p< 0.0001).
Pulmonary Function Test shows improvement in actual/predicted FEV1 ratio
in all 54 cases with mean improvement from 55.85 before to 81.67 after the
pulmonary physiotherapy (with the p <0.0001).
Conclusions Hospital based respiratory physiotherapy program had significantly improved
QOL, pulmonary function and activities of daily living among the subjects. |
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