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A Home-Based Multimedia Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Improves Clinical Symptoms and Physical Performance of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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  • Anoma Santiworakul

    (Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Science, Walailak University, 222 Thasala, Thaiburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand)

  • Nitita Piya-amornphan

    (Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Science, Walailak University, 222 Thasala, Thaiburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand)

  • Netchanok Jianramas

    (Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Science, Walailak University, 222 Thasala, Thaiburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand)

Abstract

Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation can decrease symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation by instructive multimedia in the form of videos and flip charts on clinical symptoms and exercise performance in COPD patients. An eight-week home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program was performed with twenty COPD patients older than 60 years of age with moderate to severe stages. They were separated into two groups: a multimedia group ( n = 10) and a control group, which was only provided with telephone monitoring ( n = 10). Clinical symptoms were measured by using the clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ), and exercise performance was measured using a six-minute walk test (6MWT) and an upper-lower limb muscle strengthening test. After 8 weeks, the results showed that both groups showed a statistically significant decrease in the CCQ (p < 0.05). The multimedia group showed a statistically significant increase in the lower-limb muscle strengthening (p < 0.05), while the control group was not found to show a statistically significant increase in the lower-limb muscle strengthening. Therefore, a pulmonary rehabilitation program using multimedia at home can lessen symptoms and improve exercise performance in COPD patients.

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  • Anoma Santiworakul & Nitita Piya-amornphan & Netchanok Jianramas, 2021. "A Home-Based Multimedia Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Improves Clinical Symptoms and Physical Performance of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11479-:d:669483
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