Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on the Value of the Inspiratory Capacity–to–Total Lung Capacity (IC/TLC) Ratio to Determine Response to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
| Autor: | Berna Komurcuoglu, Ülkü Aka Aktürk, Yelda Varol, Hulya Sahin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
COPD business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Pulmonary disease respiratory system medicine.disease humanities respiratory tract diseases Inspiratory Capacity DLCO Internal medicine Outpatient clinic Medicine Original Article Lung volumes Pulmonary rehabilitation Respiratory system business |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Thoracic Journal. 20:224-229 |
| ISSN: | 2149-2530 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/turkthoracj.2018.089 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the inspiratory capacity–to–total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio has been found to be correlated with mortality and a reduced exercise capacity. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is known to improve the exercise capacity and respiratory functions of patients with COPD. Our study aims to examine the impact of PR on the IC/TLC ratio in patients with COPD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included a total of 122 patients with COPD who received PR therapy twice a week over a period of 8 weeks in an outpatient clinic. RESULTS: Patients’ mean age was 62.5 (±8.2), and 15 patients (12.3%) were female. Post-PR FEV(1), TLCO, and pO(2) values, and the 6mWD, dyspnea, and quality-of-life (QoL) scores indicated a statistically significant improvement (p0.25 as Group 1 and IC/TLC ≤0.25 as Group 2. Both groups exhibited a significantly increased post-PR 6 mWT distance (375–420, 336–400 meters) with no difference between the groups. We observed a significantly increased FEV(1)% in both groups after the PR (p=0.007, 0.004). Again, QoL questionnaires and Modified Medical Research Council scores significantly improved for both groups (p0.25. |
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