The Role of Gender Regarding the Outcomes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD: A Retrospective Study
| Autor: | Yelda VAROL, Hülya ŞAHİN, İlknur NAZ GÜRŞAN, Berna KÖMÜRCÜOĞLU |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume: 7, Issue: 1 35-42 Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2564-7288 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: Our aim is to compare the pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes of male and female patients diagnosed with COPD. METHODS: Outpatient PR program, consisting of 16 sessions, two times a week for two months was applied to the patients with COPD (41 males, 41 females). arterial blood gas (ABG) analyzes and pulmonary function tests (PFT), 6-minute walking test (6MWT), dyspnea scale (mMRC), health-related quality of life (QoL) questionnaire (SF-36), disease-specific health status (SGRQ) were applied to all participants before and after PR. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant differences between the two groups before PR in terms of age, BMI, PFT parameters, and ABG results. Cigarette consumption was higher in men(p=0.02). Quality of life survey results (SGRQ, SF36), HAD anxiety, mMRC were similar in both groups before PR(p>0.05 for all).After PR, both clinical and statistically significant improvements were detected in 6mWD in both groups (p |
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