1. Respiratory muscle training program supplemented by a cell-phone application in COPD patients with severe airflow limitation
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Barata Paula Irina, Marc Monica Steluta, Frandes Mirela, Olar Dana Cristina, Oancea Cristian, Tudorache Emanuela, and Manolescu Diana
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Adult ,Male ,Copd patients ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Diaphragmatic breathing ,Breathing Exercises ,Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ,medicine ,Respiratory muscle ,Humans ,Lung volumes ,Muscle Strength ,Respiratory muscle training ,Aged ,COPD ,Rehabilitation ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Mobile Applications ,Diaphragm (structural system) ,Respiratory Function Tests ,Anesthesia ,Therapy, Computer-Assisted ,Female ,Smartphone ,business - Abstract
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to implement a respiratory muscle training program through a mobile phone application for COPD patients with severe airflow limitation. METHODS We conducted an experimental study to determine the efficacy of a six-month mobile phone application. At least three times a week for six months the patients would participate in an online training session. We evaluated the lung volumes, maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure (MIP/MEP) and diaphragm amplitude. The tests were performed at the beginning and at the end of the study. RESULTS Thirty-four patients with severe COPD, aged between 44 and 67 years (Mean ± SD, 59.29 ± 6.063), accepted to follow a rehabilitation program based on the use of the Pneumocontrol application. We observed on increased of MEP from the pre-rehabilitation state (83.41 cmH2O) to the post-rehabilitation state (95.03 cmH2O), z = 5.087, p
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- 2021