EFFECTS OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION ON ENDURANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; A randomized controlled trial
The EFFECTS OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION ON ENDURANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; A randomized controlled trial
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v3i12.244Abstract
ABSTACT:
Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition because it impacts right side of heart
and results in serious pulmonary condition. The pulmonary arteries become thick and
inelastic. The pulmonary function impairs which impact oxygenation of whole body. There
must be a way to revert these changes and restore pulmonary function.
Objective:
To determine the effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on endurance and quality of
life in patient of pulmonary hypertension.
Methods:
It was a Randomized control trial. Purposive sampling technique was used and 98
patients were randomly allocated into groups by lottery method equally, 49 each. The trial
was conducted at Bajwa Hospital, Shahdrah Lahore. The already diagnosed patient with
Pulmonary Hypertension, World Health Organization, with a functional class II–IV) were
included. While the Patient with Heart failure NYHA class III and IV, Mitra stenosis and
systemic sclerosis were excluded. The 6-minute walk test for endurance, DASI Score for
activity status and SF-36 Scale to assess quality of life was used. The data was analyzed in
SPSS 25.0
Results:
The results regarding WHO functional class of PH showed that in Group 1 22.4%
belonged to class II, 49.0% belonged to class III and 28.6% to class 3. While in Group 2
36.7% belonged to class II, 30.6% belonged to class III and 32.7% to class 3. The statistics
regarding 6 MWT after treatment mean and standard deviation found to be 434.87±28.19
in group 1 and 408.87±14.02 in group 2, with statistically significant difference, p value
0.000. The statistics regarding DASI after treatment mean and standard deviation found to
be 35.04±4.14 in group 1 and 27.79±3.22 in group 2, with statistically significant
difference, p value 0.000.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that pulmonary rehabilitation significantly improves endurance
and quality of life in patients of pulmonary hypertension.
Keywords:
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Physical Therapy, Pulmonary
Endurance, Quality of Life
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