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Medicas UIS
versão impressa ISSN 0121-0319
Resumo
GUERRERO-SERRANO, Pedro Alexander; BOLIVAR-GRIMALDOS, Fabio; CANO-ROSALES, Diana Jimena e RODRIGUEZ-CORREDOR, Lizeth Catherine. Effects of the pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise tolerance and the quality of life of patients with pulmonary disease from the Colombian northeastern in the 2017. Medicas UIS [online]. 2018, vol.31, n.3, pp.27-36. ISSN 0121-0319. https://doi.org/10.18273/revmed.v31n3-2018003.
Introduction:
pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary approach that improves symptoms and decreases the impact of lung disease in everyday activities.
Objective:
to determine the effect of a 4-phase pulmonary rehabilitation program, performed in an outpatient center, on exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with obstructive, restrictive and pulmonary vascular disease.
Materials and methods:
prospective study in 57 patients that completed a 4-month pulmonary rehabilitation program. At the beginning and at the end of the program, a 6-minute walk and the Saint George quality of life test were carried out. For the evaluation of the difference of medians between groups, the non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used.
Results:
the median age was 69 years, 50.9% were female and after the program an increase in the distance traveled in the 6-minute walk was observed, with a difference of 15,6 meters (p=0,07). The Saint George quality of life test at the end of the program showed a decrease in the symptoms domain [18,5% (p<0,01)], activity [4,1% (p<0,01)], impact [5,4% (p<0,01)] and total [7,6% (p<0,01)].
Discussion:
it was evidenced that the respiratory pathologies achieve a stabilization of symptoms with the pulmonary rehabilitation, findings congruent to those reported by other authors.
Conclusion:
pulmonary rehabilitation improves the exercise tolerance and the quality of life in terms of reduction of symptoms and the impact of the disease in patients with pulmonary disease. MÉD.UIS. 2018;31(3):27-36.
Palavras-chave : Rehabilitation; Lung Diseases; Obstructive; Breathing Exercises; Quality of life; Exercise Tolerance.