RESEARCH
Effect of home-based nursing pulmonary rehabilitation on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised clinical trial Farahnaz Mohammadi, Zeynab Jowkar, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Saeid Fallah Tafti
Fahrahnaz Mohammadi is Assistant Professor, Member of Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Iran; Zeynab Jowkar is Master of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran; Hamid Reza Khankeh is Associate Professor, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran; Saeid Fallah Tafti is Associate Professor, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Iran Email: [email protected]
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hronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity throughout the world. It is the fourth cause of mortality and morbidity in the US following cardiovascular, malignant and cerebrovascular diseases (Murphy et al, 2012). According to surveys by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), COPD is predicted to move from the sixth to the third most common cause of mortality worldwide by 2020 (Lozano et al, 2012). It is common for patients with COPD to experience a reduction of daily activity and decreased quality of life (QOL). This randomised clinical trial aimed to identify the
Abstract
Fatigue is a common symptom of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and results in a reduction of daily activity and quality of life in patients with the disease. The authors aimed to identify the effect of home-based nursing pulmonary rehabilitation on fatigue, activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with COPD. A block randomisation method was used to randomise participants into case and control groups. Fatigue, ADL and QOL were assessed before and after the intervention in both groups. Independent and paired t-tests, chi-squared tests and covariance analysis were used to analysing data. Findings showed the significant decrease in the mean scores of fatigue (p
Effect of home-based nursing pulmonary rehabilitation on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised clinical trial Farahnaz Mohammadi, Zeynab Jowkar, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Saeid Fallah Tafti
Fahrahnaz Mohammadi is Assistant Professor, Member of Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Iran; Zeynab Jowkar is Master of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran; Hamid Reza Khankeh is Associate Professor, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran; Saeid Fallah Tafti is Associate Professor, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Iran Email: [email protected]
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hronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity throughout the world. It is the fourth cause of mortality and morbidity in the US following cardiovascular, malignant and cerebrovascular diseases (Murphy et al, 2012). According to surveys by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), COPD is predicted to move from the sixth to the third most common cause of mortality worldwide by 2020 (Lozano et al, 2012). It is common for patients with COPD to experience a reduction of daily activity and decreased quality of life (QOL). This randomised clinical trial aimed to identify the
Abstract
Fatigue is a common symptom of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and results in a reduction of daily activity and quality of life in patients with the disease. The authors aimed to identify the effect of home-based nursing pulmonary rehabilitation on fatigue, activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with COPD. A block randomisation method was used to randomise participants into case and control groups. Fatigue, ADL and QOL were assessed before and after the intervention in both groups. Independent and paired t-tests, chi-squared tests and covariance analysis were used to analysing data. Findings showed the significant decrease in the mean scores of fatigue (p
