Breathibg Exercises and Inhaler Trainingfor Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

67 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-10

Study Completion Date

2019-12-25

Brief Summary

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The most common symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is shortness of breath and causes a decrease in the patient's quality of life. The best way to relieve shortness of breath is inhaler therapy. However, it is known that patients frequently apply this treatment incorrectly. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training for COPD patients on the severity of dyspnea and life quality.

For this, two patient groups with a total of 67 people were included in the study. While one group was trained on inhaler drug use, the other group was taught breathing exercises in addition to the inhaler drug use training. Patients were asked to continue the practices they learned regularly for 4 weeks. At the end of the study, it was observed that shortness of breath decreased and the quality of life increased in both patient groups.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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COPD Breathlessness Aerocele

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

quantitative and qualitative methods

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Breathing exercise and inhaler training

This group were given pursed lip breathing exercise and inhaler training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Inhaler training

Intervention Type DEVICE

This training was given to both intervention groups. How the patients used their inhaler medication was evaluated. The steps to use the correct inhaler medication were taught sequentially. It was applied with the patient. At the end of the training, brochures prepared by the researchers were given to the patients.

Breathing exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This training was given only to the group that received breathing exercise and inhaler training.

Pursed lips breathing exercises were taught to the patients. Patients were asked to continue their breathing exercise for 10 minutes before using their inhaler medication.

Thus, it was evaluated whether breathing exercises performed before using inhaler drugs provided benefit on drug effectiveness.

inhaler training

This group were given only inhaler training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Inhaler training

Intervention Type DEVICE

This training was given to both intervention groups. How the patients used their inhaler medication was evaluated. The steps to use the correct inhaler medication were taught sequentially. It was applied with the patient. At the end of the training, brochures prepared by the researchers were given to the patients.

Interventions

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Inhaler training

This training was given to both intervention groups. How the patients used their inhaler medication was evaluated. The steps to use the correct inhaler medication were taught sequentially. It was applied with the patient. At the end of the training, brochures prepared by the researchers were given to the patients.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Breathing exercises

This training was given only to the group that received breathing exercise and inhaler training.

Pursed lips breathing exercises were taught to the patients. Patients were asked to continue their breathing exercise for 10 minutes before using their inhaler medication.

Thus, it was evaluated whether breathing exercises performed before using inhaler drugs provided benefit on drug effectiveness.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The individuals over the age of 18,
* Who had been diagnosed with COPD for at least three months,
* Using inhalers at least twice a day,
* Misusing their drug,
* Had not previously taken breathing exercise training
* Had not participated in a rehabilitation program