Hepcy Freeda Josphine, R (2018) Effectiveness of Balloon Blowing Exercise on Respiratory status among patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at a Selected Private Hospital, Coimbatore. Masters thesis, Kongunadu College of Nursing, Coimbatore.
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Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major respiratory diseases affecting many in India. Dyspnea in patients with COPD is common which is subjective experience by the patient. A quasi experimental pretest posttest control group design was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of balloon blowing exercise on respiratory status among 30 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by using purposive sampling technique at Kongunad hospitals, Coimbatore. Observation technique, Modified Borg’s Dyspnea scale and Incentive spirometry was used to assess the respiratory rate, level of dyspnea and lung capacity respectively. Balloon blowing exercise was implemented using 90/90 hemibridge with ball and balloon position for 10-15 minutes three times a day for 5 Consecutive days. The data wereanalyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and was highly significant at p<0.01. The paired t test showed highly significant (t=12.5)for respiratory rate, level of dyspnea (t=6.7)and lung capacity (t=8.2). The independent t test value showed significant difference in respiratory rate(t=5.8), level of dyspnea (t=4.2)and lung capacity (t=6.9) in posttest respiratory status. It revealed that balloon blowing exercise was effective in improving the respiratory status and quality of life. In experimental group, there was significant association found between the pretest respiratory rate and demographic variables and clinical variables in age (χ2=29.4), gender (χ2=29.4), body mass index (χ2=25.2), family history of COPD (χ2=20), history of smoking (χ2=27.7), regular practices of exercise (χ2=21.1). There was significant association found between the pretest level of dyspnea and demographic variables and clinical variables in gender (χ2=24.9), family history of COPD (χ2=11.3), history of smoking (χ2=16.1) regular practices of exercise (χ2=27.7) and there was significant association found between the pretest lung capacity and demographic variables and clinical variables in age (χ2=33.1), gender (χ2=24.9), BMI (χ2=31.6), family history of COPD (χ2=31.7), history of smoking (χ2=32.2), regular practices of exercise (χ2=24.6). Hence, Balloon blowing exercise could be effective and potentially cheap and easily practicable in order to improve the respiratory status and to improve the quality of life.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg. No: 301612852 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Balloon Blowing Exercise, Respiratory status, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Selected Private Hospital, Coimbatore. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2020 08:39 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2020 08:39 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12761 |
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