Abstract

GASPAR, Luis  and  MARTINS, Paula. The Impact Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation On Self-Care Hygiene, Dressing/Undressing And Walking In Patients With Chronic Respiratory Disease. RPER [online]. 2018, vol.1, n.1, pp.13-17. ISSN 2184-965X.  https://doi.org/10.33194/rper.2018.v1.n1.02.4387.

Patients with chronic respiratory disease (CRD) have impaired respiratory process, with a high impact on self-care, caused by dyspnea and fatigue due to immobility induced by the disease. The relevance of this study is to know the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation programs (PRP) on self-care hygiene, dressing/undressing and walking.

This is a quasi-experimental study that included CRD patients admitted to PRP and the impact of CRD on self-care was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the PRP.

Thirty eight patients were included in the study (71.9% men), median ages 67 years-old (± 15.6) and FEV1% median of 39.51%.

Statistical improvements (p < 0.001) and clinically significant were found in all self-care studied.

The data from this study allow us to conclude that this PRP improves functional independence for the self-care of Hygiene, Dressing/Undressing and Walking evaluated by the London Chest Activity Scale of Daily Living in CRD patients.

Keywords : rehabilitation nursing; pulmonary rehabilitation; self-care.

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