Effects of Yoga breathing exercise on heart function and quality of life in patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.05.014
- VernacularTitle:瑜伽呼吸锻炼对慢性肺源性心脏病患者心脏功能和生活质量的影响
- Author:
Xiaofen HE
1
;
Lixia ZHENG
;
Siming TANG
Author Information
1. 628001 四川省广元市第三人民医院大内科
- Keywords:
Chronic pulmonary heart disease;
Quality of life;
Heart function;
Yoga
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(5):651-654,655
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the effects of Yoga breathing exercise on heart function and quality of life of patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease. Methods From January 2012 to May 2014 in Guangyuan Third People′s Hospital, 86 cases with chronic pulmonary heart disease were enrolled for the study and randomly divided into observation group (n=43) and control group (n=43) by adopting the method of random number table. Cases in the control group were given routine treatment and care. Based on it, patients in the observation group were given Yoga breathing exercise. The heart and lung function and the scores of WHOQOL-BREF were compared between two groups before and after 6 months treatment. Results After treatment, the pulmonary function indices included vital capacity (VC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), the ratio of FEV1 of forced vital capacity ( FEV1/FVC) , maximal mid-expiratory flow curve ( MMEF) and peak expiratory flow ( PEF) in the observation group were significantly higher than that of the control group after treatment ( t=5. 063, 6. 556, 7. 075, 2. 672, 2. 527; P<0. 05). The heart function indices included walk test in 6 min, blood brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), pulmonary artery systolic pressure ( PASP) in the observation group were significantly better than that of the control group after treatment (t=5. 586, 17. 342, 5. 236, 6. 511; P <0. 05). After intervention, the scores of patients′ physiologic, mental, social and environmental area in the observation group were apparently higher than these of the control group (t=4. 698, 6. 477, 3. 311, 3. 407;P<0. 05). Conclusions Yoga breathing exercise can improve heart function and overall quality of life in patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease by improving alveolar ventilation and ventilation efficiency, which is worthy of clinical application.
