Short-Term Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Pneumoconiosis.
- Author:
Sang Yeol RYU
1
;
Cheol Beom PARK
;
Jun Kyeong LIM
;
Ho LEE
;
Hyun Joo YU
;
Kang Hee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sun General Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pneumoconiosis;
Pulmonary rehabilitation;
Walk distance;
Dyspnea
- MeSH:
Dyspnea;
Exercise Tolerance;
Humans;
Inpatients*;
Pneumoconiosis*;
Quality of Life;
Rehabilitation*;
Relaxation;
Respiratory Function Tests;
Upper Extremity;
Walking
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1998;22(3):705-710
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation treatment program including inspiratory muscle training and reconditioning exercise in pneumoconiosis patients. METHOD: Thirty pneumoconiosis patients have undergone a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program. The program included a inspiratory muscle strengthening, relaxation technique and reconditioning exercise such as walking and upper extremity strengthening. The effectiveness of treatment was evaluated by a pulmonary function test, 6-minute walk distance and 150 mm-visual analog dyspnea scale before and after the program. RESULTS: After the 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program, there was a significant increase in 6-minute walk distance(p<0.01) and a significant decrease in 150 mm-visual analog dyspnea scale(p<0.01). However the pulmonary function test showed no significant change. CONCLUSION: We concluded that the short-term inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program can improve the exercise tolerance by reduction of dyspnea and increase of walk distance, and ultimately increase the quality of life in pneumoconiosis patients.
