Rehabilitation effect of abdominal breathing training and improvement of cardiopulmonary function in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aged over 60 years old
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2483.2025.05.025
- VernacularTitle:60岁以上老年慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者腹式呼吸训练康复效果及其心肺功能改善的研究
- Author:
Xiaoli LI
1
;
Yinghao CHANG
1
;
Zhen NI
1
;
Hongyong LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Infection , Western Theater General Hospital , Chengdu , Sichuan 610000 , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Abdominal breathing training;
Cardiopulmonary function;
Rehabilitation;
Efficacy
- From:
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
2025;36(5):111-115
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the rehabilitation effect of abdominal breathing training and the improvement status of cardiopulmonary function in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over 60 years old. Methods A total of 520 COPD patients over 60 years old admitted to the hospital were selected from June 2021 to March 2024 as the research subjects. The patients were divided into reference group (routine intervention, n=260) and abdominal rehabilitation group (abdominal breathing training on the basis of routine intervention, n=260) by adopting computer random function. Cardiopulmonary tolerance, respiratory muscle condition and pulmonary function markers were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. Results Compared with the reference group after intervention, the abdominal rehabilitation group had higher maximum oxygen uptake and minute ventilation volume, lower anaerobic threshold, and higher maximal expiratory pressure (MEP). The maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced expiratory volume (FVC), ratio of forced expiratory volume to forced vital capacity in one second (FEV1/FVC), the percentage of FEV1 to the predicted value (FEV1%pred) and 1 min maximum ventilation volume (MVV) (P<0.05) were all higher in the abdominal rehabilitation group than the reference group after intervention. Conclusion Abdominal breathing training for patients with COPD over 60 years old can effectively enhance cardiopulmonary tolerance, and improve respiratory muscle physiology and pulmonary function.
