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Zhang M, Gao Y, Xue J, Li K, Zhang L, Yu J, Yan T, Hou X. Development of the assessment standards of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Geriatric Core Set through a modified Delphi method. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:239. [PMID: 38454354 PMCID: PMC10921752 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04816-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is currently a lack of functional assessment tools based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) theoretical framework that are specific for older adults. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to develop Chinese assessment standards of the ICF Geriatric Core Set for functional evaluation of older adults. METHODS A two-stage study process was conducted to develop the assessment standards of the ICF Geriatric Core Set: establishment of candidate assessment standards, and a modified Delphi consensus process including a pilot survey and two-round formal expert survey. Thirty participants in the field of ICF and geriatric rehabilitation were recruited. The suitability of the assessment standards in the questionnaires was rated using a Likert 5-level scoring method. The arithmetic mean, the full mark ratio and the coefficient of variation (CV) were used as screening indicators for the assessment standards, and modification was made for several standards, in line with the Delphi results and the expert panel discussion. RESULTS Thirty-three candidate assessment standards belonging to 17 categories were generated. A total of 26 and 24 experts in the field of ICF and geriatric rehabilitation participated in the two-round survey, respectively. Five standards belonging to four categories entered into the second-round survey directly, five standards belonged to five categories entered with minor modification, and nine standards belonging to seven categories were redesigned based on the literature and discussion of the expert panel. In the second-round survey,15 assessment standards belonging to 15 categories met the screening requirements and four assessment standards belonged to the two remaining categories that needed a criterion and which the expert panel discussed for the final decision. CONCLUSIONS Using the modified Delphi method, the assessment standards of the ICF Geriatric Core Set have been developed.Future work should focus on the reliability and validity of the the assessment standards and their application to the health management of older adults.
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- Malan Zhang
- Department of Exercise Rehabilitation, College of Exercise and Health, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Youjiang medical university for nationalities, Baise, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, GuangDong Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Exercise Rehabilitation, College of Exercise and Health, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China.
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Santos EAD, Pinto TF, Xavier RF, Stelmach R, Carvalho-Pinto RM, Carvalho CRFD. Elastic tape reduces dyspnea and improves health status in the short term in nonobese COPD males: A randomized controlled trial. Respir Med 2024; 221:107459. [PMID: 37944827 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The elastic tape (ET) is a novel intervention that acutely improves exercise capacity in laboratory tests; however, its effect on a patient's daily life remains unknown. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of ET on daily life physical activity (DLPA), dyspnea symptoms, health status, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in individuals with COPD. METHODS Fifty males with moderate to very severe COPD were randomly assigned to an intervention group (ETG, n = 25), receiving ET on the chest wall and abdomen, or a control group (CG, n = 25). The intervention was for 14 days. DLPA (accelerometry; steps per day, and sedentary time), dyspnea symptoms (transition dyspnea index, TDI; and modified Medical Research Council, mMRC), health status (COPD assessment test, CAT), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL, CRQ) were evaluated at baseline and on Day 21 after the intervention. RESULTS No change in the DLPA was observed in between-group comparison. CG presented a reduction in step counts after 21days (-707,p <0.05) while ETG. maintained (-114,p > 0.94). However, ET reduced dyspnea symptoms in all TDI domains (functional, task, and effort) and on the mMRC scale after 14 days compared with CG (p < 0.01). Also, the ETG improved CAT score compared to the CG, reaching minimal clinical important difference (MCID) (-4.4 score, p <0.01). The ETG also improved in most CRQ domains reaching MCID after 21 days. CONCLUSIONS ET does not modify DLPA but reduces dyspnea and improves health status and HRQoL in nonobese males with moderate to very severe COPD in the short term. This novel and low-cost intervention improves COPD symptoms.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Copcuoglu Z, Oruc OA. Diagnostic Accuracy of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measured With Ocular Ultrasonography in Acute Attack of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2023; 42:989-995. [PMID: 36149357 DOI: 10.1002/jum.16106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to evaluate intracranial pressure changes by measuring ONSD before and after treatment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS The study was designed as a prospective analysis, in which 56 COPD in acute exacerbation and 50 volunteers. COPD severity was determined by the Dyspnea Scale of Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC). Measurements were made with ocular ultrasonography and linear probe in both eyes. RESULTS Both the right and left ONSDs were higher in the patient compared to the control (P = .017) and regressed after the treatment (P = .021). In the ROC analysis for the predictability of COPD, right eye ONSDs showed a predictive potential for COPD with %75.7 specificity and %68.1 sensitivity at 0.455 cut-off (AUC: 0.727; P = .0001; %95CI: 0.609-0.833). Similar to the right eye, the left ONSD presented %74.4 specificity and %67 sensitivity at 0.505 cut-off value (AUC: 0.718; P = .0001; %95CI: 0.608-0.841). CONCLUSION The ONSD measurement that was with the help of ocular ultrasonography can be a useful diagnostic tool for symptomatic COPD presenting with an acute attack.
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- Zeliha Copcuoglu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of Health, Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Gao Y, Zhang Y, Shi L, Gao W, Li Y, Chen H, Rui Y. What are Risk Factors of Postoperative Pneumonia in Geriatric Individuals after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Orthop Surg 2022; 15:38-52. [PMID: 36519396 PMCID: PMC9837248 DOI: 10.1111/os.13631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Postoperative pneumonia (POP) is a common postoperative complication. Negative consequences associated with POP included prolonged hospital length of stay, more frequent intensive care unit (ICU) stays, and a higher rate of sepsis, readmission, and mortality. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with POP after hip fracture surgery in elderly patients. PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched (up to March 31, 2022). All studies on the risk factors for POP after hip fracture surgery in elderly patients, published in English, were reviewed. The qualities of the included studies were assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Data were pooled, and a meta-analysis was performed. Ten studies, including 12,084 geriatric patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, were included. Of these 12,084 patients, POP occurred in 809 patients. The results indicated that age (mean difference [MD] = 4.95, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.22-6.69), male (odds ratio [OR] = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.02-1.93), the American Society of Anaesthesiologists classification ≥3 (OR = 3.48, 95% CI: 1.87-6.47), dependent functional status (OR = 5.23, 95% CI: 2.18-12.54, P = 0.0002), smoking (OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.07-1.65), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR = 3.76, 95% CI: 2.07-6.81), diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.01-1.40), coronary heart disease (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.23-2.46), arrhythmia (OR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.01-2.14), cerebrovascular disease (OR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.56-2.27), dementia (OR = 2.36, 95% CI: 1.04-5.36), chronic renal failure (OR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.29-2.67), hip arthroplasty (OR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.08-1.56), delayed surgery (OR = 6.40, 95% CI: 3.00-13.68), preoperative creatinine (MD = 5.32, 95% CI: 0.55-10.08), and preoperative serum albumin (MD = -3.01, 95% CI: -4.21 - -1.80) were risk factors for POP. Related prophylactic measures should be provided in geriatric patients with the above-mentioned risk factors to prevent POP after hip fracture surgery.
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- Yu‐Cheng Gao
- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Trauma Center, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Trauma Center, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Trauma Center, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Trauma Center, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Department of Geriatrics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Trauma Center, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Geriatric Hip Fracture Management, Zhongda HospitalSchool of Medicine, Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina,Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)Southeast UniversityNanjingChina,Trauma Center, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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Martínez Rolando L, Villafañe JH, Cercadillo García S, Sanz Argüello A, Villanueva Rosa M, Sánchez Romero EA. Multicomponent Exercise Program to Improve the Immediate Sequelae of COVID-19: A Prospective Study with a Brief Report of 2-Year Follow-Up. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191912396. [PMID: 36231696 PMCID: PMC9566039 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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COVID-19 placed teams of professionals in a hostile and unfamiliar environment where the lack of knowledge of its pathology led to the adaptation of programs used so far for other conditions to try to address the immediate sequelae of COVID-19 infection. That is why the aim of this study was to assess the effects of a multicomponent exercise program (MEP) in improving cardio-respiratory performance, health status, disability due to dyspnea, aerobic capacity and endurance, and the immediate sequelae of COVID-19. Thirty-nine patients referred from different hospital services were included in this study. An intervention of seven weeks with sessions twice a week was carried out, where patients underwent intervallic training sessions followed by strengthening exercises and individualized respiratory physiotherapy exercises. The results of this study show a significant improvement in cardio-respiratory performance, health status, disability due to dyspnea, and aerobic capacity and endurance after intervention; and an increase in health status and reduction in disability due to dyspnea at the 2-year follow-up. In addition, none of the patients had any adverse effects either pre-post treatment or at the 2-year follow-up. Individualized and monitored MEP in survivors of COVID-19 showed positive effects in a pre-post evaluation and the 2-year follow up, improving the immediate sequelae of post-COVID-19 patients. This highlights the importance of the professional background of the rehabilitation teams in adapting to an unknown clinical environment.
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- Lidia Martínez Rolando
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital of Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20141 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (J.H.V.); (E.A.S.R.)
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- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital of Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain
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- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital of Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain
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- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital of Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.H.V.); (E.A.S.R.)
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A Retrospective Study of Diaphragmatic Breathing Training Combined with Discharge Care Bundles in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:9649986. [PMID: 36159577 PMCID: PMC9492362 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9649986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective. Both physical exercise and discharge care bundles can improve patient outcomes and reduce hospitalization rates among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The retrospective analysis aims to determine the advantages of care bundles combined with diaphragmatic breathing training (DBT) in COPD patients after discharge. Methods. Of the 110 COPD patients, 55 patients received DBT alone (DBT group) and 55 participants received the combined intervention (care bundle + DBT group). Three months after discharge, we assessed the outcomes of patients using Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Meanwhile, COPD-related hospital readmissions were also recorded. Results. The BCKQ score for assessing the disease knowledge level was increased in patients at 3 months after the combined interventions as compared to the baseline values, which was higher in the care bundle + DBT group than the DBT group at 3 months. Moreover, improvements in negative emotion and clinical symptoms from baseline to 3-month follow-up were seen in both the two groups. Besides, the care bundle + DBT group showed the mitigation of depression and anxiety and the alleviation of clinical symptoms in comparison with the DBT group at 3 months. Participants who received combined interventions had lower SGRQ scores than those who received DBT alone. The time to first COPD-related readmission was shorter for patients in the care bundle + DBT group compared with the DBT group. Conclusions. DBT combined with discharge care bundles for COPD patients resulted in improvements in disease-specific knowledge, negative emotions, and clinical symptoms with better HRQOL and lower readmission rate.
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Xie X, Chen H, Fan J, Min Q, Fan D. Effects of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Promotion Mode Intervention Combined with Oxygen Therapy on Cardiopulmonary Function and Blood Gas Analysis Indexes of COPD Patients with Cor Pulmonale. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2022; 2022:8495996. [PMID: 35378941 PMCID: PMC8976654 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8495996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common respiratory disease. This paper observes the effects of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation promotion mode intervention combined with oxygen therapy on cardiopulmonary function and blood gas analysis indexes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated with cor pulmonale. A total of 136 COPD patients with cor pulmonale admitted to our hospital from July 2018 to October 2020 were selected as the research objects and divided into two groups by a simple random method. 136 patients are given oxygen therapy while the traditional group and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation group are given traditional mode and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation promotion mode intervention. Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation promotion mode intervention combined with oxygen therapy can improve the cardiopulmonary function of COPD patients with cor pulmonale, regulate the expression of related serum factors, improve self-care ability, and reduce the number of hospitalizations.
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- Xiangmei Xie
- Chief Superintendent Nurse of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Chief Superintendent Nurse of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Chief Superintendent Nurse of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Chief Superintendent Nurse of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Chief Superintendent Nurse of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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Okasha Hamoda H, Abdel Hafez SAM, Abouelkhier Abdalla D, Shebl AAM, Elnahas M, Rezk NAE. Minithoracoscope versus Conventional Medical Thoracoscope in Patients with Exudative Pleural Effusion. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-CIRCULATORY RESPIRATORY AND PULMONARY MEDICINE 2020; 14:1179548420966243. [PMID: 33192116 PMCID: PMC7597566 DOI: 10.1177/1179548420966243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Thoracoscopy allows visualization of the pleural cavity including diaphragm, visceral pleura, and lungs. It provides the physician with information about the disease extent and it has the ability to get a biopsy from these lesions to differentiate between tumors and fibrotic reactions. This study aims to compare minithoracoscopy and medical thoracoscope in patients with exudative pleural effusion as regards the diagnostic yield, safety, complications, and duration of hospital stay. Patients and methods Sixty patients were diagnosed with exudative pleural effusion and were randomly divided into 2 equal groups: Group (1): included 30 patients who underwent minithoracoscopy and Group (2): included the remaining 30 cases who underwent the standard thoracoscope. Results Pathological examination of the sample revealed that biopsy size was 2.02 and 1.25 in group 1 and group 2 was respectively with highly statistically significant between both groups (P < .001). Group 1 revealed TB, malignant, chronic nonspecific pleurisy, Staph aureus, Klebsiella, and Pseudomonas in 30% (9), 30% (9), 33.3% (10), 69% (9), 15% (2), and 15% (2) of cases respectively. While group 2 reveled TB, malignancy, chronic nonspecific pleurisy, Staph aureus, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and other causes in 40% (12), 23.3% (7), 23.3% (7), 67% (8), 8% (1), 8% (1), and 16% (2) respectively with no statistically significant differences between both groups (P > .05). Conclusion Minithoracoscopy is well tolerated by patients as minimal pain and early hospital discharge could be achieved by that approach.
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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