The effects of enhancing confidence of active cycle of breathing technique training on pulmonary rehabilitation in elder lung cancer patients with lung resection / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of enhancing confidence of active cycle of breathing technique training on pulmonary rehabilitation in elder lung cancer patients with lung resection.Methods The control group (n=35) received routine breathing exercise from September to December 2016;the intervention group (n=35) received the confidence-enhancing active cycle of breathing technique in addition to routine perioperative care from January to April 2017.We compared the 24-hours wet sputum weight,postoperative pulmonary complications,the peak expiratory flow(PEF),6-minute walk test(6MWT),and exercise self-efficacy from baseline until hospital discharge.Results The sputum weight of postoperative on day 2 and day 3 in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P＜0.05).The PEF,6MWT and exercise self-efficacy were also improved and the differences between two groups were statistically significant(P＜0.05).However,there was no significant difference in postoperative pulmonary complications between two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion Confidence-enhancing active cycle of breathing technique is a simple,effective and easy short-term pulmonary rehabilitation method.