Effectiveness of Applying Coughing Exercises during Prostration in Improvement of Pulmonary Parameters among COVID-19 Patients Using a Face Mask for Oxygen

ABSTRACT

Background: Applying coughing exercises and patient's position alteration are considered non-pharmacological nursing managements which are helping to enhancement exchange of gases also respiratory status, this is of benefit to some pulmonary indicators for the COVID-19 patients. Method: a clinical trials study done from October, 11th, 2021, to May, 17th, 2022. To determine the Effectiveness of applying Coughing Exercises during Prostration in improvement of pulmonary Parameters on the sixty patients who were randomly selected. Results: more than 60% of the patient was within the age of more than 60 years, 61% of study group was males and 46.7% for control group as well as, more than 36 % of the patients did not suffering from any chronic diseases, but 30% of them had asthma. 40% of patients had effect in bilateral peripheral part and central area. Additionally, the mean of the pulmonary parameters in the study group reported a statistically significant difference, whereas the control groups did not. Conclusion: The COVID-19 patients' respiratory parameters were improved by the coughing exercises during prostration, and the beneficial effects persisted to more than 4 hours © 2023, Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities.All Rights Reserved.