Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Main Author: Araújo, Cintia Laura Pereira de
• Publication Date: 2014
• Other Authors: Karloh, Manuela, Santos, Karoliny dos, Reis, Cardine Martins dos, Mayer, Anamaria Fleig
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: ABCS Health Sciences (Online)
• Download full: https://www.portalnepas.org.br/abcshs/article/view/246
• topic: pulmonary disease; chronic obstructive; exercise; exercise tolerance; activities of daily living; mortality; doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica; exercício; tolerância ao exercício; atividades cotidianas; mortalidade

Introduction: The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impairs the functional status with consequent impairment of the activities of daily living (ADL). This study aimed to investigate the effect of a long term pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on the functional status, dyspnea and on the BODE index in patients with COPD. Case report: This is a retrospective and descriptive study. The records of five patients that participated in a year PR program were analyzed. Assessments about spirometry, body mass index (BMI), London Chest Activity of Daily Living (LCADL) and Medical Research Council (MRC) scales and six-minute walking test (6MWT) were collected. After a year participating in the PR program, most patients improved their functional capacity, dyspnea and reduced the risk of mortality. Conclusion: A year of PR seemed to maintain the improvement in functional capacity obtained after 24 training sessions in patients with COPD.