Abstract

EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE-POINT BREATHING EXERCISE ON RESPIRATORY HEALTH PARAMETERS AMONG PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES

Sheela Pavithran*, Harsha Vijay, Anju J. U., Haritha V. H., Shilpa A., Bibeesh M.

Abstract

Introduction: The energy requirement for breathing is more for patients with Chronic Lung Diseases. Meeting the activities of daily is harder for them especially due to lack of energy. Breathing exercises can strengthen the muscles of respiration, utilization of oxygen and ease the process of respiration. Objectives: The study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a three-point breathing exercise on selected respiratory health-related parameters of patients with obstructive lung diseases and to find association between respiratory health-related parameters and selected variables. Methodology: Quasiexperimental one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted among 20 subjects who were selected by purposive sampling. Pre-test measurement of the selected respiratory parameters was assessed on the first day and the exercise was performed by the patients with Obstructive Lung Diseases for three days and post-test measurements of the respiratory parameters were conducted on the fourth day. Result: The study reports that the three-point breathing exercise was effective in improving the respiratory healthrelated parameters such as respiratory rate (t(19) = 3.80, p

Keywords: Three-point breathing exercise, respiratory health parameters, respiratory rate, SpO2, obstructive lung disease, effectiveness.