%0 Journal Article
%T Efectividad de un programa de ejercicios respiratorios como tratamiento a pacientes asm芍ticos severos adultos Effectiveness of a program of respiratory exercises as a treatment for adult severe asthmatic patients
%A Nuria Boris Andino
%A Juan Carlos Rodr赤guez V芍zquez
%J Revista Cubana de Medicina
%D 2007
%I ECIMED
%X Se realiz車 un estudio retrospectivo-prospectivo con 137 pacientes asm芍ticos severos. De ellos 77 fueron sometidos a un programa de ejercicios respiratorios (grupo experimental) durante 15 d continuos en sesiones de clases entre 15 y 60 min para realizar despu谷s en sus casas durante el a o que dur車 la investigaci車n y se compararon con 66 pacientes que no realizaron esta actividad (grupo control). A todos los pacientes se les realizaron las pruebas funcionales respiratorias, al inicio y al a o de incorporado al tratamiento. Predominaron los pacientes entre 40 y 55 a os de edad, del sexo femenino y de la raza blanca. Se evidenci車 disminuci車n de los ingresos as赤 como frecuencia de las crisis de asma en los pacientes que realizaron los ejercicios respiratorios no as赤 en el grupo control, mejoraron los s赤ntomas nocturnos y las variables espirom谷tricas m芍s evidente en el grupo experimental. Se comprob車 que al a o la mayor parte de los pacientes continuaban realizando los ejercicios con un nivel de aceptaci車n muy bueno. Se concluy車 que un programa de ejercicios respiratorios realizados sistem芍ticamente es muy beneficioso para los pacientes asm芍ticos. A retrospective and prospective study was performed with 137 severe asthmatic patients, 77 of them participated in a program of respiratory exercises (experimental group) for 15 days in a row in class sessions from 15 to 60 minutes. They continued doing the exercises at home during the year the investigation lasted, and they were compared with 66 patients that did not carry out this activity (control group). All the patients underwent functional tests at the beginning and a year after concluding the treatment. There was a predominance of female white patients aged 40-55. A reduction of admissions, as well as of the frequency of asthma crises was evidenced among those patients that practiced the respiratory exercises, which was not so in the control group. It was observed an improvement of the night symptoms and the spirometric variables were more evident in the experimental group. It was proved that a year later, most of the patients were still doing the exercises with a very good level of acceptance. It was concluded that a systematic practice of a program of respiratory exercises is very beneficial for asthmatic patients.
%K Pacientes asm芍ticos
%K ejercicios respiratorios
%K Asthmatic patients
%K respiratory exercises
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