Resultados del tratamiento kinesioterapéutico en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, Área de Neumología, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca. 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a pathology of the small airway and parenchyma, may be accompanied by bronchial hyperreactivity and is usually progressive. It affects the adult and older adult population, being one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide (1). Currently several countries incorporate in the treatment of these patients respiratory kinesiotherapy as a fundamental part of this.

Objective: to describe the results of Kinesiotherapeutic treatment in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease of the Area of Pneumology of Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca city. 2016.

Methodology: the study is descriptive, observational and prospective, performed in patients aged 40 to 75 years with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. With this universe, a pre- and post-intervention evaluation was performed and we compared the results obtained. For the database and statistical analysis, we used the SPSS version 15 program and the McNemar test. The results are presented by tables and graphs depending on the analysis.

The study of "Quality of life evaluation of patients with COPD in a respiratory rehabilitation program" carried out in Brazil in the year 2013 has been taken as reference.

RESULTS: Results showed a 25.7% decrease in dyspnea, 22.9% of chest pain, in the exercise tolerance test 60% of participants managed to reach their lower limit and using the McNemar test was observed that the treatment had positive effects on the quality of life