Affiliation:
1. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İZMİR DR. SUAT SEREN HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER FOR PULMONOLOGY AND THORACIC SURGERY
2. IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY
Abstract
PURPOSE: Our aim is to compare the pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes of male and female patients diagnosed with COPD.
METHODS: Outpatient PR program, consisting of 16 sessions, two times a week for two months was applied to the patients with COPD (41 males, 41 females). arterial blood gas (ABG) analyzes and pulmonary function tests (PFT), 6-minute walking test (6MWT), dyspnea scale (mMRC), health-related quality of life (QoL) questionnaire (SF-36), disease-specific health status (SGRQ) were applied to all participants before and after PR.
RESULTS: There was no statistically significant differences between the two groups before PR in terms of age, BMI, PFT parameters, and ABG results. Cigarette consumption was higher in men(p=0.02). Quality of life survey results (SGRQ, SF36), HAD anxiety, mMRC were similar in both groups before PR(p>0.05 for all).After PR, both clinical and statistically significant improvements were detected in 6mWD in both groups (p
Publisher
Dokuz Eyul Universitesi Saglik Bilimleri Enstitusu
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