Evaluating the Efficiency of Breathing Exercises via Telemedicine in Post-Covid-19 Patients: Randomized Controlled Study

Fatih Okan, Sevil Okan and Fadime Duran Yücesoy

Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 5, 771-781

Abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercises given by telemedicine in post-Covid-19 dyspneic individuals. Individuals in the intervention group ( n : 26) were asked to perform breathing exercise three times a day for 5 weeks (one session performed via telemedicine each week). Individuals in the control group ( n : 26) were given a brochure explaining the exercises. The St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, Pulmonary function tests, and six-minute-walk-tests were administered to all individuals at the beginning and end of the study. The posttest FEV1, FVC, MVV values were significantly higher than the pretest values in the intervention group (p 2  

Keywords: breathing exercise; Covid-19; nursing; telemedicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738221097241

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