Boomerang Pillows and Respiratory Capacity in Frail Elderly Women

Kathryn L. Roberts, Maureen Brittin and June DeClifford
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Kathryn L. Roberts: Northern Tenritory University
Maureen Brittin: Royal Darwin Hospital
June DeClifford: Royal Darwin Hospital

Clinical Nursing Research, 1995, vol. 4, issue 4, 465-471

Abstract: An exploratory study was done to determine whether frail elderly women placed on boomerang pillows would have an altered minute volume after 10 minutes. A convenience sample of 18 subjects took part in the study. A repeated measures design was used in which subjects served as their own controls. After 10 minutes on the boomerang pillows, there was a significant reduction in the minute volume of subjects. Boomerang pillows may be contraindicated in people with reduced lung capacity due to age; however; further research on a larger sample of frail elderly women is indicated.

Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.1177/105477389500400410

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