The effects of threshold inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised experimental study

Han‐Yu Chuang, Hsiao‐Yun Chang, Yueh‐Yen Fang and Su‐Er Guo

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2017, vol. 26, issue 23-24, 4830-4838

Abstract: Aims and objectives To investigate the effects of threshold inspiratory muscle training in patients with stages II through IV chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using maximum inspiratory pressure, baseline dyspnoea index, 6‐minute walk test and quality of life. Background A threshold inspiratory muscle training device provides pressure for inspiratory muscle strength, but there is limited information on the effects of threshold inspiratory muscle training starting at low pressure training. Design Randomised experimental design. Methods A total of 55 patients completed this study between September 2013–April 2014. The experimental group (n = 27) was provided medical treatment and routine care, along with five sessions of threshold inspiratory muscle training per week (21–30 min per session), accompanied by a progressive increase in the pressure threshold over a period of 8 weeks. The control group (n = 28) was provided medical treatment and routine care only, without intervention. In the inferential analysis, p values

Date: 2017
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