Effect of swimming on respiratory function test and lung capacity in children with asthma

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to look at how swimming affects pulmonary function tests and lung capacity in children with asthma. This researcher's objective was to examine the impact of frequent swimming activities on the quality of life of children with asthma. In accordance with the stated goal, the research was carried out using an experimental design with no pretest-posttest control group. The study consisted of 20 asthmatic children aged 6-18 years. An exercise protocol encapsulating free swimming exercises for 60 minutes per session, 3 days a week for 8 weeks was applied in two groups of 10 people. The SPSS 22.0 package program was used to examine the data. The data was subjected to a normality test. For data that was judged to be regularly distributed, parametric tests were utilized. The paired-samples t test was used to compare the study group's pre-post test results. Significance level was accepted as p<0.05. According to the research findings, there was a statistically significant difference in the respiratory parameters pre-post test values of the research group was (p<0.05). In conclusion, swimming workouts appear to improve asthmatic children's development.