Abstract
Objective To explore the effects of family participation in the respiratory rehabilitation of the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in terms of their treatment compliance and outcomes. Methods Totally 80 COPD patients admitted in The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from March 2016 to August 2017 were selected and divided into the control group (n=40) and the observation group (n=40) according to the random number table. Patients in the control group received conventional respiratory rehabilitation intervention, while the patients had their family members participated in the rehabilitation process in the observation group. Treatment compliance and effects were compared between the two groups. Results The compliance of the observation group totaled 97.50%, while that of the control group totaled 87.50% (χ2=7.207, P<0.05) . After 3 months' intervention, the walking distance within 6 min of the observation group was (278.72±45.89) m; the PEF pred% was (93.46±13.47) %; and FEV1% was (87.42±14.71) %, better than those of the control group (t=4.127, 7.156, 3.859; P<0.05) . Conclusions Family participation in respiratory rehabilitation process can improve the compliance of COPD patients significantly, thus improve the treatment effects, which is worth promoting in clinical practice. Key words: Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive; Family Participation; Respiratory rehabilitation therapy; Treatment compliance
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