Title

Effectiveness of respiratory care modalities on biophysiological parameters among COPD patients at a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, India

Authors

Shabana Nisar Ahamed¹, Theranirajan Ethiraj², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran^3,*, Anandhi Duraikannu⁴, Sudha Devadoss¹, Divya Bharathi Jayaraman¹ & Sundari Mani¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Pediatrics, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shabana Nisar Ahamed - E - mail: shabu1002@gmail.com
Theranirajan Ethiraj - E - mail: deanmmc@tn.gov.in
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E - mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Anandhi Duraikannu - E - mail: anandhi01@gmail.com
Sudha Devadoss - E - mail: sudhakarthik0909@gmail.com
Divya Jayaraman - E - mail: divyajayaram1412@gmail.com
Sundari Mani - E - mail: s.sundari915@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the prevalent global health problems, with chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation due to anatomic abnormalities primarily in the airways and alveoli. Therefore it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of respiratory care modalities on biophysiological parameters in COPD patients at a tertiary care hospital in Chennai. Using a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups, 80 subjects were selected through non-probability purposive sampling. The intervention, lasting 10-15 minutes and administered thrice daily over four weeks, aimed to enhance physiological parameters. Results indicated a statistically significant improvement, with the mean respiratory issue score decreasing from 7.45 to 4.80 (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that the respiratory care modalities effectively improved biophysiological parameters in COPD patients, demonstrating significant benefits from the interventions. Thus, respiratory care can enhance the health status of individuals with COPD.

Keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), effectiveness, respiratory care modalities, biophysiological parameters, quasi-experimental technique

Citation

Ahamed et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1984-1988 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.