American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENES OF DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE ON PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE AMONG PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) AT GOVERNMENT VILLUPURAM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, MUNDIYAMPAKKAM

Malathi G

malathiganapathi16@gmail.com

Effectivenes, deep breathing exercise, peak expiratory flow rate, patient, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease AIM: Effectivenes of deep breathing exercise on peak expiratory flow rate among patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiration is the mechanism whereby air flows between the atmosphere and the alveoli of the lungs. Normal respiratory rate for adult is about 20 breaths per minute which is controlled by respiratory pacemaker, medulla oblongata. Normal respiration is affected as a result of short term infections and long term respiratory diseases. As respiratory disease is a significant chronic health problem in our society, chronic respiratory disease is found to be one of the most distressful conditions, badly affecting human life. Respiratory diseases such as COPD and asthma are the major health problems in India. While, COPD ranks 5th biggest killer disease worldwide.World Health Organization (2020) defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible. A quantitative research method used for this study in the true experimental design (pre-test–Post-test design). A formal permission was obtained from the concerned authority of the hospital and study participants, the data was collected by using structured demographic and clinical variables questionnaire, modified borg dyspnea scale and peak expiratory flow meter among the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.The samples was divided in to two groups 30 were in experimental group and 30 were in control group. Pretest was conducted to both group of samples and there searcher intervened Modified borg dyspnea scale and peak expiratory flow meter to experimental group and control group received routine treatment. Post-test was conducted on 5th day. Deep breathing exercise was demonstrated to 6 - 8 samples per day. Data was collected from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm