This study aims to examine the effect of abdominal diaphragmatic breathing combined with incentive spirometer breathing training on the lung capacity of elderly community residents.
The research will be conducted in a community in central Taiwan. Inclusion criteria are people over the age of 65 in the community. All participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. The experimental group will receive the breathing training of abdominal diaphragmatic breathing method combined with incentive spiromete. The control group is only taught the breathing training of abdominal diaphragmatic breathing. Four assessment tools will be used, including the demographic questionnaire, respiratory capacity indicators, Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Taiwan Version (WHOQOL-BREF; WHOQOL-BREF). Data analysis will be performed by independent sample t test, paired t test, and repeated measures analysis. All data analysis will be performed by SPSS version 22.0.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
128
receive the breathing training of abdominal diaphragmatic breathing method combined with incentive spiromete
Chung Shan Medical University
Taichung, Taiwan
respiratory capacity indicators
Indicator: FVC (forced vital capacity) ,FEV1(forced expiratory volume),MVV (maximal voluntary ventilation).
Time frame: The questionnaire will be filled 3 times, during the first and fourth, and eighth weeks of the study.
Dyspnea
Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale) will be used to assess participants' breathing condition. This scale consisting of five items containing statements about the impact of breathlessness on the individual . It ranges from grade 0 to 4. Higher scores reflect lower respiratory function condition.
Time frame: The questionnaire will be filled 3 times, during the first and fourth, and eighth weeks of the study.
Quality of Life (OL)
The 28 items World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Taiwan Version (WHOQOL-BREF)WHOQOL-BREF) will be used to examine participants' quality of life. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very agree). The total score is the sum of all item scores. Higher scores reflect greater quality of life.
Time frame: The questionnaire will be filled 3 times, during the first and fourth, and eighth weeks of the study.
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