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The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a one of the major cause of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QOL), Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and general health symptoms pre and after hospital-based respiratory ph...

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Main Authors: Zafar Ahmed,, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,, Aisha Abdussalam,, Mahmud Hanesh,, Suriati Sukeri,, Leonard Joseph,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
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spelling my-ukm.journal.47502016-12-14T06:36:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4750/ The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya Zafar Ahmed, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Aisha Abdussalam, Mahmud Hanesh, Suriati Sukeri, Leonard Joseph, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a one of the major cause of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QOL), Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and general health symptoms pre and after hospital-based respiratory physiotherapy program among COPD patients. Methods Pre and post intervention study was conducted between January and July 2010. A total of 54 subjects aged between 30 to 40 years old were recruited for this study using universal sampling method from Alzawia Teaching Hospital, Libya. Data collected were socio-demographic data, QOL (before and after the intervention) using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire, ADL using the Barthel Index and the General Health Symptoms. Results The mean SF-36 score for QOL is 30.13 (SD = 8.06) and 63.46 (SD = 13.53) before and after the physiotherapy respectively (with the p <0.0001). Patients’ Activity of Daily Living mean scores are 70.18, (SD = 16.50) and mean = 88.89 (SD = 13.28) before and after program (p< 0.0001). The general medical condition mean score after respiratory physiotherapy is 3.72 as compared to 4.96 before the respiratory physiotherapy (p< 0.0001). Pulmonary Function Test shows improvement in actual/predicted FEV1 ratio in all 54 cases with mean improvement from 55.85 before to 81.67 after the pulmonary physiotherapy (with the p <0.0001). Conclusions Hospital based respiratory physiotherapy program had significantly improved QOL, pulmonary function and activities of daily living among the subjects. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4750/1/vol%25202%2520no%25201%25202012_09.pdf Zafar Ahmed, and Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, and Aisha Abdussalam, and Mahmud Hanesh, and Suriati Sukeri, and Leonard Joseph, (2012) The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya. International Journal of Public Health Research, 2 (1). pp. 65-74. ISSN 2232-0245 http://www.ijphr.ukm.my/
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description Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a one of the major cause of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QOL), Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and general health symptoms pre and after hospital-based respiratory physiotherapy program among COPD patients. Methods Pre and post intervention study was conducted between January and July 2010. A total of 54 subjects aged between 30 to 40 years old were recruited for this study using universal sampling method from Alzawia Teaching Hospital, Libya. Data collected were socio-demographic data, QOL (before and after the intervention) using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire, ADL using the Barthel Index and the General Health Symptoms. Results The mean SF-36 score for QOL is 30.13 (SD = 8.06) and 63.46 (SD = 13.53) before and after the physiotherapy respectively (with the p <0.0001). Patients’ Activity of Daily Living mean scores are 70.18, (SD = 16.50) and mean = 88.89 (SD = 13.28) before and after program (p< 0.0001). The general medical condition mean score after respiratory physiotherapy is 3.72 as compared to 4.96 before the respiratory physiotherapy (p< 0.0001). Pulmonary Function Test shows improvement in actual/predicted FEV1 ratio in all 54 cases with mean improvement from 55.85 before to 81.67 after the pulmonary physiotherapy (with the p <0.0001). Conclusions Hospital based respiratory physiotherapy program had significantly improved QOL, pulmonary function and activities of daily living among the subjects.
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author Zafar Ahmed,
Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,
Aisha Abdussalam,
Mahmud Hanesh,
Suriati Sukeri,
Leonard Joseph,
spellingShingle Zafar Ahmed,
Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,
Aisha Abdussalam,
Mahmud Hanesh,
Suriati Sukeri,
Leonard Joseph,
The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
author_facet Zafar Ahmed,
Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,
Aisha Abdussalam,
Mahmud Hanesh,
Suriati Sukeri,
Leonard Joseph,
author_sort Zafar Ahmed,
title The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
title_short The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
title_full The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
title_fullStr The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
title_full_unstemmed The Effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among COPD patient in Al-Zawia City, Libya
title_sort effects of hospital based respiratory physiotherapy an intervention study among copd patient in al-zawia city, libya
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2012
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