The Effects of Respiratory Training Combined with Limb Exercise on Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Bronchiectasis

Figures & data

Table 1 Comparison of General Data Between the Two Groups

Group	Age (Years)	Gender (Male/Female)	Disease Duration (Years)	Barthel Index
Intervention group	65.51±5.54	23/20	5.65±0.45	35.41±3.20
Observation group	65.70±5.55	22/21	5.75±0.39	35.43±3.21
P	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05

Table 2 Comparison of Quality of Life Scores Between the Two Groups (Points)

Group	Physical Life Status (Score)		Physical Function (Score)		Social Function (Score)		Psychological Function (Score)
	Before Treatment	After Treatment	Before Treatment	After Treatment	Before Treatment	After Treatment	Before Treatment	After Treatment
Intervention group	21.15±3.22	28.59±3.41	30.23±3.00	38.37±3.36	30.86±3.11	38.28±3.42	32.45±3.12	38.44±3.25
Observation group	21.19±3.18	22.75±3.50	30.22±2.89	34.19±2.08	30.91±3.17	32.35±2.79	32.49±3.18	34.31±2.47
P value	0.899	<0.001	0.949	<0.001	0.893	<0.001	0.901	<0.001

Table 3 Comparison of Pulmonary Function Indexes Between the Two Groups

Group	FEV1 (L)		FVC (L)		FEV1/FVC (%)
	Before Treatment	After Treatment	Before Treatment	After Treatment	Before Treatment	After Treatment
Intervention group	1.24±0.33	1.81±0.45	1.34±0.25	1.82±0.36	0.58±0.15	0.78±0.15
Observation group	1.22±0.35	1.48±0.37	1.33±0.24	1.51±0.32	0.57±0.15	0.65±0.13
P value	0.682	<0.001	0.887	<0.001	0.435	<0.001

Figure 1 Baseline 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and change after treatment in 6MWD in the intervention and observation groups before and after treatment. *P < 0.05 compared with observation group after training.

Table 4 Comparison of Sputum Excretion Between the Two Groups Before and After Treatment

Group	Sputum Volume (mL/d)		Sputum Viscosity (Score)
	Before Treatment	After Treatment	Before Treatment	After Treatment
Intervention group	30.46±5.25	39.44±5.40	1.45±0.24	1.88±0.32
Observation group	30.40±5.22	34.41±5.28	1.44±0.21	1.69±0.20
P value	0.935	<0.001	0.785	<0.001