Effect of Breathing Exercises and Stabilization Techniques on COVID-19 Patients

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsKorean Clinical Trials Database
Year 2021
INTERVENTION: Behavioral : 1. Breathing Exercises and Stabilization Techniques : Exercise is performed twice a day during hospitalization in the following order. In the morning, exercise with the researcher(15 minutes), and the patient do exercise on their own at the afternoon(15 minutes). (1) Diaphragmatic breathing (3 minutes) ? In a lying position, place one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. ? Take a deep breath through your nose to inflate your stomach. At this time, make sure that you do not move your chest as much as possible with your hand on top of your chest. ? Close your mouth and exhale slowly. At this time, the chest should not move as much as possible, and only the movement of the stomach should appear. (2) Pursed‐lip breathing (3 minutes) ? Relax your neck and shoulder muscles. ? Inhalation: Inhale slowly through the nose for 2 counts ? Exhalation: Make the shape of your lips like a whistle and exhale slowly for 4 counts (3) Square box breathing (3 minutes) ? Inhale: Close your eyes. Breathe in through your nose whilst counting to 4. ? Hold: Keep the air inside and count to 4. ? Exhale: Breathe out slowly for count of 4. Repeat. ? Hold:Wait another count of 4 until you breathe in through your nose again. (4) huff coughing (3 minutes) ? Take a seated position. ? Breathe in through your mouth. At this point, breathe in a little deeper than usual. ? Activate the abdominal muscles to quickly exhale and exhale 3 times with ‘ha’, ‘ha’, and ‘ha’ sounds. (5) Progressive muscle relaxation (3 minutes) ? Get into a comfortable position. ? Take a few deep breaths and tense up the muscles. ? Exhale and release tension. Upper extremity, shoulder, head, neck, chest, abdomen, lower extremities in order 2. Medical and conservative treatment ‐ Isolation and con CONDITION: Codes for special purposes PRIMARY OUTCOME: Breathing(Modified Borg Scale) Breathless, cough, and sputum scale SECONDARY OUTCOME: Hand power evaluation Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale Quality of life(EuroQol five dimension scale) INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Diagnosed with COVID‐19 and isolated in facility 2. Oxygen saturation is lower than 95% or during oxygen therapy 3. No history of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders 4. No communication problems 5. Adults 18 years of age or older 6. Understands the purpose of the research and voluntarily agrees.
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First added on: Oct 02, 2023