Effects of High-quality Nursing Plus Elastic Band Resistance Exercise on Pulmonary Functions and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract

This paper was aimed at exploring the effects of high-quality nursing (HQN) plus elastic band resistance exercise (EBRE) on pulmonary functions and quality of life (QOL) in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Altogether 97 patients with COPD, who came to our hospital for treatment and rehabilitation training from December 2016 to March 2019, were selected and divided into a control group (n=46) and a test group (n=51). Those in the control group were given EBRE plus routine nursing, whereas those in test group were given EBRE plus HQN. The indices of their pulmonary and cardiac functions were assessed. Their negative emotions were assessed and compared between the two groups through the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). Finally, their adverse reactions, QOL and nursing satisfaction were also assessed and compared. After nursing, the pulmonary functions, the cardiac functions, the negative emotions and the QOL were remarkably improved in both groups, but the improvement of these indicators was more obvious in the test group (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, patients in the test group had a remarkably lower incidence of adverse reactions (P<0.05), but remarkably higher nursing satisfaction (P<0.05). or elderly patients with COPD, HQN plus EBRE can improve the rehabilitation effects on them, and improve their pulmonary functions and QOL, so this combination is worthy of clinical promotion.