| Abstract |
Objective To explore the clinical value of respiratory care in improving respiratory function of elderly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods 90 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who were hospitalised in our hospital from June 2022 to May 2023 were selected and divided into 45 cases each into the control group and the observation group by applying the mean score method. 45 cases each were in the control group and 45 cases each were in the observation group, and the control group implemented the routine clinical nursing management, while the observation group added respiratory care. Respiratory care was implemented in the control group and respiratory care was added in the observation group, comparing the pulmonary function indexes (lung capacity (VC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), the ratio of the forced expiratory volume in the first second to the forced lung capacity (FEV1/FVC), and the rate of infection of the two groups of patients in different care modes. Results Before care, the indexes of FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and VC of the patients in the control group and the observation group were respectively 1.32±0.37 L. The indexes were 1.32±0.37 L, 58.26±3.46L, and 58.26±3.46L, respectively, 58.26±3.46%, 2.39±0.45L and 1.30±0.22L, 58.92±3.77%, 2.37±0.47L, respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05); after the care, all the indexes of the patients in the two groups improved, respectively, 1.45±0.29L, 59.89±3.93%, 2.61±0.47L and 1.59±0.33L, 65.75±3.36%, 2.83±0.51L, the observation group is better than the control group, the difference is statistically significant (P<0.05); the incidence of infection during the nursing care in the observation group is 4.44%, significantly lower than the control groups 17.78%, and the difference between the groups is statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Implementing quality respiratory nursing care for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can greatly improve the level of patients lung function, reduce the infection rate, and have a positive role in promoting the therapeutic effect.
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