Journal of Advances in Clinical Nursing

Objective To explore the application value of respiratory training nursing in improving lung function in elderly patients with chronic pulmonary obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods From January 2023 to December 2023, 86 elderly patients with COPD in our hospital were selected and divided into control group and study group by computer random drawing method. 43 cases were included in each group. The control group was only given routine nursing, and the study group was supplemented with respiratory training based on routine nursing. The effects of respiratory training and nursing were analyzed from three aspects: lung function index, blood analysis index and 6 MWD. Results There was no significant difference in lung function index, blood gas analysis index and 6 MWD between the two groups before nursing (P > 0.05). After nursing, compared with the control group, FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FEV, PaO², PaCO² and 6MWD indexes in the study group were significantly more advantageous, and the difference between groups was significant by t test (P < 0.05). Conclusion The effect of respiratory training nursing is significant in the improvement of pulmonary function in elderly patients with COPD, and it has the value of popularization.

Breathing training; Chronic pulmonary obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Lung function