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Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the treatment of interstitial lung disease
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Institution
Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation
Institution Typology
Public Institution
Country
Colombia
Description
Reduced exercise capacity is definitely a cardinal feature of interstitial disease. It is definitely also a predictor of poor prognosis that is associated with dyspnea, poor quality of life and an increased
prognosis that is associated with dyspnea, poor quality of life and increased mortality.
The limitation of exercise in interstitial disease is related to the limitation of ventilatory mechanics, the alteration in gas exchange, vascular insufficiency and muscular dysfunction.
This resource consists of a paper presenting the results of studies in which muscle strength is assessed in relation to hypoxemia.
Hypoxemia is a cardinal characteristic of interstitial diseases. In relation to this alteration it will condition more dyspnea, fatigue and exercise intolerance.
The information contained in this resource is valuable in terms of sustainability. On the one hand, many of the findings can be applied clinically to real patients. On the other hand, the resource itself is a milestone in knowledge transfer.
Innovation
The innovation of this resource comes from the presentation of the results of the most recent studies and the direct relationship between the objectives worked on in physiotherapy and the application of therapeutic exercise and the physiopathology of the disease, understanding in many cases why progress or lack of it is produced in the training.
Evaluation System
Findings from various interventions are summarised. The most frequently used measurement tools were the 6 and 10 min walking test and the dynamometer. The results found vary according to each of the studies analysed.
Assessment
We must always set goals that we want to achieve for our patients:
In pulmonary rehabilitation, to improve quality of life, line and health. Improve states of anxiety and depression with the application of exercise and other therapeutic alternatives.
References
Cherrez-Ojeda, i. et al. Management and attitudes about IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) among physicians from Latin America. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, London, v. 18, n. 1, p. 5, 2018.
Cottin, V. Current approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Europe: the AIR survey. European Respiratory Review, Sheffield, v. 23, n. 132, p. 225-230, 2014.
Dale M, McKeough Z, Munoz P, Corte P, Bye P, Alison JE. Exercise training improves exercise capacity and quality of life in people with dust-related pleural and interstitial respiratory diseases: a randomised controlled trial. European Respiratory Journal 2011;38(Suppl 55):261s.
