Breathing Exercises for Asthma : Evidence and Practice
Breathing Exercises for Asthma : Evidence and Practice
Breathing Exercises for Asthma : Evidence and Practice
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<strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Asthma</strong> : an RCT<strong>Breathing</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Asthma</strong> : an RCTThomas et al Thorax 2009;64:55-61 prospective, parallel group, single-blind RCT, n= 183 89 patients with asthma <strong>and</strong> impaired QoL,r<strong>and</strong>omised to• 3 sessions of physiotherapist-supervised breathing training (n=94)or• asthma nurse-delivered asthma education 1 month post intervention : similar improvements in AQLQscores in both groups, trends (NS) to improved ACQ 6 months : significant between-group difference favouringbreathing training - 0.38 units, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.68 6-months : significant between-group differences in HAD anxietyfavouring breathing training (1.1,95% CI 0.2-1.9), HADdepression (0.8, 95% CI 0.1-1.4) <strong>and</strong> Nijmegen scores(3.2, 95%CI 1.0 to 5.4)
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