ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of lung rehabilitation on lung function, exercise ability and quality of life in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer.

MethodsA total of 70 patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer were prospectively included, among them, 35 patients undergoing lung rehabilitation training were set as the observation group, and other 35 patients receiving routine care were set as the routine group.The lung function indicators, exercise ability indicators, and quality of life scores of patients in the two groups before and after intervention were compared.

ResultsBefore intervention, there were no significant differences in lung function indicators, exercise ability indicators, and quality of life scores of patients between the two groups (P>0.05).After 8 weeks of intervention, forced expiratory volume in the first second, forced vital capacity, maximum ventilation volume, and 6-minute walking test distance of patients in the observation group improved compared to before training (P < 0.05), and all were better than those in the routine group (P < 0.05);the quality of life scores in the observation group were higher than those in the routine group (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).

ConclusionsLung rehabilitation can help improve lung function and exercise ability of patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer, and improve the quality of life of patients.