Application of aerobic resistance exercise combined with health belief intervention in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of aerobic resistance exercise combined with health belief intervention in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).

MethodsSeventy elderly COPD patients admitted from June 2018 to April 2019 were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 35 cases in each group.Both groups received conventional treatment and health belief intervention, and the observation group performed aerobic resistance exercise on this basis for 12 weeks of continuous intervention.Cardiopulmonary function and quality of life were compared between the two groups before and after intervention.

ResultsAfter intervention, the ratio of forced expiratory volume to forced vital capacity in the first second and the percentage of FEV1 in the predicted value(FEV1% Pred) in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P < 0.05).After intervention, the maximum oxygen consumption, relative maximum oxygen uptake, peak oxygen pulse and maximum heart rate of two groups were better than those before intervention, and the observation group was higher than the control group(P < 0.05).After intervention, the quality of life score of the revised version of respiratory disease questionnaire scale in the two groups decreased, and that in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P < 0.05).

ConclusionsThe implementation of aerobic resistance exercise combined with health belief intervention in elderly patients with COPD can improve the cardiorespiratory reserve and improve the quality of life.