Abstract

BETANCOURT-PENA, Jhonatan; MUNOZ-ERAZO, Beatriz Elena  and  HURTADO-GUTIERREZ, Hugo. Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in quality of life and functional capacity in patients with tuberculosis sequela. Nova [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.24, pp.47-54. ISSN 1794-2470.

Objective. To describe a pulmonary rehabilitation program impact in patients with sequelae of pulmonary TB. Methods: A quasi-experimental study in eleven patients in a pulmonary rehabilitation program with continuous exercise, muscle strengthening and education during eight weeks; it was evaluated before and after the BMI, dyspnea, six-minute walk test, anxiety, depression, and quality of life related to health; paired t was used to analyze measures. Results: eleven patients completed the pulmonary rehabilitation program. The average age was 21.7 ± 45.4 years. Eight patients were male. By the end of the program, a significant increase was found in the walked distance in the 6MWT with an average difference of 110.2 ± 112.5 meters (p = 0.009). Health-related quality of life had a significant decrease in the total score in SGRQ, an average difference of 6.7 ± 8.3 (p = 0.02), no significant differences were found in the other domains of the questionnaire. There is a good exercise tolerance in patients with sequelae of TB in pulmonary rehabilitation. Physiotherapists must consider the difference in the distance covered in the six-minute walk test by the beginning and the end of the program as a reliable variable related to the increased of the functional ability.

Keywords : dyspnea; exercise; quality of life; rehabilitation; tuberculosis.

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