dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Suzanne | |
dc.contributor.author | Schreuder, Fiona | |
dc.contributor.author | Watson, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Stern, M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-30T17:49:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-30T17:49:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-12-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Roberts , S , Schreuder , F , Watson , T & Stern , M 2017 , ' Do COPD patients taught pursed lips breathing (PLB) for dyspnoea management continue to use the technique long-term? A mixed methodological study ' , Physiotherapy , vol. 103 , no. 4 , pp. 465-470 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2016.05.006 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-9406 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-1332-9337/work/32437422 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/19994 | |
dc.description | © 2016 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). For further details please see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective : To investigate whether COPD patients taught pursed lips breathing (PLB) for dyspnoea management continue to use the technique long-term and, if so, their experience of this.Design : A mixed methodological approach using semi-structured telephone interviews, a focus group and observation of current PLB technique was used. Qualitative analysis was based on grounded theorySetting : Participants were recruited from the two inner city London (UK) boroughsParticipants : A purposive sample of 13 patients with COPD taught PLB 6 - 24 months previously. 11 participants took part in the telephone interviews; focus group participation and observed PLB was 5/11 and 6/11 respectively.Main outcome measures : A thematic analysis of interviews and focus group; observation of PLB technique.Results : Nine reported on-going use of PLB with 8 reporting definite benefit. Observed technique showed ongoing ability for PLB to reduce RR and increase SpO2. Four distinct themes emerged from the data: use of PLB when short of breath due to physical activity (8/9), increased confidence and reduced panic (4/9), use as an exercise (3/9), use at night (3/9). Those that had discontinued PLB had done so because it didn’t help (2) and they had forgotten/were too busy to continue.Conclusion : This study found 9 of 13 of patients taught PLB continued with long-term use and 8 of 13 reporting definite benefit from PLB. The role of PLB in increasing patients’ confidence in their ability to manage their breathlessness and, use at night, were novel findings. | en |
dc.format.extent | 6 | |
dc.format.extent | 429997 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Physiotherapy | |
dc.subject | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
dc.subject | Dyspnoea | |
dc.subject | Breathing exercises | |
dc.subject | Rehabilitation | |
dc.title | Do COPD patients taught pursed lips breathing (PLB) for dyspnoea management continue to use the technique long-term? A mixed methodological study | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Allied Health Professions | |
dc.contributor.institution | Physiotherapy | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Health and Social Work | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2017-05-27 | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.physio.2016.05.006 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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