TY - JOUR ID - 239976 TI - Assessment of the Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) and Aerobic Training on the Quality of Life of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease JO - TANAFFOS (Respiration) JA - RSPR LA - en SN - 1735-0344 AU - Abedi Yekta, Amir Hossein AU - Poursaeid Esfahani, Mehrshad AU - Salehi, Shahin AU - Hassabi, Mohammad AU - Khosravi, Shahrzad AU - Kharabian, Shahram AU - Sohrabi, Mohammad Reza AU - Mafi, Amir Ali AU - Rezaei, Saeed AD - Department of Sports Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Department of Sports Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, AD - Department of Sports Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Clinical Research Development Center of Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 18 IS - 3 SP - 223 EP - 229 KW - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease KW - Inspiratory muscle training KW - Aerobic exercise KW - Quality of Life DO - N2 - Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and aerobic exercise on healthrelated quality of life of patients with COPD. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients with moderate to severe COPD, who were referred to Imam Hossein Hospital of Tehran, Iran in 2016. The patients were randomly assigned to four groups and treated for eight weeks. Group 1 (n=16) participated in 16 sessions of IMT (15 minutes per session), group 2 (n=14) performed aerobic exercises twice a week (40 minutes per session), group 3 (n=15) performed IMT and aerobic exercises, and group 4 (n=15) received no intervention, except for routine treatments (control). Quality of life was evaluated based on the Saint George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) at baseline, week 4, and week 8 after the intervention. Results: After eight weeks, all four groups experienced a significant improvement in their quality of life (p <0.05), and group 3 (IMT and aerobic exercise) showed the greatest improvement. However, quality of life improvement in group 4 (control) was less than the other three groups (p <0.05). Conclusion: Aerobic exercise and IMT were more effective than routine protocols in improving the quality of life of COPD patients. Furthermore, shortterm IMT plus aerobic exercise had the greatest impact on improving the health-related quality of life of COPD patients and could be used in the management of these patients. UR - https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_239976.html L1 - https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_239976_bd94feadc378935627704bd793724269.pdf ER -