Water as a resource for bike® pulmonary rehabilitation and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD):

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Abstract

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is defined as a set of conditions characterized by the presence of chronic airflow obstruction, which could compromise the quality of life (QOL) of patients. Objective: To evaluate the use of the Water Bike® as a resource for obtaining better QOL of COPD patients in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program (PRP). Methodology: This is a case study conducted in the period from June to July 2011. Participated in this study two patients with COPD, both males, aged between 64 and 67 years. The volunteers underwent PRP, three times a week, lasting forty minutes each session, in which the resource Water Bike ® was used as conditioning. Results: There was an increase in the 6MWT, improvem over the MIP and MEP and improve in favor of cirtometry in the start and end of PRP. That was enough for patients to report improvement in their QOL Discussion: The protocol adopted (AQ20) was associated with the use of the Water Bike® within a PRP. According to the AQ20, the questionnaire was administered in the pre and post treatment, and patients who participated in this study reported improvement in fatigue, ADL'S in QOL and a decrease in the use of drugs. Conclusion: According to the proposed method, it is concluded that there was improvement in quality of life with an aquatic rehabilitation program, through the Water Bike®.