- 著者
- Keisuke Yorimoto Yosuke Ariake Takako Saotome Madoka Mori-Yoshimura Tadashi Tsukamoto Yuji Takahashi Yoko Kobayashi
- 出版者
- The Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 雑誌
- Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine (ISSN:24321354)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.5, pp.20200011, 2020 (Released:2020-05-26)
- 参考文献数
- 9
- 被引用文献数
- 2
Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the usefulness of the measurement of lung insufflation capacity (LIC) using the LIC TRAINER (LT) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the rehabilitation departments of the Japanese National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry and involved 20 ALS patients who underwent respiratory therapy between April 1, 2014, and December 2017. The vital capacity (VC), maximum insufflation capacity (MIC), and LIC measurements at the start of respiratory therapy were extracted from the medical records, and patients were divided into three groups: group A, VC could not be measured; group B, VC could be measured, but MIC was less than VC; and group C, MIC was larger than VC. LIC could be measured in all groups. In group C, paired t-tests were used to analyze whether there was a significant difference in the volumes measured using different methods. Results: LIC was 950, 1863±595, and 2980±1176 ml in groups A (n=1), B (n=10), and C (n=9), respectively. In groups A and B, LIC could be measured in all patients, even when VC or MIC could not be measured. In group C, the measured LIC value was significantly greater than MIC (p=0.003). Conclusion: LIC could be successfully measured using the LT. By using the LT, it was feasible to conveniently perform LIC measurements, suggesting that it could be a useful device for performing respiratory therapy in ALS patients.
- 著者
- Atsushi Sato Mitsuhiro Kamimura Keisuke Yorimoto Taro Kato Shohei Yamashita Atsuto Mouri Motoaki Tanigawa Yoshihito Arimoto Junko Fujitani Karbir Nath Yogi Khem Bahadur Karki Shigeki Hayashi
- 出版者
- The Society of Physical Therapy Science
- 雑誌
- Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.32, no.12, pp.795-799, 2020 (Released:2020-12-11)
- 参考文献数
- 15
- 被引用文献数
- 2
[Purpose] The incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is rapidly increasing worldwide. In Nepal, it has the highest mortality rate among all noninfectious diseases. Since 2015, we have been involved in a project that aims to facilitate chest rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Nepal. We compared the Nepali version of the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire with the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test, the latter of which was translated into Nepali for this project. We also evaluated the extent to which patient quality of life improved after the rehabilitation program. [Participants and Methods] The Nepali St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test were used to assess the health status of patients both before the intervention’s initiation and one year after it. Between May and September of 2016, 122 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease participated in this program. [Results] We collected valid responses from 57 patients both before and after the intervention. The scores of both screening tools were significantly lower after the intervention than before and showed a significant correlation with one another. [Conclusion] These results suggest that the Nepali version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test is a reliable tool for the evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and that the intervention used in the project might be effective for patients afflicted with the disease. However, there are limitations to the research design, such as the limited number of participants used in the study.