[Psychological and physiological changes accompanying pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic pulmonary emphysema].
In 14 patients with chronic pulmonary emphysema, the relations between changes in psychological status associated with pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise tolerance were studied with the Cornell Medical Index and the Yatabe-Guiford Personality Inventory. Although the scores on the latter did not change, the cardio-respiratory score on the Cornell Medical Index improved significantly (p < 0.05). The only index of exercise tolerance that improved significantly was the distance walked in 10 minutes (p < 0.05). The changes in the scores of "Lack of Objectivity" and "Rhathymia" correlated negatively with the change in the distance walked in 10 minutes (R = -0.80, p < 0.01; R = -0.81, p < 0.01). The change in psychological status that accompanied pulmonary rehabilitation has been related to the improvement in the distance walked in 10 minutes.
Ohtsu
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Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tsukuba University Amakubo, Ibaraki, Japan.
Inoue
M
M
Hagiya
M
M
Tomioka
S
S
Sumi
M
M
Aoki
H
H
Homma
T
T
Hasegawa
S
S
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking