Deep Breathing and Bronchial Postural Drainage Exercises and the Relationship with Covid-19 Patients

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 virus can have a significant impact on an individual’s health and ability to exercise. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has noted 11 main COVID-19 symptoms: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, the new loss of sensation or smell, sore throat, congestion, or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea. Experts have begun to look at the positive effects of deep breathing exercises on these respiratory issues among during and post-COVID-19 individuals. Worldwide physical therapy, deep breathing and coughing exercises services are given in conjunction with medical treatment

Objectives: The study aimed to find the relationship of deep breathing and bronchial postural drainage for patients with coronavirus and find out the relationship between this exercises and patients demographic and personal data such as age, gender, and educational level

Methodology: A descriptive (cross-sectional) study design was conducted in Baghdad city hospitals, starting from 1^st of October to the end of October 2020. Non- probability (purposive) sample of 100 patients have coronavirus. The data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis frequency, & percentages, and inferential statistical analysis, chi-square, are used.

Results: More than half of the studied sample (59%) were within (20-39) years old and (52%) of them were male. both variables have a significant association with deep breathing and bronchial postural drainage exercises but in regard to their educational level, no significant association was found and most of patients have commonly symptoms of Coid-19 and are highly significant association with that exercises, while most of patient have emergency warning signs of Coid-19,Inability to wake or stay awake and bluish lips or face are significantly association with it and most of patients under study have good healthy condition after doing exercise but it has no significant association with that exercises.

Recommendations: The researchers recommended training the patients on deep breathing and bronchial postural drainage exercises in the Ministry of Health hospitals and displaying for them the updating information through different social media locations to put the affected patients on the right ways for having better health