The Effect of Respiratory Exercise in The Elderly on Quality of Life and Anxiety
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Agedness, Respiratory Exercises, Quality of Life, Anxiety
Abstract
As we age, various physiological issues occur in the respiratory system, as they do in many other systems throughout the body. Disruptions in the respiratory system have a significant physical, physiological, and psychological impact on humans. The purpose of this study is to see how breathing exercises affect the quality of life and anxiety levels of people living in nursing homes. A total of 50 participants (13 female and 37 male) volunteered to participate in the research group, which included 25 control and 25 experimental groups from the Elazig Gazi Nursing Home. In the study, the participants were given the "Personal Information Form" as a data collecting instrument, the "Quality of Life Scale (CASP-19)" to assess their quality of life, and the "Anxiety Disorder Test (YAB-7)" to establish their anxiety state. In addition, after the pre-tests were applied to the experimental and control groups, while the control group continued their routine life, breathing exercises were applied in the experimental group in the form of 2 sets of 15 minutes, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package program. The p<0.05 significance level was used. According to the study's findings, there was a significant difference in the pre-post-test mean scores on the quality of life scale and generalized anxiety disorder test between the control and experimental groups, and this difference favored the experimental group. The average scores of the individuals from the overall and sub-dimensions of the scale revealed that their quality of life was modest. Based on their average scale score, it was determined that the people had mild anxiety. There was no statistically significant difference between age, education status, marital status, duration of stay in nursing home, quality of life, and anxiety pretest-posttest outcomes (p>0.05) in the research group. Finally, it was established that the research group's quality of life was moderate, their anxiety levels were modest, and the breathing exercises used on the participants had a favorable influence on their quality of life and anxiety. In light of this knowledge, we feel that frequent workouts done by specialists will contribute favorably to persons' healthy quality of life.
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