Clinical and functional profile of patients with Respiratory Functional Kinetic Deficiency due to Chronic Obstruction in pulmonary rehabilitation

Clinical and functional profile of patients with Respiratory Functional Kinetic Deficiency

Abstract

Objective: To describe the clinical and functional profile of patients with Respiratory Functional Kinetic Deficiency due to Chronic Obstruction undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study based on secondary data collected from the medical records of patients treated by the physical therapy service from August 2014 to August 2019. Thus, data related to the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), ratio Forced Expiratory Volume in the 1st second to Forced Vital Capacity (FEV1/FVC), Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PImax), Peak Expiratory Pressure (PEmax), and modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC), were collected. All patients admitted in the aforementioned period without age or gender restriction and diagnosis of respiratory system deficiency were included, excluding medical records with data. Results: The study analyzed the medical records of 57 patients, of which 30 were male (52.63%) and the average age was 65.59 ± 16.1 years. The most prevalent Physiotherapy diagnosis was that of Respiratory Functional Kinetic Deficiency due to Chronic Obstruction (RCCD) grade GOLD 2 and the percentages of functional impairment, according to the ICF, were mainly between 25-65%. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is concluded that the profile of the patients studied were elderly people of both sexes, diagnosed with moderate RCCD and moderate to severe functional impairment according to the ICF.