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Home-Based Prescribed Pulmonary Exercise in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published on: August 24, 2019
Rhythmic auditory stimulation increases 6-Minute walk distance in individuals with COPD: A repeated measures study
Alison Hernandez1, Ulf G Bronas2, Alana D Steffen2
1Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Education in Health Science and Outcomes Research, 633 N St. Clair, 20th Floor (2024-J), Chicago, IL 60611; University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, 845 South Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60612.
Objective:
To evaluate if there is an increase in 6-minute walk distance in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) while walking to rhythmically enhanced music.
Background:
Individuals with COPD are less active. Walking with rhythmically enhanced music may help Participant's walk farther while simultaneously distracting from symptoms of dyspnea.
Methods:
Twenty-five men (age = 70.7 ± 4.5 yr), with moderate-to-severe COPD (FEV1 = 47.4 ± 9.7% predicted) completed three, 6 min walk tests (6MWT) in random order. Walks were completed with music, with music that was rhythmically enhanced, or without music. Walking distance and perceived dyspnea were measured.
Results:
Participant's walked 12 m, 95% CI [20.5-, 2.6], p = 0.015 further during the 6MWT when listening to rhythmically enhanced music when compared to no music. Onset of dyspnea was not different between the three walking conditions.
Conclusions:
Rhythmically-enhanced music may be a useful tool to increase walking distance in Participant's with COPD.
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