The effects of complications and comorbidities on physical therapy duration in children with pneumonia

IF 0.2 4区医学 Q4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.2298/sarh230627097m

Biljana Medjo, Olivera Calovic, Marija Karlicic, Misela Raus, Vladimir Radlovic, Dejan Nikolic

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Abstract

Introduction/Objective. Physical therapy aims to improve airway clearance, breathing and enhance gas exchange. It is widely used as an additional therapy in children with pneumonia. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of complications and comorbidities on physical therapy duration in children with pneumonia. Methods. We conducted a retrospective descriptive study including 40 children with pneumonia admitted to a tertiary children hospital. Study participants were divided into two groups, group with and without complications and group with and without comorbidities. All children received physical therapy one time daily five days a week plus standard treatment for pneumonia. Physical therapy procedures that were applied were chest physical therapy and kinesiotherapy. Results. Chest physical therapy (p < 0.001) and kinesiotherapy (p = 0.024) were applied significantly longer in group with complications versus those without complications. Chest physical therapy was applied significantly longer in group with comorbidities versus group without comorbidities (p < 0.001), while there was no difference regarding duration of kinesiotherapy in group with and without comorbidities (p = 0.239). Conclusion. Our results show that the presence of complications and/or comorbidities significantly prolongs the duration of chest physical therapy in children with pneumonia.

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并发症和合并症对肺炎患儿物理治疗持续时间的影响

介绍/目标。物理治疗的目的是改善气道通畅、呼吸和加强气体交换。它被广泛用于儿童肺炎的附加治疗。本研究的目的是评估并发症和合并症对肺炎患儿物理治疗持续时间的影响。方法。我们对一家三级儿童医院收治的40名肺炎患儿进行了回顾性描述性研究。研究参与者被分为两组，一组有和没有并发症，一组有和没有合并症。所有儿童接受物理治疗，每天一次，每周五天，加上肺炎的标准治疗。应用的物理治疗程序为胸部物理治疗和运动疗法。结果。胸部物理治疗(p <0.001)和运动疗法(p = 0.024)在有并发症组的应用时间明显长于无并发症组。有合并症组的胸部物理治疗时间明显长于无合并症组(p <0.001)，而有无合并症组的运动疗法持续时间没有差异(p = 0.239)。结论。我们的研究结果表明，并发症和/或合并症的存在显著延长了肺炎患儿胸部物理治疗的持续时间。

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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

CiteScore

0.40

自引率

50.00%

发文量

104

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo (Serbian Archives of Medicine) is the Journal of the Serbian Medical Society, founded in 1872, which publishes articles by the members of the Serbian Medical Society, subscribers, as well as members of other associations of medical and related fields. The Journal publishes: original articles, communications, case reports, review articles, current topics, articles of history of medicine, articles for practitioners, articles related to the language of medicine, articles on medical ethics (clinical ethics, publication ethics, regulatory standards in medicine), congress and scientific meeting reports, professional news, book reviews, texts for "In memory of...", i.e. In memoriam and Promemoria columns, as well as comments and letters to the Editorial Board. All manuscripts under consideration in the Serbian Archives of Medicine may not be offered or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Articles must not have been published elsewhere (in part or in full).