Use of supplemental oxygen during exercise testing and training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a survey of Australian pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Braz J Phys Ther
; 25(1): 97-102, 2021.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32499168
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aims of this study were to determine, in Australian pulmonary rehabilitation programs for people with COPD (1) whether oxygen saturation (SpO2) was monitored during exercise testing; (2) whether supplemental oxygen was available during exercise testing and/or training; (3) whether oxygen was prescribed during exercise training; and the reason for providing oxygen; (4) whether a protocol was available for supplemental oxygen prescription during exercise training.METHODS:
This was a cross-sectional multi-center study using a purposed-designed survey. De-identified survey data were analyzed and the absolute number and percentage of responses were recorded for each question.RESULTS:
The survey was sent to 261 pulmonary rehabilitation programs and 142 surveys (54%) were available for analysis. Oxygen saturation was monitored during exercise testing in 92% of programs. Supplemental oxygen was available in the majority of programs during exercise testing (82%) and training (84%). The rationale cited by 87 programs (73%) for prescribing oxygen during exercise training was maintaining SpO2 above a threshold ranging from SpO2 80-88%. Forty-five (32%) programs had a protocol for oxygen prescription during exercise training.CONCLUSION:
While monitoring of SpO2 during exercise testing and using supplemental oxygen during testing and training is common in Australian pulmonary rehabilitation programs, few programs had a protocol in place for the prescription of supplemental oxygen for people with COPD who were not on long-term oxygen therapy. This may be due to lack of strong evidence to support the use of supplemental oxygen during exercise training.Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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Exercise Therapy
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz J Phys Ther
Journal subject:
MEDICINA FISICA
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REABILITACAO
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article