Korelasi Lama Senam Asma dengan Faal Paru pada Pasien Asma yang Mengikuti Senam Asma

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Asthma gymnastics is one of rehabilitation efforts that may
improve asthma patients lung function. This research was a cross sectional study to determine correlation of duration
of asthma gymnastics with pulmonary function. Respondents were all asthma patients who follow asthma gymnastics
in Riau University Teaching Hospital and Health Center Rumbai. Data were collected with spirometry test with total
sampling. Most of respondents were in the age group 41-50 years (38.7%), female respondents 77.4%, most of
respondents had a history of asthma in the family (61.3%), duration of asthma gymnastics more than 3 months
(61.3%), asthma degree was intermittent (38,7%), level of asthma control was controlled 61.3% and spirometry test
showed that 54.8% respondent were classified obstructive. There is a moderate positive correlation between duration
of asthma gymnastics with lung vital capacity with r = 0,451 and p = 0,011.