Effect of modified Morita therapy combined with motor imagery training on pulmonary rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Main Authors: ZHOU Chunxiang, SUN Renjuan, ZHOU Ru, TANG Jinghua, DING Yexia, ZHANG Xiaofeng
• Format: Article
• Language: zho
• Published: Association of Integrative Nursing 2021-06-01
• Series: 中西医结合护理
• Subjects: modified morita therapy; motor imagery; old age; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; lung function; negative emotion; quality of life
• Online Access: http://www.zxyjhhl.com.cn/CN/article/downloadArticleFile.do?attachType=PDF&id=8564

Objective To investigate the effect of modified Morita therapy combined with motor imagery training on pulmonary rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). Methods Totally 130 elderly COPD patients were selected and divided into two groups according to the random number table method, with 65 cases in each group. During the rehabilitation treatment, the control group received modified Morita therapy intervention, and the observation group received modified Morita therapy combined with motor imagery training. The changes of lung function, negative emotion and quality of life before and after intervention were compared between the two groups. Results After intervention, the value of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced expiratory volume in one second/predicted value ratio(FEV1%pred), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC of the observation group were higher than those of the control group (P＜0. 05). Scores of Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS)in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 05). The total score of St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and dimension scores of symptom, activity and impact in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 05). Conclusion Modified Morita therapy combined with motor imagery training can promote pulmonary function recovery, relieve negative emotion, and improve quality of life in COPD patients.