General Research
Model: human
The combination of alkaline water provision and asthma-induced gymnastics towards peak expiratory flow rate of asthma patients at Surakarta Lung Clinic, Indonesia
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Breathe Easy: Can Alkaline Water Help Asthma Patients?
A study in Indonesia found that drinking alkaline water and doing special exercises improved lung function in asthma patients. This could be a simple way to help manage asthma. More research is needed to confirm these findings.
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Publish Year 2019 Country Indonesia Rank Positive Journal Global Health Management Journal Primary Topic Lung Secondary TopicAsthma Model Human Tertiary TopicOxidative Stress Vehicle Water (Electrolysis) pH Alkaline Application Ingestion Comparison Complement
Background
Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with control group. The number of respondents in this study was 30 respondents, divided equally into intervention group and control group. The control group was given asthma-induced gymnastics twice a week for 14 days with duration of 60 minutes, while the intervention group was provided with a combination of alkaline water pH9+ for 14 days as much as 1,200 ml/day and asthma-induced gymnastics 4 times a week for 14 days with a duration of 60 minutes.
Methods
Results: There was a significant difference in the value of peak expiratory flow for 14 days in the intervention group and the control group (p < 0.001). There was an improvement in the average of peak expiratory flow rate values for each measurement in both groups, however, this study orchestrates that the intervention group has a higher improvement than the control group. The combination of alkaline water and asthma-induced gymnastics effectively and significantly improves the peak expiratory flow rate values at the Day 8 (p = 0.039) and the Day 14 (p = 0.012).
Results
Conclusion: The combination of alkaline water and asthma-induced gymnastics can be applied in nursing care management in patients with intermittent and persistent asthma. Keywords: Alkaline Water, Asthma Gymnastics, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, Asthma.