A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE INCENTIVE SPIROMETER AMONG POST OPERATIVE PATIENTS UNDERGONE ABDOMINAL SURGERY IN SELECTED HOSPITAL OF INDORE(M.P.)

Abstract

A comparative study was done to assess the effectiveness of deep breathing exercise incentive spirometer among post-operative patients undergone abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of IS and DBE on respiratory parameters. 40 samples were selected through purposive sampling technique and divided in deep breathing exercises (20 sample) and incentive spirometer (20 sample) group at Index Hospital. Data were collected through assessment of respiratory parameters of post operative patients for 3 days. Data was analyzed by computed value of deep breathing exercise group (t = 17.7) which was significant at P ? 0.001 level and the computed t value of Incentive Spirometer group (t = 16.02) which was significant at P ? 0.001which  indicates that planned interventions are very effective. The incentive spirometer breathing exercise was better than deep breathing exercise as posttest mean score 10.55 was significantly more than that of deep breathing exercise i.e. 9.66. Pulmonary complications usually occur in post-operative patients after abdominal surgery and breathing exercises are very effective to prevent post operative respiratory complications.

Keywords: Deep Breathing Exercise, Incentive spirometer, respiratory parameters