KHẢ NĂNG TỰ CHĂM SÓC LÀM THÔNG THOÁNG ĐƯỜNG THỞ CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH PHỔI TẮC NGHEN MẠN TÍNH TẠI TRUNG TÂM Y TẾ HUYỆN LẠNG GIANG, BẮC GIANG

Abstract

Objective: Describe the situation of self -care knowledge to ventilate the airway for patients with COPD at Lang Giang District Medical Center in Bac Giang province in 2022. Method: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted 5/2022 to 8/2022 on 65 patients COPD undergoing outpatient at Lang Giang District Health Center. The subjects were interviewed directly using apre-designed questionnaire consisting of 7 questions about knowledge to clear the airways for COPD patients. Results: The study showed that patients understood the knowledge of self-care to clear the airway at the following rates: 73.8% knew about controlled cough, 53.8% exhaled vigorously and 87.7% took expectorants. The percentage of patients who know the technique of strong exhalation including 4 steps reached 43.1% controlled cough including 5 steps reached 49.2. Conclusion: Our research shows that the majority of patients have knowledge and understanding of self-care therapies and techniques to clean and clear the airways.