Buteyko Breathing Technique: A Golden Cure for Asthma

Eman Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed^1, , Aml Ahmed Mohammed ELmetwaly² and Ateya Megahed Ibrahim³

¹Medical Surgical Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aswan University

²Medical Surgical Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

³Community Health Nursing, Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port-said University

Cite this paper:
Eman Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, Aml Ahmed Mohammed ELmetwaly and Ateya Megahed Ibrahim. Buteyko Breathing Technique: A Golden Cure for Asthma. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2018; 6(6):616-624. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-6-6-32

Abstract

The Buteyko Breathing Technique (BBT) is distinctive breathing therapy that uses control breath and breath-holding exercises to treat a large vary of health conditions believed to be connected to hyperventilation and low carbon dioxide. Aim: To evaluate the effect of Buteyko breathing technique on patients with bronchial asthma. Setting: This study was conducted in chest disease department at Port-said El- Masah El- Bahry Hospital. Method: Quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study on a purposeful sample of (50) patients through pre and post program implementation. Tools: Two tools were used, tool I: An interviewing questionnaire include; patients demographic data, and clinical data. Tool II: Asthma assessment questionnaire include; Asthma Severity Questionnaire and Asthma control questionnaire. Result: Showed that all asthma severity and asthma control items were a highly significant improved after applied BBT at p value <0.001, with significant improvement in (FEV1) after applied BBT that reflected through 64% and 36% of participants had intermittent and mild (FEV1). Conclusion: This study support the effectiveness of Buteyko breathing exercise over the standard treatment in asthmatic patients. There was a statistically significant improvement of daily Asthma Control, Asthma severity, pulmonary function-forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), in patients after applied Buteyko breathing exercise for one months over pre applied it. Recommendations: The researchers recommend that Buteyko breathing technique be added as a possible medical and nursing intervention in managing asthmatic adults.

Keywords:
asthma control asthma severity bronchial asthma Buteyko Breathing Technique

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