The Effect of Empowerment Education-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Exercise on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Elderly Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Objective: To explore the application effect of lung rehabilitation exercise based on empowerment education on lung rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during hospitalization. Methods: Elderly patients with COPD admitted to the First Hospital of Hohhot from June 2024 to December 2024 were selected and divided into an intervention group (50 cases, receiving conventional treatment and nursing + lung rehabilitation exercise based on empowerment education) and a control group (50 cases, receiving conventional treatment and nursing) using the random number table method. The lung function, exercise endurance, and dyspnea scores of the two groups were compared and analyzed. Results: After 14 days of nursing, the lung function of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). There was no difference in exercise endurance between the intervention group and the control group (P > 0.05). The dyspnea score of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Lung rehabilitation exercise based on empowerment education has a definite therapeutic effect, which can improve lung function, exercise endurance, and dyspnea symptoms in elderly patients with COPD.