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Understanding the health beliefs related to reasons for adherence and non-adherence to a physiotherapy programme is important in planning an effective chest clearance programme for a person with cystic fibrosis. A pilot questionnaire was undertaken with 96 adults with cystic fibrosis randomly selected from patients on a hospital register. Response rate was 54%. It was not possible to obtain information...
The literature suggests that self chest clapping (SCC) does not enhance rate of sputum clearance if combined with the active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT), but many patients find SCC beneficial and continue to use it. Previous studies have examined the effects of assisted chest clapping on oxygen saturation (SaO 2 ), but what would be the effects of SCC on SaO 2 ? It was important...
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