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ArticleJournal of lifestyle medicine2020

Efficacy of Balloon Blowing Exercise on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Young Adult Smokers.

Vadivelan Kanniappan, Varalakshmi Manivannan

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Article in Journal of lifestyle medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vadivelan KanniappanDepartment of Physiotherapy, SRM College of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
Varalakshmi ManivannanDepartment of Physiotherapy, SRM College of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSmoking cigarettes which progressively impairs the lung functions is a leading risk factor for early death and disability worldwide. Alternate use of the tobacco products along with some exercise practicing behaviour help to prevent the impairment of lung function because most smokers fail to cease smoking. The objective of this research was to find out the effectiveness of the balloon blowing exercise among the young adult smokers using the peak expiratory flow meter.

methodsA quasi- experimental study in which 100 male participants were included according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pre-test and Post-test was taken using Peak expiratory flow meter, after intervention is provided.

resultsThe mean appraise of the Group A pre-test was 287.1 and the post-test was 283.2, and the mean appraise of the Group B pre-test was 279.7 and the post-test was 367.2. The significant appraise was .581 for Group A and .000 for the Group B since the p < 0.05. The study shows the significant result as the p appraise is less than 0.05.

conclusionThis study concludes that there was a significant increase in the peak expiratory flow rate in the post test of Group B.

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Balloon blowing exercisePeak expiratory flowSmokers

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PMID32995339
PMCPMC7502888
OpenAlexW3090746205

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