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ArticleCureus2024

Effects of Home Nursing and Rehabilitation on Daily Life and Outgoing Activities in a Patient With Interstitial Pneumonia Supported by a High-Flow Nasal Cannula: A Case Report.

Toshiki Azuma, Shinichi Onozawa, Yukari Miyamoto, Nobuyuki Katayama

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Toshiki AzumaRehabilitation Medicine, Yawata Medical Center, Komatsu, JPN.
Shinichi OnozawaRehabilitation, Asanogawa General Hospital, Kanazawa, JPN.
Yukari MiyamotoVisiting Nurse Station, Rehabilitation Care Rojo, Komatsu, JPN.
Nobuyuki KatayamaRespiratory Medicine, Yawata Medical Center, Komatsu, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A high-flow nasal cannula is used as the primary therapy for patients with respiratory failure. Its effectiveness, however, is contingent upon proper patient monitoring by trained healthcare professionals. The case report highlights the benefits of home nursing and rehabilitation in an 81-year-old woman with rheumatoid-related interstitial pneumonia (complicated by drug-induced interstitial pneumonia) who developed respiratory failure. She lived at home with her family while undergoing high-flow therapy. At the outset of the home visit care, she was bedridden, had an indwelling urinary catheter, ate with assistance, and had to wipe her entire body because she could not bathe. Five months after receiving home visit care, she was able to use a portable toilet. However, she was unable to walk because of dyspnea and muscle weakness. She then went through five months of home visit rehabilitation before being able to move around her home with a walker. In addition, she was able to ride out in the back seat of her husband's car. Her quality of life improved as her daily activities improved, and she was able to participate in leisure activities. This experience suggests that home visit rehabilitation may be beneficial in promoting outdoor activities in patients with interstitial pneumonia caused by severe respiratory failure.

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chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasehigh-flow nasal cannulahome respiratory rehabilitationinterstitial pneumoniarespiratory failure

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PMID39618567
PMCPMC11605772

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