Motivation
I believe the amount of
oxygen supplied to people
with COPD motivates them to
become less active.
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“In summary, exercise training as part of a
comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation programme, can make a
profound difference in the lives of patients with COPD. Indeed,
exercise training reduces daily symptoms of dyspnea and fatigue,
improves physical fitness, reduces symptoms of anxiety/depression
and improves quality of life in patients with COPD.”
From
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933612/
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“Low motivation is a frequently reported
factor for the reduced physical activity (PA) levels observed in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).”
From
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34884333/
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Optimizing physical activity (PA) in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a
major goal, as this population is highly inactive in daily life, and
low physical activity (PA) levels are related to poor health
outcomes (e.g., acute exacerbations, increased risk of
hospitalizations and death).
Low (or lack of) motivation is one of the
most frequently reported factors for reduced PA levels in patients
with COPD, in addition to the impact of symptoms such as dyspnoea on
exertion and fatigue.”
From
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8658241/pdf/jcm-10-05631.pdf
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Personal experience
leads me to believe that getting patients with respiratory problems
the oxygen they need will give them the ability and motivate them to
stay physically active, healthier, out of the hospital and will also
help with urinary incontinence.
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Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as a
loss of bladder control and is characterized by the complaint of any
involuntary leakage of urine. Evidence suggests that the prevalence
of UI is higher in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) than in age-matched controls in both sexes. UI is
classified as stress, urge, and mixed, and has a considerable impact
on quality of life. However, the prevalence of UI in individuals
with COPD is mostly unexplored in clinical research and often
underestimated in clinical practice.
From
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31201688/
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The last sentence is important and needs to be
repeated, “However, the prevalence of UI in individuals with
COPD is mostly unexplored in clinical research and often
underestimated in clinical practice.”
Research is scarce, but those who deal with
COPD in the real world know there is a problem and learn to live
with it. One solution is
never to leave the house.
Below are two sites where individuals with COPD tell their
stories about COPD and incontinence.
https://copd.net/living/an-embarrassing-situation
I needed to rush to the bathroom years before
starting supplemental oxygen, but always when out of breath.
To start with, it was when playing tennis and now when my
blood oxygen level is low with a full bladder.
I am not willing to talk about my experiences but will say
some have been embarrassing.
Getting the oxygen I need and experience has made a huge
difference for me.
I still watch my liquids and don’t pass up a bathroom unless I know
where the next is. I
still have some problems, but it is often when I am trying to do to
much on the oxygen supplied by my Durable Medical Equipment provider
and need to fill my LOX reservoir.
With liquid oxygen I can turn my oxygen up to 10 or 15 LPM
for several minutes, and the intense need to find a bathroom goes
away. Out of caution, I
still find a bathroom, but in a more leisurely way.
Liquid Oxygen is the reason I was able to visit
Fort Bridger State Historic Site (6,674 ft elevation) and Devils
Tower National Monument (The visitors center located at the base of
the tower is at an elevation of 4,250) Liquid Oxygen allows me to
travel, visit museums and parks, shop, and so much more.
I don’t know that Liquid Oxygen motivates me,
but what it allows me to do does.
Telling us to stay active is not motivating.
Getting us the oxygen we need to be active is!
THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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These are my thoughts and
experiences, not medical advice.
Gerald(Skip) Miller