【A Pulmonary Function Predictive Method for Remote Pulmonary Rehabilitation Exercise】
Pulmonary rehabilitation includes exercise training, nutrition care and breathing exercise. Studies show that effective pulmonary rehabilitation can improve the quality of life (physiological and psychological) of patients with chest diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial pneumonia, lung cancer, etc.) and reduce the number of days and times of hospitalization. Among the rehabilitation approaches, exercise training plays an extremely important role. We have previously proposed a progressive shuttle walking exercise, walking back and forth along a 10-m corridor with a guidance system for pulmonary rehabilitation. However, users have to carry more accessories, which is inconvenient. In contrast, this new invention provides the patient a wrist-mounted guidance system for walking and breathing exercise, which measures lung function (e.g., Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)), allows users to pervasively perform the rehabilitation, increases the usage frequency and further improves the rehabilitation outcomes.