Med Glas (Zenica). 2025 Aug 25;22(2):212-217. doi: 10.17392/1949-22-02.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to analyze the effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) and short-wave Diathermy (SWD) on the Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)/Albumin ratio, Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), IL-8 levels, and length of stay (LOS) in hospitalized pneumonia patients.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: This is a randomized experimental study with a pre-post control group structure. The study included 24 pneumonia patients who were treated at Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital and Lawang General Hospital between 2022 and 2023. For 5 days, subjects were separated into three groups: control, intervention (PR only), and intervention (PR and SWD). The data were examined by comparing the deltas of each group. PSI and CURB-65 were used to calculate severity indices and blood samples were obtained before and after the intervention to determine the BUN/Albumin ratio and IL-8 levels.
RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in the BUN/Albumin ratio after the intervention (p=0.03). IL-8 levels and LOS showed a decreasing trend, although not statistically significant (p=0.208; p=0.249). There was a substantial correlation between PSI and IL-8 and the BUN/Albumin ratio (p=0.015; p=0.002; p=0.001).
CONCLUSION: This study highlights reduced IL-8 levels, the BUN/Albumin ratio, and a shorter LOS in pneumonia patients receiving PR and SWD therapy for 5 days. This study reinforces the evidence that PR and SWD can serve as adjunctive therapies for patients with pneumonia.
PMID:41082741 | DOI:10.17392/1949-22-02
