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y, depression and some emotional problems, and that diaphragmatic breath- relationship between breathing exercises and quality of life in adults – integrative literature review 105
ing exercises can affect attention, the presence of outburst events and reduce
blood cortisol levels.
Jones et al. (2013) conducted a systematic review of the field of r espiratory
distress and hyperventilation in adults. In the review, one research was includ-
ed, which showed that relaxation therapy and breathing techniques can clear-
ly reduce the frequency and severity of hyperventilation attacks. Chenivesse et
al. (2014) demonstrated that individuals with a present hyperventilation syn-
drome had a statistically lower quality of life score measured with SF-36 com-
pared to asthmatics or COPD patients. Santino et al. (2020) found that breath-
ing techniques after 4 months of exercise had a positive effect on the symptoms
of hyperventilation, which was assessed with the Nijmegen questionnaire. Res-
piratory techniques also affect the improvement of quality of li f e and lung
function. Research on female teachers has shown that breathing exercises can
improve the maximum phonation time and the maximum number of ut ter-
ances time (MCD). These are the methods that show the lung capacity of an in-
dividual (Saiban, Prathanee & Piromchai, 2017). In a five-year study, Hagman
et al. (2011) showed that respiratory training in individuals with respiratory
dysfunction can improve the physical component of the quality of life as meas-
ured by SF-36 from 42 to 47 (p = 0.03). The number of emergency medical vis-
its decreased from 18 to 2, and the number of symptoms as a result of respira-
tory disturbances also decreased. People had fewer general breathing problems
in their daily lives and during exercise. Jerath et al. (2015) found in a study that
breathing techniques can be an alternative treatment for stre ss, anxiety, de-
pression and some emotional problems. Ma et al. (2017) demonstrated that 8
weeks of diaphragmatic breathing training can affect attention, affect and low-
er cortisol levels in the body.
Discussion
In recent years, the popularity of breathing techniques has been growing, but
they still have a mystical touch of the East. Despite the lack of evidence, these
techniques have long been used as a method of treating disorders in respirato-
ry patterns and the hyperventilation syndrome. Respiratory techniques affect
the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the cardiorespiratory sys-
tem and the autonomic nervous system (Russo, Santarelli & O’Rourke, 2017).
Thus, the main task of breathing exercises is to reduce the frequency of respira-
tion and increase the volume of respiration. Most often, patients learn to con-
trol breathing with relaxed abdominal breathing and use the lower chest in
different positions: sitting, lying down, standing. Buteyk’s method of breath-
ing is one of the first to spread from Russia across the world and it has been
used to treat many chronic diseases, most commonly in patients with asth-
ma. Breathing exercises also include yogic pranayama, which emphasizes men-
tal concentration in order to reduce the frequency of breathing and normalize
the relationship between the inhalation and the exhalation with a pause after
ing exercises can affect attention, the presence of outburst events and reduce
blood cortisol levels.
Jones et al. (2013) conducted a systematic review of the field of r espiratory
distress and hyperventilation in adults. In the review, one research was includ-
ed, which showed that relaxation therapy and breathing techniques can clear-
ly reduce the frequency and severity of hyperventilation attacks. Chenivesse et
al. (2014) demonstrated that individuals with a present hyperventilation syn-
drome had a statistically lower quality of life score measured with SF-36 com-
pared to asthmatics or COPD patients. Santino et al. (2020) found that breath-
ing techniques after 4 months of exercise had a positive effect on the symptoms
of hyperventilation, which was assessed with the Nijmegen questionnaire. Res-
piratory techniques also affect the improvement of quality of li f e and lung
function. Research on female teachers has shown that breathing exercises can
improve the maximum phonation time and the maximum number of ut ter-
ances time (MCD). These are the methods that show the lung capacity of an in-
dividual (Saiban, Prathanee & Piromchai, 2017). In a five-year study, Hagman
et al. (2011) showed that respiratory training in individuals with respiratory
dysfunction can improve the physical component of the quality of life as meas-
ured by SF-36 from 42 to 47 (p = 0.03). The number of emergency medical vis-
its decreased from 18 to 2, and the number of symptoms as a result of respira-
tory disturbances also decreased. People had fewer general breathing problems
in their daily lives and during exercise. Jerath et al. (2015) found in a study that
breathing techniques can be an alternative treatment for stre ss, anxiety, de-
pression and some emotional problems. Ma et al. (2017) demonstrated that 8
weeks of diaphragmatic breathing training can affect attention, affect and low-
er cortisol levels in the body.
Discussion
In recent years, the popularity of breathing techniques has been growing, but
they still have a mystical touch of the East. Despite the lack of evidence, these
techniques have long been used as a method of treating disorders in respirato-
ry patterns and the hyperventilation syndrome. Respiratory techniques affect
the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the cardiorespiratory sys-
tem and the autonomic nervous system (Russo, Santarelli & O’Rourke, 2017).
Thus, the main task of breathing exercises is to reduce the frequency of respira-
tion and increase the volume of respiration. Most often, patients learn to con-
trol breathing with relaxed abdominal breathing and use the lower chest in
different positions: sitting, lying down, standing. Buteyk’s method of breath-
ing is one of the first to spread from Russia across the world and it has been
used to treat many chronic diseases, most commonly in patients with asth-
ma. Breathing exercises also include yogic pranayama, which emphasizes men-
tal concentration in order to reduce the frequency of breathing and normalize
the relationship between the inhalation and the exhalation with a pause after
