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Boomerang Pillows and Respiratory Capacity in Frail Elderly Women

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  • Kathryn L. Roberts

    (Northern Tenritory University)

  • Maureen Brittin

    (Royal Darwin Hospital)

  • June DeClifford

    (Royal Darwin Hospital)

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An exploratory study was done to determine whether frail elderly women placed on boomerang pillows would have an altered minute volume after 10 minutes. A convenience sample of 18 subjects took part in the study. A repeated measures design was used in which subjects served as their own controls. After 10 minutes on the boomerang pillows, there was a significant reduction in the minute volume of subjects. Boomerang pillows may be contraindicated in people with reduced lung capacity due to age; however; further research on a larger sample of frail elderly women is indicated.

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  • Kathryn L. Roberts & Maureen Brittin & June DeClifford, 1995. "Boomerang Pillows and Respiratory Capacity in Frail Elderly Women," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 4(4), pages 465-471, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:4:y:1995:i:4:p:465-471
    DOI: 10.1177/105477389500400410
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