Effect of Pulmonary Function Training with a Respirator on Functional Recovery and Quality of Life of Patients with Stroke

Table 1

Comparison of respiratory function between the two groups before and after treatment.

Group	Respiratory muscle strength (mmHg)		Flow rate (L/s)		Capacity (L)
	Before 12 weeks	After 12 weeks	Before 12 weeks	After 12 weeks	Before 12 weeks	After 12 weeks
Experimental group	30.6 ± 0.4	41.1 ± 0.5^∗^#	1.5 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1^∗^#	1.2 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 0.1^∗^#
Control group	30.7 ± 0.4	46.5 ± 1.1^∗	1.5 ± 0.3	2.8 ± 0.1^∗	1.1 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.1^∗

1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa. ^#Compared with the control group,  < 0.05; ^∗compared with 12 weeks before,  < 0.05.