Hubungan Antara Lama Mengikuti Program Senam Asma Dengan Tingkat Kontrol Asma Pada Penderita Asma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disorder involving many cells and their elements. Chronic inflammation causes an increase in airway hyper responsiveness resulting in repetitive episodic symptoms of wheezing, shortness of breath, heavy chest, and coughing especially at night or in the early hours. Patients with asthma will experience weakness in the respiratory muscles. This is due to the frequent occurrence of dyspnea and the limitation of activity, therefore patients with asthma are advised to always train the respiratory muscles because it can improve respiratory muscle function, reduce the severity of respiratory problems, increase tolerance to activity, and decrease symptoms of dyspnea. Nowadays many therapeutic exercises for people with asthma can be done easily and have no side effects and are assembled in a package of gymnastics called asthma gymnastics. Regular asthma exercises performed regularly can increase the maximum oxygen volume and improve the work of the respiratory muscles so that the work of the heart muscle and other muscles improve. Purpose: To determine the relationship between long follow asthma gymnastic program with asthma control level in asthma sufferer Methods: The research type is survey with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling that is sampling based on certain criteria, with total sample 51 respondents. The results were analyzed using Pearson Product-Moment Test Correlation Test. Result: Analysis of data by using the pearson product moment correlation test that shows the results p = 0,005 (p < 0,05), then Ho is rejected and Ha accepted. Conclusions: There is a relationship between long follow asthma gymnastic program with asthma control level. Keywords: Asthma, Asthma Gymnastics, Asthma Control Level