THE INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF BASIC FOOTBALL EDUCATION ONPULMONARY FUNCTION TEST AND CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTPARAMETERS IN SMOKER HEARING-IMPAIRED ATHLETES

Int J Life Sci Pharma Res. Health and Sports Sciences-2021, vol.14, no.1, pp.139-143, 2021 (ESCI)

In this study, our aim was to examine the pulmonary function tests and cardiopulmonary exercise tests parameters after an 8-

week basic football education of hearing-impaired athletes who smoke. The experimental group included 12 volunteers who

were in the age range of 18-22, smoked one package of cigarettes a day and attended basic football education for 45 min 3 days

a week for 8 weeks, and the control group included 12 nonsmokers hearing-impaired volunteers. A significant difference was

found between Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second, vital capacity and maximum voluntary ventilation values in the pre-test

and post test values of the pulmonary function test parameters in the experimental and control groupsA significant difference

was found in maximal oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production and respiratory rate values in the pre test and post test

values of the cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters in experimental and control groups. Only a significant difference was

found in oxygen consumption values in the pre test. Consequently, although an increase occurred in the pulmonary and

cardiopulmonary exercise values of both groups, the significant difference that was found when the pulmonary and

cardiopulmonary exercise values of the smoker participants were compared with the test values of the nonsmoker group

suggests that smoking causes a restraint in the values of pulmonary and cardiopulmonary exercise tests.

KEYWORDS: Pulmonary function test, cardiopulmonary exercise test, Hearing-Impaired.