Opportunities of phototherapy in acute respiratory diseases. Opinion of doctors and patients

• Published in: Voprosy kurortologii, fizioterapii i lečebnoj fizičeskoj kulʹtury Vol. 101; no. 3; p. 24
• Main Authors: Konyshko, N A, Volynets, L I, Konyshko, G S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2024
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Phototherapy - methods; Respiratory Tract Diseases - therapy; Respiratory Tract Infections - therapy; infrared light therapy; ultraviolet light therapy; acute respiratory diseases; opinions of doctors and patients; laser therapy; effects of phototherapy
• ISSN: 0042-8787
• DOI: 10.17116/kurort202410103124

To analyze the effects and tolerability of physiotherapeutic methods with optical radiation (phototherapy) in acute respiratory diseases (ARD) on the basis of the modern scientific literature data and the results of doctors and patients survey.
An analysis of regulatory sources and modern scientific literature on the subject of research, survey of 200 patients with ARD and 100 primary care physicians of the Central Federal District on their sociomedical status and awareness of phototherapeutic treatment methods were conducted.
Phototherapy in ARD have demonstrated chromogenic, immunostimulating, photosensitizing, vitamin-forming, trophostimulating, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, desensitizing, bactericidal and mycocidal, metabolic, coagulo-correcting therapeutic effects. Patients and doctors have been insufficiently aware of phototherapy methods and used them in practice relatively rare. A significant proportion of patients had ARD risk factors, namely teamwork, tobacco smoking and chronic diseases.
1. The therapeutic effects of all types of phototherapy in acute respiratory infections are interrelated with their etiopathogenesis. 2. Patients and doctors are insufficiently informed and relatively rarely use phototherapy methods. 3. A significant proportion of patients have risk factors for acute respiratory infections: teamwork (88%), tobacco smoking (68%) and chronic diseases (52%).