Intoduction: COPD is one of disease that increase morbidity and mortality in the world. Pharmacology intervention only was not effective to overcome dyspnea as the most visible symptom of COPD. Pursed- Lips Breathing is a nonpharmacological therapy which is effective to help COPD patient to reduce dyspnea.
The objective of this systematic review was to describe effectivity of Pursed-Lips Breathing to decrease Respiration Rate (RR) in patient with COPD. Method: 15 best articles were found using PECOT framework in some databases; EBSCO, Science Direct, Scopus, ProQuest, Pub Med, Wiley and Springer Link. Those articles have been chosen based on some criteria. Result: Pursed-Lips breathing that given for about 1 – 24 months was found effective to decrease Respiration Rate in patient with COPD. Discussion: Pursed-Lips breathing was highly recommended for patient with COPD to reduce dyspnea
