The Papworth breathing technique is used by respiratory physiotherapists to control and correct breathing. Instead of using the chest, Papworth technique encourages to take more relaxed breathing by using the abdomen. Breathing in slowly through the nose and breathing out through pursed lips as if blowing out a candle. Repeat this cycle for 3-5 times

Pranayama is an ancient breath technique that originates from yogic practices in India. Sitting comfortably, slowly inhale through the nose and count to five. Direct the breath across the back of the throat as you inhale so the air makes a slight hissing sound keeping the lips sealed, breathe out through the nose and try to match the length of your inhale. The breath should make a noise like waves crashing as you exhale. Continue to inhale and exhale using the same process for 5 to 8 minutes. Aim to do this exercise for 10 to 15 minutes as become more practiced.

The Papworth breathing technique is used by respiratory physiotherapists to control and correct breathing. Instead of using the chest, Papworth technique encourages to take more relaxed breathing by using the abdomen. Breathing in slowly through the nose and breathing out through pursed lips as if blowing out a candle. Repeat this cycle for 3-5 times

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It is a self- assessment scale. It is a reliable instrument for detecting the anxiety and depression in patients with asthma. The anxiety and depressive subscales are also valid measures of severity of emotional stresses. The HADS is a self-report rating scale consists of 14 items on a 4 point Likert Scale range from 0-3.It measures anxiety and depression, 7 items for each subscale. The total score is the sum of 14 items and for each subscale is the sum of respective seven items, ranging from 0-21

It has 32 questions that contains four sub domains, these are symptoms 11 items, activity limitations 12, emotional function 5, environmental stimuli 4 items. This is marked on a 7 point Likert scale that is changing from 1 to 7 where higher scores indicate better quality of life,1 indicates severely impaired patients with asthma while 7 indicates no impairments. Asthma quality of life has strong measurement properties and is valid for measuring health related quality of life in asthma.