Depression, anxiety and health status after hospitalisation for COPD: A multicentre study in the Nordic countries
Depression, anxiety and health status after hospitalisation for COPD: A multicentre study in the Nordic countries
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DOI:
10.1016/j.rmed.2005.04.003
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Bakke, P
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作者:
Gudmundsson, G;Gislason, T;Bakke, P
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often report anxiety, depression and poor health status, not least if they experience repeated hospitalisations due to acute exacerbations. The aim of this study was to analyse the interrelationships between health status, anxiety, depression and physical status in COPD patients being discharged after hospitalisation. This was a prospective study of 416 patients in five university hospitals in each of the Nordic countries. Data included demographic information, lung function and co-morbidity. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) were applied to all. patients. Both anxiety and depression were common among these patients. Anxiety was more common in women than in men (47% vs. 34%, P = 0.009) and current smokers had a higher prevalence of both anxiety (54% vs. 37%) and depression (43% vs. 23%) than non-smokers (P