Abstract

Introduction:

Psychiatric comorbidities are prevalent in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. But, there is no clear evidence comparing asthma and COPD. The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the emotional status of patients with asthma and COPD

Material and Methods:

The study included 132 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with asthma (n=78) and COPD (n=54) who did not receive therapy for pshiciatric disorders. Emotional status were evaluated using the Beck and Hamilton surveys.

Results:

There was signifcant difference between patients asthma an COPD in terms of anxiety and depression level. The patients with COPD achieved signifcantly worse scores in emotional status. Anxiety and depression was signifcantly greater in patients with uncontrolled asthma. But, there was no signifcant correlation between GOLD stages and spirometric values and emotional disorders in COPD patients.

Conclusions:

It was concluded that anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with COPD and particularly uncontrolled asthma, and patients with such chronic diseases; psychosocial support may be helpful, alongside the treatment of existing disease.

Details

Title
The evaluation of asthma and COPD patients in emotional status: A cross-sectional study.
Author
Aydemir, Yusuf; Adil Can Güngen; Doğan-Güngen, Belma; Guzey-Aras, Yeşim; Şengül, Aysun
Pages
12-15
Section
Original Article
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Jul 2016
ISSN
13043889
e-ISSN
13043897
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2786128400
Copyright
© 2016. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.