Asthma

6th October 20196th October 2019Immo Weichert

CBT based counselling significantly reduces their uptake of primary and secondary care services in patients with chronic medical conditions

A study that was published in 2005. [1] Frequent attenders and patients with diabetes, hypertension and asthma were invited to take part in the study and received eight 90-minute small-group counselling sessions, conducted by trained counsellors. The counselling followed a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach, with the aim of developing personal responsibility. Psychological outcomes were…

1st October 20191st October 2019Immo Weichert

Difficult to control asthma and psychiatric comorbidity

Aim of this study was to describe psychopathology in difficult asthma, both major mental and personality disorders, based on diagnostic interviews. [1] A total of 51 patients with difficult asthma were diagnosed at the start of the treatment programme using two structured clinical interviews for both major mental (SCID-I) and personality disorders (SCID-II) according to…

1st October 20191st October 2019Immo Weichert

New diagnosis of asthma and mental health service claims

This is a Canadian study from 2017. [1] The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of mental disorders on the adult asthma population and compare the risk of mental health service claims (MHSCs) in the 1 year before and 1 year after asthma diagnosis. Ontario residents aged 25 to 65 years with…

1st October 20191st October 2019Immo Weichert

Prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with asthma and the effect on asthma control and quality of life

This is a study published 2006 in Chest.[1] 504 adults with confirmed asthma underwent a brief, structured psychiatric interview using the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders. Asthma control and asthma-related quality of life were assessed using the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ). Thirty-one per cent of patients…