This is a systematic review that was published in 2013. [1] 10 studies met the inclusion criteria for review. The studies had small to modest sample sizes and included mainly male COPD patients (71% male). The prevalence of clinical anxiety ranged from 10–55% among in-patients and 13–46% among out-patients with COPD. The authors further describe…
This is a systematic review and meta-analysis that was published in Chest in 2013. [1] It included 16 studies on depression or anxiety as predictors of COPD outcomes (incident COPD/chronic lung disease or exacerbation) and/or mortality, in 28,759 participants followed for 1 to 8 years, and six studies on COPD as a predictor of depression…
This is an English study that was published in 2009. [1] Out of the eligible 132 patients, 87 participated in the study. The Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) and self-rated symptoms list were completed three times over an eight-week period and analyzed, together with demographic and clinical factors. Depression was self-rated in 29% (25/87) of patients…
This is a systematic review from 2002. [1] Aim was to o identify all literature regarding depression in patients with advanced cancer and among mixed hospice populations, and to summarise the prevalence of depression according to different definitions. 46 eligible studies giving information on the prevalence of depression, and a further four which gave information…
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…
