Depression/anxiety is linked to elevated asthma risk and poorer asthma outcomes

This study used data from 231,460 adults (19,195 current asthma, 11,972 ever asthma, 200,293 never asthma) enrolled in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a nationwide, large-scale, cross-sectional interview survey of the civilian non-institutionalized population in the US. It showed that depression/anxiety are linked to elevated asthma risk and poorer asthma outcomes. Patients who have…

Depressed patients with comorbid diseases exhibit significantly higher mortality risks – and patients with medical illness and depression have a higher mortality than those without

Among 8134 European elderly (58 % women, mean age 73 years old), median follow-up was 7.83 years. Kaplan-Meier curves showed decreasing all-cause survival with increasing numbers of comorbid physical diseases in both two groups, with higher mortality in the depression group than the non-depression group. Cox models revealed that individuals with depression and 0, 1,…

Older patients on dialysis have a high prevalance of depression and cognitive impairment

The purpose of this study published 2005 in Aging and Mental Health was to evaluate levels of cognitive impairment, depressive mood and self-reported quality of life in older dialysis patients (>70 years). A total of 51 outpatients receiving dialysis were assessed by psychologists, using a depression scale (MADRS), two cognitive tests (MMSE and BEC 96),…

Communicating openly has a positive impact on patients on dialysis

This study examines the degree to which perceptions of open communication between patients and staff affect patients’ mental health. Open disclosure correlated independently with lower levels of depression at baselineand a predicted significant decrease in depression over time. Other interpersonal characteristics (limited equality, respect and helpfulness) did not correlate with depression or subjective well-being at…

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