Is There an Association between Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Verônica F Parreira; Renata N Kirkwood; Megan Towns; Isabel Aganon; Lauren Barrett; Catherine Darling; Michelle Lee; Kylie Hill; Roger S Goldstein; Dina Brooks

doi:10.1155/2015/478528

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2015)

Is There an Association between Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Verônica F Parreira,
Renata N Kirkwood,
Megan Towns,
Isabel Aganon,
Lauren Barrett,
Catherine Darling,
Michelle Lee,
Kylie Hill,
Roger S Goldstein,
Dina Brooks

Affiliations

Verônica F Parreira: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Fellow (CAPES – Brazil), Brazil
Renata N Kirkwood: Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Megan Towns: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Isabel Aganon: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Lauren Barrett: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Catherine Darling: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Michelle Lee: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Kylie Hill: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Roger S Goldstein: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada
Dina Brooks: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/478528
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 37 – 41

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: In addition to symptoms, such as dyspnea and fatigue, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) also experience mood disturbances.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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