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Clinical Characteristics of Patients With COPD and Comorbid Depression and Anxiety: Data From a National Multicenter Cohort Study

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Background: diagnostic criteria and described associated disease burden in people with COPD. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, secondary analysis of a multicenter study designed to evaluate anxiety questionnaires in COPD patients. Research coordinators administered both the MINI and screening questionnaires to determine participants who met diagnostic criteria for depression/anxiety disorders and to capture symptom burden, respectively. Bivariate analyses were conducted to assess differences in COPD and patient-reported outcomes between those with and without depression/anxiety disorders. Results: <0.001). Anxiety was associated with lower CAT scores and worse health-related quality of life and function. Most with depression/anxiety disorders were not using antidepressants/anxiolytics, or receiving mental health counseling. Conclusion: Depression and anxiety disorders meeting diagnostic criteria are relatively common comorbidities that substantially impair quality of life and are undertreated, highlighting a need to prioritize mental health as an integral part of comprehensive COPD care.
DOI: 10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0534
Authors: Jing Gennie Wang, Sonali Bose, Janet T. Holbrook, Lin Nan, Michelle N. Eakin, Abebaw M. Yohannes, Robert A. Wise, Nicola A. Hanania
Institutions: The Ohio State University, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405016775
FWCI: 0.776
Cites: 3
Cited by: 3
Related to: 10