Mental disorders in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

Abstract

Anxiety and depression are associated with an increased risk of hospitalization. Intervention studies are needed to evaluate the effects of anxiety/depression in the hospitalization.

Risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

“…Anxiety and depression are commonly associated with COPD and have a negative effect on exacerbations . Among COPD patients the prevalence of depression varies between 6% and 50% and of anxiety between 10% and 15.8%, depending on diagnostic methods . Moreover the prevalence of depression in COPD patients increases with the disease severity therefore 60% of long‐term oxygen therapy recipients are suffering from this comorbidity.…”

“…Moreover the prevalence of depression in COPD patients increases with the disease severity therefore 60% of long‐term oxygen therapy recipients are suffering from this comorbidity. They are correlated with an increased risk of re‐admission for AECOPD of COPD and have negative effects on therapeutic adherence . Chronic psychological stress may weaken the immune system and may increase the susceptibility to respiratory infections and AECOPD …”

“…The incidence of hospitalisation was greater in patients with COPD and anxiety/depression (26.3% vs 13.4%). Also they highlighted that mental disorders increased the risk of hospitalisation by almost double over the two years of the study ( P < 0.041) . Iyer et al investigated the role of depression in both short and long‐term readmission.…”

“…5 Among COPD patients the prevalence of depression varies between 6% and 50% and of anxiety between 10% and 15.8%, depending on diagnostic methods. 119 Moreover the prevalence of depression in COPD patients increases with the disease severity therefore 60% of long-term oxygen therapy recipients are suffering from this comorbidity. They are correlated with an increased risk of re-admission for AECOPD of COPD and have negative effects on therapeutic adherence.…”

“…They are correlated with an increased risk of re-admission for AECOPD of COPD and have negative effects on therapeutic adherence. 119,120 Chronic psychological stress may weaken the immune system and may increase the susceptibility to respiratory infections and AECOPD. 119 Montserrat-Capdevila et al showed that 15.6% of patients suffer from anxiety and depression (7.2%-anxiety and 12,5%-depression).…”