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Fatih Kayhan1, Faik Ilik2, Harun Karamanli3
1Fatih Kayhan, MD, is Psychiatrist, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Purpose:
We aimed to investigate the frequency of major depression (MD) in long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and the effect of depression on patients' compliance with the treatment.
Design And Methods:
Fifty-four consecutive patients were enrolled in the study and diagnosed as stage 4 COPD according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guideline. MD was diagnosed with the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition/Clinical Version.
Findings:
Thirty-four (63.0%) patients had MD. MD frequency was significantly higher in patients who were noncompliant with LTOT compared with compliant patients.
Practice Implications:
MD is a common psychiatric disorder in COPD patients receiving LTOT.
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