Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 6, 2025
Author Spotlight: Utilizing Traditional Chinese Acupuncture of the Ear to Improve Sleep Disorders
Published on: August 18, 2023
Outcomes associated with comorbid anxiety and depression among patients with stable COPD: A patient registry study in
Dong Wu1, Xuanna Zhao1, Dan Huang1
1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Background:
Anxiety and depression are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the associations between psychiatric symptoms and specific COPD outcomes are uncertain.
Methods:
Associations of psychiatric symptoms (anxiety and depression) and COPD outcomes (COPD Assessment Test (CAT), modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC), number of acute exacerbations and percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1% predicted)) sets were performed by canonical correlation analysis in 876 patients with COPD.
Results:
In primary analysis, we discovered a statistically significant relationship between symptoms of anxiety/depression and COPD outcomes sets (1 - Λ = 0.11; P < .001). Symptoms of anxiety/depression and four COPD outcomes sets shared 11 % of variance. CAT was the main driver of the relationship (rs = -0.930; rs2 = 0.8649) followed by mMRC (rs = -0.632; rs2 = 0.3994) and exacerbation history (rs = -0.478; rs2 = 0.2285); FEV1% predicted did't make a significant contribution to the relationship (rs = 0.134; rs2 = 0.018). In secondary analysis, women were associated with a stronger correlation based on the shared variance between psychiatric symptoms and COPD outcomes sets (17.4 %) than men (9.8 %).
Limitations:
Some confounding factors such as education level, income, didn't be included. There were considerably fewer women enrolled in this study than men.
Conclusion:
Psychiatric symptoms were associated with COPD subjective outcomes, and more related to COPD outcomes in women.
More Related Videos
04:59Heat-sensitive Moxibustion as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Combined with Insomnia
Published on: May 30, 2025
04:03Author Spotlight: Evaluating the Therapeutic Efficacy of Moving Cupping Along Meridians for Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Published on: September 27, 2024
Related Concept Videos
01:26COPD: Management Using Bronchodilators and Corticosteroids
01:29Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-V: Management
Smoking Cessation
01:22Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Smoking is a primary risk factor for COPD, with over 80% of patients having a history of it. Patients typically experience progressive dyspnea or labored breathing, frequent coughing, and recurrent pulmonary infections. Many eventually succumb to respiratory failure, characterized by...
01:30Stress and Mental Health
Individuals with depression often experience challenges in both their personal and professional...
01:27Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-IV: Assessement and Diagnostic Studies
Medical History
01:25Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-III: Symptoms and Complications.
Symptoms of COPD can be classified as primary or systemic. Primary symptoms relate to reduced airflow, while systemic or extrapulmonary symptoms relate to COPD's broader impact on the body.
Primary Symptoms of COPD: