焦虑作为治疗结果的变量在患有慢性阻燃性咳的个体中的流行
Miranda L Wright1,2, Laurie Slovarp3, Jane Reynolds3
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
American journal of speech-language pathology
|December 5, 2023
概括
在慢性不耐咳 (CRC) 患者中,焦虑是常见的. 焦虑症患者在行为性咳抑制疗法 (BCST) 中表现出更大的改善,这表明焦虑查可能会改善CRC治疗结果.
科学领域:
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 临床医学 临床医学
背景情况:
- 焦虑是患有咳的患者常见的并发症.
- 慢性难治性咳 (CRC) 患者中焦虑的患病率在很大程度上是未知的.
- 目前的CRC评估并不经常评估焦虑.
研究的目的:
- 调查CRC患者中潜在的焦虑患病率.
- 探索接受行为性咳抑制疗法 (BCST) 的CRC患者焦虑和治疗结果之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 来自专科诊所的86名CRC患者组成的队列完成了BCST前后的莱斯特咳问卷 (LCQ).
- 根据医疗记录或GAD-7分数,参与者被分为积极焦虑屏幕 (PAS) 和消极焦虑屏幕 (NAS) 组.
- 焦虑查使用电子医疗记录和通用焦虑障碍-7 (GAD-7) 尺度.
主要成果:
- 43%的CRC患者的焦虑查结果呈阳性 (PAS组).
- 89%的PAS患者在BCST后的LCQ得分中报告了临床上有意义的改善,而NAS患者的这一比例为65%.
- 在BCST之后,PAS组在LCQ得分上表现出显著更大的改善 (p = .002,Cohen的d = 0.7).
结论:
- 在被诊断为CRC的患者中,焦虑似乎很普遍.
- 对焦虑呈阳性查的CRC患者可能会从BCST中获得更大的好处.
- 这些发现表明,焦虑评估可能是CRC管理的宝贵组成部分.
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