PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Melanie Curtis
AU  - Sarah Jones
AU  - Samantha Kon
AU  - Jane Canavan
AU  - Claire Nolan
AU  - Amy Clark
AU  - Stuart Green
AU  - Derek Bell
AU  - William Man
TI  - Prevalence of anxiety and depression in COPD and effects on health-related quality of life and exercise capacity
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P4738
VI  - 44
IP  - Suppl 58
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P4738.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P4738.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2014 Sep 01; 44
AB  - Background:Psychological comorbidity may impact on HRQoL and exercise performance in patients with COPD.Aims:To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in stable outpatients with COPD;and the effects of psychological comorbidity on HRQoL and exercise performance. Methods:1251 consecutive COPD patients attending respiratory outpatients were recruited. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS),Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ),COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and incremental shuttle walk (ISW) were measured. Patients were stratified according to risk of anxiety or depression (0-7 normal,8-10 suggestive of mood disorder,11 or more probable mood disorder). Results:The prevalence of probable anxiety and depression were 24.9% and 19.0% respectively. Table 1&2 summarises CAT,CRQ and ISW stratified according to HADS-A and HADS-D category. Conclusions:Prevalence of psychological comorbidity in hospital outpatients with COPD is high,is associated with impaired HRQoL and reduced exercise capacity.View this table:Characteristics HADS-A and HADS-D expressed as mean(SD)View this table: