Abstract
Patients with chronic lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and bronchiectasis frequently have depressive and anxiety symptoms but there is a few study in bronchiectasis patients. This study aimed to investigate depression and anxiety and related factors with bronchiectasis patients.
Patients with confirmed diagnosis of bronchiectasis with high resolution computed tomography were investigated. This was a single center cross-sectional study of 75 patients with bronchiectasis. Patients were clinically stable in previous two weeks evaluated using hospital depression anxiety scales (HAD). Symptoms, pulmonary function tests and radiological findings were recorded.
The mean age was 48±14.7 (17-75) years, 44 (58.7%) was women. Fifteen (20%) patients showed symptoms of depression and 29 (38.7%) showed symptoms of anxiety. The chest pain was related to depression and anxiety, respectively (p=0.009 and p=0.016). The admission to emergency department was associated with depression, too (p=0.018). In addition depression and panic disorder history were related to depression (p=0.008 and p=0.005). There was no relation between the cough, dyspnea, sputum production, hemoptysis, smoking status, economic status, panic disorder history and depression/anxiety.
Bronchiectasis is associated with depression and anxiety like other chronic lung diseases. Admission to emergency department, chest pain, depression and anxiety history are associated with depression in bronchiectasis patients. It's important for clinicians to be aware of presence of depression and anxiety in bronchiectasis.
- © 2014 ERS
