Depressão e ansiedade em pacientes com asma e doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica / Depression and anxiety in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

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Introduction: Psychiatric disorders appear to be common in obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Difficult to control asthmatics show higher frequency of these disorders than controlled asthmatics. In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients the depression symptoms may be related to progressive disability and limitations in daily living activities. Our objective was to verify the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms between asthmatic and COPD patients. Methods: Evaluation of anxiety and depression symptoms questionnaires, STAI and BDI respectively, from asthmatics and COPD outpatients clinics. It was a comparative study with 189 patients, 140 asthmatics and 49 with COPD. These patients were enrolled in three different treatment protocols: controlled asthmatics, not controlled asthmatics and stable COPD; all studies measured anxiety and depression symptoms in methodology. Data among groups were analyzed and correlated through demographic, functional and gravity aspects. Results: Moderate and severe anxiety symptoms in asthmatics were significantly higher when compared with COPD group (p<0,05). Not controlled asthmatics showed depression values significantly higher when compared with asthma controlled group (p<0,05). Conclusion: This study showed that anxiety and depression symptoms frequency is higher between asthmatics when compared to COPD patients, which may prevent a good clinical control

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asma depression anxiety ansiedade transtornos psiquiátricos psychiatric disorders depressão dpoc asthma copd

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