Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Depressive symptoms and disability in chagasic stroke patients: Impact on functionality and quality of life

“…Omachi et al (2009) noted that depression is among those chronic comorbidities that most affects QOL [27]. According to O'Neil et al (2012), depression can both aggravate QOL by itself and interact with other bodily systems to trigger the emergence of other somatic diseases [28].…”

“…Its objectives are to screen depressive symptoms in non-diagnosed populations and to identify the intensity of diagnosed depressive episodes. According to the score obtained, depressive symptoms were classified as minimal (0-11), mild (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), moderate (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35) or severe (36-63) [16].…”

Influence of anxiety on health outcomes in COPD

“…Recruitment methods have been previously reported in detail (see online supplement) 5 6 11 12. We recruited a cohort of 1202 members of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program who had recently been treated for COPD using a validated algorithm based both on healthcare utilisation and pharmacy dispensing for COPD 13.…”

Postintensive care unit psychological burden in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and informal caregivers: A multicenter study

“…Patients with COPD experience chronic impairments in physical functioning and quality of life as well as acute exacerbations requiring hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admission (1,2). COPD significantly alters the quality of life of the relatives, who often act as informal caregivers (3,4).…”