Key result
Psychological therapies showed a small effect in improving depressive symptoms in COPD patients compared to no intervention (SMD 0.19; 95% CI 0.05-0.33; P=0.009).
Why the study?
Depression is a common comorbidity in COPD associated with worse outcomes, but patients rarely receive appropriate treatment, necessitating an evaluation of evidence for psychological therapies.
Do psychological therapies improve depressive symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Meta-Analysis (n=1,500)
Do psychological therapies improve depressive symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Standardized Mean Difference: 0.19 (95% CI 0.05–0.33)
p-value: p=0.009
Psychological therapies may provide a small improvement in depressive symptoms for patients with COPD, though the quality of evidence is very low.
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Supports offering psychological therapies for depressive symptoms in COPD; reinforces meta-analytic evidence of modest benefit.
Pollok et al. (2019) conducted a meta-analysis in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and depression (n=1,500). Psychological therapies vs. No intervention or education was evaluated on Depressive symptoms (SMD 0.19, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.33, p=0.009). Psychological therapies showed a small effect in improving depressive symptoms in COPD patients compared to no intervention (SMD 0.19; 95% CI 0.05-0.33; P=0.009).
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