Why the study?
Does the presence of anxiety and/or depression worsen health-related quality of life in clinically stable COPD patients?
Does the presence of anxiety and/or depression worsen health-related quality of life in clinically stable COPD patients?
Anxiety and depression are significantly associated with impaired health-related quality of life in COPD patients, with the magnitude of the effect modified by work status, COPD severity, and comorbidities.
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May support anxiety/depression screening in stable COPD; leaves open whether work status modifies intervention effects on HRQoL.
Balcells et al. (2010) studied this question.
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