Anxiety and depression in adult outpatients with bronchiectasis: Associations with disease severity and health-related quality of life.
Yong-Hua GaoWei-Jie GuanYa-Nan ZhuRong-Chang ChenGuo-Jun ZhangPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2017)
Anxiety and depression are common in bronchiectasis and can negatively affect HRQoL, but not related to disease severity. Prompt assessment and treatment of these mental disorders, regardless of bronchiectasis severity, are advocated and might improve HRQoL.