Prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and their associated factors in mild COPD patients from community settings, Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study.

Tian XiaoHua QiuYue ChenXianfeng ZhouKang WuXiaonan RuanNa WangChaowei Fu
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2018)
There were increased risks of anxiety and depression in mild COPD patients living in urban communities. Female sex and poor health status were significantly correlated to anxiety or depression. More interventions should be developed to reduce the risks of anxiety and depression at the early stage of COPD.