Exploring the relationship between generalised anxiety/depression scales and asthma-specific quality of life/control questionnaires in a specialist asthma clinic.

Ryan E RobinsonK BarberG JonesJ BlakeyHassan Burhan

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2020)

ACQ and mini-AQLQ correlate with GAD-7 and PHQ-9 amongst specialist asthma clinic attendees. A mini-AQLQ >3 suggests patients are unlikely to have anxiety or depression. These findings could be used to identify patients requiring formal screening for psychological co-morbidity.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ejection fraction
sleep quality
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
depressive symptoms
air pollution