Factors Associated with Depression in COPD: A Multicenter Study.

Carlos Martínez RiveraJoaquín Costan GaliciaBernardino Alcázar NavarreteCayo Garcia-PoloLuis Alberto Ruiz IturriagaAlberto HerrejónJose Antonio Ros LucasPatricia García-SidroGema Tirado-CondeJose Luis López-CamposSagrario Mayoralas AlisesJavier de Miguel-DíezCristina EsquinasMarc Miravitlles

Published in: Lung (2016)

Nearly one-quarter of the patients with COPD in this study presented clinically significant depression associated with worse quality of life, reduced exercise capacity, greater dyspnea, and a higher score in the BODE index.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
depressive symptoms
lung function
sleep quality
high intensity
physical activity
resistance training