The association of antidepressant treatment with COPD maintenance medication use and adherence in a comorbid Medicare population: A longitudinal cohort study.
Yu-Jung Jenny WeiLinda Simoni-WastilaJennifer S AlbrechtTing-Ying HuangPatience MoyoBilal KhokharIlene HarrisPatricia LangenbergGiora NetzerSusan W LehmannPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2017)
Regularly treated depression may increase use of and adherence to necessary maintenance medications for COPD. Antidepressant treatment may be a key determinant to improving medication-taking behaviors among COPD patients comorbid with depression.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- depressive symptoms
- major depressive disorder
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- sleep quality
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- cystic fibrosis
- patient reported outcomes
- combination therapy
- drug induced