The Difficulty Of Improving Quality Of Life In COPD Patients With Depression And Associated Factors.
Jeong Uk LimChan Kwon ParkTae-Hyung KimAn-Soo JangYong Bum ParkChin Kook RheeKi Suck JungKwang Ha YooWon Yeon LeeHyoung Kyu YoonPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2019)
A considerable proportion of patients with COPD had depression, and a high SGRQ-C score, low BMI, and low 6MWD were significantly associated with depression. As improving quality of life in this subgroup is difficult, physicians should be more active in screening patients with significant depression.