Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma: a cross-sectional analysis of the INSPIRERS studies.
Mafalda Simões CunhaRita AmaralAna Margarida PereiraRute AlmeidaMagna Alves-CorreiaCláudia Chaves LoureiroCristina LopesJoana CarvalhoCarmelita RibeiroCarmen VidalDario Antolín-AmérigoDiana PintoManuel Ferreira-MagalhãesMaria João VasconcelosCarlos LozoyaNatacha SantosFrancisca CardiaLuís Taborda-BarataRosário FerreiraPedro Morais SilvaTania Monteiro FerreiraRaquel CâmaraEurico SilvaDiana BordaloCristina GuimarãesMaria José CalixSofia da SilvaMaria Luís MarquesAna MoreteCarlos NunesCláudia VieiraRosália PáscoaAdelaide AlvesJosé Varanda MarquesBruno ReisLuís MonteiroRosário MonteiroMargarida CepaBruno Miguel Figueiredo ValentimDaniela Sousa CoelhoSara FernandesPatrícia MeirelesMargarida Abreu AguiarAna Rita MourãoJoao A FonsecaCristina JácomePublished in: BMJ open (2023)
At least 1/3 of the patients with persistent asthma experience symptoms of anxiety/depression, showing the relevance of screening these disorders in patients with asthma. EQ-5D and HADS questionnaires showed a moderate agreement in the identification of anxiety/depression symptoms. The identified associated factors need to be further investigated in long-term studies.