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Assessment of the prevalence of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

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Abstract

Background

Depression often occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In stable COPD, the prevalence of clinical depression ranges between 10 and 42%. The risk of depression is higher in patients with severe COPD, compared with control participants, reaching up to 62%, in oxygen-dependent patients.

Aim

The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of depression in COPD patients.

Patients and methods

The present study was carried out on 100 male COPD patients and 10 female COPD patients admitted to Mansoura Chest Hospital and the chest department of Benha University Hospital during the period from 2014 to 2016. All participants were submitted to Beck’s depression Inventory questionnaire.

Results

The degree of depression assessed by Beck’s score increased significantly with the degree of COPD, use of long-term oxygen therapy, and low BMI.

Conclusion

The prevalence and severity of depression increase with increasing severity of COPD.

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  1. Department of Chest Diseases, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

    Sherif A. Eissa, Tarek S. Essawy MD, Mohammad A. Almahdy & Shaymaa A. Mohammed

  2. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

    Mohammed M. El-Hamady

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Eissa, S.A., Essawy, T.S., Almahdy, M.A. et al. Assessment of the prevalence of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Egypt J Bronchol 12, 187–192 (2018). https://doi.org/10.4103/1687-8426.233048

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