1. Prevalence and risk factors for depression in Korean adult patients with asthma: is there a difference between elderly and non-elderly patients?
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Soo-Keol Lee, Young Mok Lee, Seon Yoon Choi, Gil-Soon Choi, Young-Hee Nam, Yoo Seob Shin, Joo-Hee Kim, Hae-Sim Park, and Premier Researchers Aiming New Era in Asthma
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Comorbidity ,Young Adult ,Adult Asthma ,Age Distribution ,Immunology, Allergic Disorders & Rheumatology ,Quality of life ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,Asthma control ,Republic of Korea ,Prevalence ,Medicine ,Humans ,Young adult ,Sex Distribution ,Socioeconomic status ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Asthma ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Depression ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Asthma Control ,respiratory tract diseases ,Causality ,Physical therapy ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Original Article ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
Depression is an important comorbidity of asthma. However, little information is available about depression and its potential impact on asthma control in Korean adult asthma patients. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for depression in Korean adults with persistent asthma. The 127 non-elderly (20-64 yr) and 75 elderly (≥65 yr) patients with asthma were recruited. Demographic and clinical data were extracted, and the patients completed the Asthma Specific Quality of Life (AQOL) questionnaire and asthma control test (ACT). Depression status was defined using the Korean version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Depression was more prevalent in non-elderly (18.9%) than in elderly patients with asthma (13.3%). Patients with depression were significantly younger, had lower economic status, shorter disease duration, poorer asthma control, and worse AQOL scores (P
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- 2014