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Psychiatric disorder and quality of life in patients awaiting lung transplantation.
- Source :
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Chest [Chest] 2003 Nov; Vol. 124 (5), pp. 1682-8. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Study Objective: To examine the relationship between psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life in patients awaiting lung transplantation.<br />Setting: Duke University Medical Center/Lung Transplantation Program.<br />Participants: One hundred patients with end-stage pulmonary disease listed for lung transplantation.<br />Measurements and Results: Twenty-five percent (n = 25) of the sample met diagnostic criteria for at least one current mood or anxiety disorder. Controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, percentage of predicted FEV, and lung disease diagnosis, patients with a current psychiatric diagnosis reported poorer general quality of life (p < 0.0001), poorer disease-specific quality of life (p < 0.0001), greater shortness of breath (p = 0.01), more symptoms of psychological distress (p < 0.0001), lower levels of social support (p < 0.0001), and fewer positive health habits (p < 0.04) than their counterparts without a psychiatric diagnosis.<br />Conclusions: Psychiatric comorbidity affects a significant portion of patients awaiting lung transplantation and is associated with decreased health-related quality of life.
- Subjects :
- Anxiety Disorders diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders etiology
Female
Health Status
Humans
Lung Diseases psychology
Lung Diseases surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Mood Disorders diagnosis
Mood Disorders etiology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Stress, Psychological etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Waiting Lists
Lung Transplantation psychology
Mental Disorders diagnosis
Quality of Life
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0012-3692
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Chest
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14605035
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.124.5.1682