Effect of symptoms on physical performance in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experience multiple symptoms including dyspnea, anxiety, depression, and fatigue, which are highly correlated with each other. Together, those symptoms may contribute to impaired physical performance.

Source: Heart and Lung - February 3, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Jungeun Lee, Huong Q. Nguyen, Monica E. Jarrett, Pamela H. Mitchell, Kenneth C. Pike, Vincent S. Fan Source Type: research