Anxiety, depression, and cough and health related quality of life in bronchiectasis

Conclusions: The perception of anxiety was related to domains that refer emotional state in the SF-36. QoLB, however, correlated with all the domains of the LCQ, suggesting the relation between cough and anxiety. Depression was related to HRQoL only when evaluated by SF-36.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Galli, B., Santos, D. O., Moroli, R. G., Ribeiro, M. A., Ottoni, I. E. F., Baddini-Martinez, J. A., Gastaldi, A. C. Tags: Physiotherapists Source Type: research