Psychological status of COPD patients on long term oxygen therapy.
We evaluated the psychological status of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic respiratory failure, who were qualified for or on long-term oxygen therapy. Forty eight patients were examined. The patients' psychological status was assessed by means of the following methods: detailed clinical interview, the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS), Beck's Depression Inventory, and Tylka's Psychological Evaluation of Rehabilitation Efficiency Scale (SOPER). The study demonstrated that the great majority of patients presented a high degree of anxiety, depression and psychological tension, had low self-esteem and did not believe in the efficiency of therapy.
Borak
J
J
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.
Sliwiński
P
P
Piasecki
Z
Z
Zieliński
J
J
D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors