title: [Fear of progression and end-of-life fear in COPD patients].
abstract: Anxiety and depression are prevalent comorbid conditions in COPD. Furthermore, diseases related anxieties (fear of progression, end-of-life fear) occur very often. Anxiety can have a negative impact on patients' quality of life and is sometimes even considered as a risk factor for re-hospitalisation. There are only a few studies that focus on disease related anxieties in COPD. The aim of our study was to investigate the associations between disease related anxieties (fear of progression, end-of-life fear), psychological health status and quality of life in COPD patients. 132 patients with COPD (GOLD II-IV) participated in the study. Results of a MANOVA showed no differences between diseases related anxieties among patients with different disease severity (GOLD II-IV). Furthermore, the results showed significant associations between end-of-life fear, fear of progression, depression and quality of life. Further analyses showed that there is a need for managing end-of-life fears and improving end-of-life care. Overall, our study showed, that health disease related anxieties play an important role in COPD and still do not receive enough attention.
authors.affiliation: Philipps-Universität Marburg, AG Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie. stenzeln@staff.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stenzel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rief
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kühl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinzer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kenn
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D018450:Disease Progression; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology