[Problem of depression in patients with bronchial asthma].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of various degrees of depressive disorders in patients diagnosed with bronchial asthma of different degrees of severity.


METHODS
The study involved 120 patients - 80 with bronchial asthma from mild to severe and various prevalence of the disease hospitalized in The Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Allergology, Medical University in Wroclaw, and 40 patients without chronic lung's disease as the control group. The methods included a structural interview, body examination and spirometry. The psychological status was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).


RESULTS
The level of negative mood state and depression was positively correlated with severity of bronchial asthma. Also relationship between the level of depression and male-gender was rather strong.


CONCLUSIONS
It should be noted that the presence of negative mood state and depressive symptoms in patients suffered from bronchial asthma might be the problem in proper compliance and indicate that adequate treatment, when these psychopathological symptoms are diagnosed, should be implemented. It could suggest that depressive disorders are associated with worse asthma control and deterioration in quality of life.
Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych, Geriatrii i Alergologii, Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu Kierownik. kgomulka@wp.pl
Krzysztof
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Gomułka
Wioletta
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Szczepaniak
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index