title: Factors related to depression and anxiety in adults with bronchiectasis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with chronic lung diseases frequently have depressive and anxiety symptoms, but there are very few studies looking at this in patients with bronchiectasis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to investigate depression and anxiety and related factors among patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a prospective study of 133 patients with bronchiectasis. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of bronchiectasis with high-resolution computed tomography were enrolled in the study. Patients that were clinically stable in the previous 4 weeks were evaluated with the Hospital Depression and Anxiety scale. Symptoms, pulmonary function tests, and medical treatments were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of patients was 49.5±14.5 years (range, 18-77 years), and 81 (60.9%) patients were females. Twenty-eight (21.1%) patients had depression, and 53 (39.8%) had anxiety. Depression score was related to family situation (living with a partner), previous depression history and admission to an emergency department within the last year. Anxiety score was related to female gender, the family situation (living with a partner), previous depression history, and admission to an emergency department within the last year (P<0.05). Depression was positively correlated with hemoptysis, admission to an emergency department within the last year and living with a partner. Anxiety was positively correlated with education level, previous depression history, admission to an emergency department within the last year, and living with a partner.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis are at increased risk for depression and anxiety. Untreated and undetected depressive/anxiety symptoms may increase physical disability, morbidity, and health care utilization. It is important for clinicians to be aware of the presence of depression and anxiety in bronchiectasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Elif Yelda
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Özgün Niksarlioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yeniyüzyıl University Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülcihan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Gülşah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Günlüoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Mehmet Atilla
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gül
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Lütfiye
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeter
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Güngör
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Çamsarı
keywords: anxiety; bronchiectasis; depression; risk factor