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- Title
Depression, Panic-Fear, and Quality of Life in Near-Fatal Asthma Patients.
- Authors
Sández, Eva; Vázquez, María I.; Romero-Frais, Esther; Blanco-Aparicio, Marina; Otero, Isabel; Verea, Héctor
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between depressive symptoms and symptom-centered panic-fear (P-F), and reports of health-related quality of life (HRQOL), in persons with near-fatal asthma (NFA), controlling for age, gender, and pulmonary function. Forty persons with NFA were interviewed. Sociodemographic and clinical asthma-related information were collected. HRQOL was assessed by the SF-36 Health Questionnaire, depressive symptoms were assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory, and P-F was assessed by the P-F scale of the Asthma Symptom Checklist. Multiple regression analyses were carried out with the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS) of the SF-36 as a dependent variable, and depressive symptoms, P-F, age, gender, and pulmonary function as independent variables. Results showed that P-F and age were associated with PCS, whereas depressive symptoms accounted for a marked percentage of the variance explained in MCS. Neither gender nor pulmonary function were related to HRQOL. In conclusion, depressive symptoms and P-F play an important role in how persons with NFA assess their HRQOL. These patient-centered variables are potentially modifiable and may offer new ways to intervene in order to improve HRQOL in persons with NFA.
- Subjects
ASTHMATICS; CHRONICALLY ill; DEPRESSED persons; BECK Depression Inventory; QUALITY of life; DIAGNOSIS of mental depression
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 2005, Vol 12, Issue 2, p175
- ISSN
1068-9583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10880-005-3277-6