Introduction COPD is an inflammatory disease with major co-morbidities. It has recently
been suggested that depression may be the result of systemic inflammation. We aimed to …

Purpose To quantify the relationship between severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) as expressed by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease …

Methods: COPD was classified according to GOLD stages based on forced expiratory
volume in one second (FEV 1) in 126 stable patients. Depression was examined by …

Exacerbations occur commonly in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) but factors affecting their severity and frequency or effects on …

Background There is a need for a standardized, valid, and reliable instrument for quantifying
exacerbations of COPD. The objective of this study was to identify symptom items that …

Background The 'frequent exacerbator'is recognised as an important phenotype in COPD.
Current understanding about this phenotype comes from prospective longitudinal clinical …

More than one third of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
experience comorbid symptoms of depression and anxiety. This review aims to provide an …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often report anxiety,
depression and poor health status, not least if they experience repeated hospitalisations due …

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and
depression in the whole chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population and in …

There is significant evidence supporting an increased prevalence of depression in patients
with COPD, but that depression is not a homogenous entity because there are multiple …