Depression and anxiety in patients with pulmonary hypertension: the role of life satisfaction and optimism

A Aguirre-Camacho, B Moreno-Jiménez - Psychosomatics, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Pulmonary hypertension is a highly disabling condition characterized by a
progressive increase in pulmonary arterial pressure. Even though pulmonary hypertension …

Prevalence of anxiety and depression in pulmonary hypertension and changes during therapy

G Somaini, ED Hasler, S Saxer, LC Huber, M Lichtblau… - Respiration, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) leads to reduced health-related quality of life
(HRQoL). Objective: To investigate the prevalence and course of anxiety and depression …

Depression, anxiety and psychological distress in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a mixed-methods study

Y Takita, Y Takeda, D Fujisawa… - BMJ Open …, 2021 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Introduction Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic and progressive disease. While
prognoses have improved, PH patients still experience side effects and activity restrictions …

Cognitive and behavioral processes predict anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary hypertension

GH Rawlings, AR Thompson, I Armstrong… - Pulmonary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emotional and psychological difficulties cannot fully be explained by disease‐related factors
in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH). This study examined the relationship between …

Emotional symptoms and quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

JMM Vanhoof, M Delcroix, E Vandevelde… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Limited evidence exists on the nature and degree of emotional problems in
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and their association with patients' health-related …

Anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary hypertension

B Löwe, K Gräfe, C Ufer, K Kroenke… - Psychosomatic …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This is the first study that investigates the prevalence and actual treatment of
anxiety, depression, and other mental disorders in patients with pulmonary hypertension …

Mental distress and wish for psychosomatic treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension

A Larisch, C Neeb, M de Zwaan, C Pabst… - Psychotherapie …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Background The study investigated the level of mental distress in patients with pulmonary
hypertension (PH) and assessed the use of and the wish for psychosomatic treatment …

'Fear, uncertain, tired…...'psychological distress among pulmonary hypertension patients: a qualitative interview study

J Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Yin, Y Feng, R Zhang, H Meng… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Patient-centered health care for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) is
important and requires an understanding of patient experiences. However, there is a lack of …

Anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary hypertension: impact and management challenges

M Bussotti, M Sommaruga - Vascular health and risk management, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Anxiety and depression are frequent disorders in patients with pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH), but despite this only less than one-fourth of them is treated. Our …

Impact of psychological factors on the health-related quality of life of patients treated for pulmonary arterial hypertension

L Halimi, G Marin, N Molinari, AS Gamez… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and life-threatening disease well-
marked by under diagnosis, delayed diagnosis and atypical treatments. Few data are …