[HTML][HTML] Goals of COPD treatment: Focus on symptoms and exacerbations

CF Vogelmeier, M Roman-Rodriguez, D Singh… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently a leading cause of death
worldwide, and its burden is expected to rise in the coming years. Common COPD …

Understanding the impact of symptoms on the burden of COPD

M Miravitlles, A Ribera - Respiratory research, 2017 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) imposes a substantial burden on individuals
with the disease, which can include a range of symptoms (breathlessness, cough, sputum …

Comparison of World Health Organization and Asia-Pacific body mass index classifications in COPD patients

JU Lim, JH Lee, JS Kim, YI Hwang, TH Kim… - … journal of chronic …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction A low body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased mortality and low
health-related quality of life in patients with COPD. The Asia-Pacific classification of BMI has …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety and depression—Important psychological comorbidities of COPD

MI Pumar, CR Gray, JR Walsh, IA Yang… - Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Anxiety and depression are common and important comorbidities in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The pathophysiology of these psychological …

Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Panagioti, G Richardson, N Small, E Murray… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background There is increasing interest in the role of 'self-management'interventions to
support the management of long-term conditions in health service settings. Self …

Bidirectional associations between clinically relevant depression or anxiety and COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Atlantis, P Fahey, B Cochrane, S Smith - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The longitudinal associations between depression or anxiety and COPD, and
their comorbid effect on prognosis, have not been adequately addressed by previous …

Observational study to characterise 24-hour COPD symptoms and their relationship with patient-reported outcomes: results from the ASSESS study

M Miravitlles, H Worth, JJ Soler Cataluña, D Price… - Respiratory …, 2014 - Springer
Background Few studies have investigated the 24-hour symptom profile in patients with
COPD or how symptoms during the 24-hour day are inter-related. This observational study …

Serum vitamin D level and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity: review and meta-analysis

J Lin, J Liu, ML Davies, W Chen - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The evidence from epidemiological studies concerning the relationship
between serum vitamin D concentrations and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is inconsistent. This …

Determinants of health‐related quality of life in pharmacoresistant epilepsy: results from a large multicenter study of consecutively enrolled patients using validated …

C Luoni, F Bisulli, MP Canevini, G De Sarro… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate the relative contribution of demographic and epilepsy‐related
variables, depressive symptoms, and adverse effects (AEs) of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) to …

Correlation between posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms based on Pearson correlation coefficient: A meta-analysis

AN Liu, LL Wang, HP Li, J Gong… - The Journal of nervous …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The literature on posttraumatic growth (PTG) is burgeoning, with the inconsistencies in the
literature of the relationship between PTG and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …