Major Depression in Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Dependent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

作者：Kayhan Fatih^*; Ilik Faik; Karamanli Harun; Pazarli Ahmet Cemal; Kayhan Aysegul

来源：Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2018, 54(1): 6-10.

DOI：10.1111/ppc.12169

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• depression
• long-term oxygen therapy

PURPOSEWe aimed to investigate the frequency of major depression (MD) in long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and the effect of depression on patients' compliance with the treatment.
DESIGN AND METHODSFifty-four consecutive patients were enrolled in the study and diagnosed as stage 4 COPD according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guideline. MD was diagnosed with the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition/Clinical Version.
FINDINGSThirty-four (63.0%) patients had MD. MD frequency was significantly higher in patients who were noncompliant with LTOT compared with compliant patients.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONSMD is a common psychiatric disorder in COPD patients receiving LTOT.

• 出版日期2018-1