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Associations of Smoking Status and Serious Psychological Distress with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Author(s) -

Kesheng Wang,

Liang Wang,

Shimin Zheng,

Longyang Wu

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal high risk behaviors and addiction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266

H-Index - 13

ISSN - 2251-8711

DOI - 10.5812/ijhrba.10333

Subject(s) - copd , medicine , pulmonary disease , psychological distress , logistic regression , obesity , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , distress , physical activity , risk factor , disease , protective factor , public health , physical therapy , mental health , psychiatry , pathology , clinical psychology

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been a major public health problem due to its high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. Smoking is a major risk factor for COPD, while serious psychological distress (SPD) is prevalent among COPD patients. However, no study focusing on the effect of SPD on COPD has been so far conducted, while few studies have focused on the associations of SPD and behavioral factors with COPD by smoking status.

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