Open AccessDepressive Symptoms and Overperception of Airflow Obstruction in Older Adults With Asthma
Author(s) -
Jonathan Feldman,
Jacqueline Becker,
Arushi Arora,
Jesenya D. DeLeon,
Tatiana Torres-Hernandez,
Naomi Greenfield,
Allyana Wiviott,
Sunit Jariwala,
Shim Cs,
Alex D. Federman,
Juan P. Wisnivesky
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000951
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , spirometry , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , pulmonary function testing , cohort , physical therapy , geriatric depression scale , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , depressive symptoms , cognition , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Older adults are at increased risk for depression and poor asthma outcomes. We examined whether depressive symptoms are associated with overperception of airflow obstruction and a pattern of worse asthma control, but not pulmonary function.