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Fatigue, anxiety and depression levels, activities of daily living of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Karakurt Papatya,
Ünsal Ayla
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12055
Subject(s) - pulmonary disease , anxiety , depression (economics) , medicine , activities of daily living , marital status , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , cross sectional study , disease , psychiatry , pathology , nursing , environmental health , population , economics , macroeconomics
The aim of this cross‐sectional study was to determine the fatigue, anxiety and depression levels, activities of daily living of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( n = 255). It was found that there was significant difference between V isual A nalogue S cale for F atigue ( VAS‐F ) point averages and gender, education levels, marital status and economical status of patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among the participants in this study, 36.5% had an anxiety disorder whereas 69.0% exhibited depression. In the study, it was determined that 85.5% of those were independent in their K atz's Index of A ctivities of D aily L iving ( ADLs ) and 49.4% of those were independent in their L awton and B rody's I ndex of I nstrumental A ctivities of D aily L iving ( IADLs ). This study has shown that VAS‐F , the H ospital A nxiety and D epression S cale, ADL and IADL instruments that measure the various aspects of health‐related quality of living can contribute considerably to a more diversified understanding of the patients' situation with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.