Open AccessAnxiety, depression and hyperventilation symptoms in treatment‐resistant severe asthma
Author(s) -
Li Leng karen Tan,
Chee Kiang Tay,
Anthony Yii,
Kwok Wai Adrian Chan,
Therese Sophie Lapperre,
Mariko Siyue Koh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s2-p7
Subject(s) - hyperventilation , medicine , asthma , anxiety , exacerbation , depression (economics) , hospital anxiety and depression scale , hyperventilation syndrome , physical therapy , pulmonary function testing , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Background Psychological morbidity is associated with frequent asthma exacerbations, higher health care utilization, as well as near-fatal and fatal asthma. The prevalence of psychological comorbidities in patients with severe asthma is not well-studied. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety, depression and hyperventilation, and correlate these symptoms with asthma control, exacerbation frequency and lung function in severe asthmatics.