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Major Depression in Long‐Term Oxygen Therapy Dependent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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| Authors: | Fatih Kayhan MD Faik Ilik MD Harun Karamanli MD Ahmet Cemal Pazarli MD Ayşegül Kayhan MD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Fatih Kayhan, MD, is Psychiatrist, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey;2. Faik ?lik, MD, is Neurologist, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ba?kent University, Konya, Turkey;3. Harun Karamanli, MD, is Chest Disease Specialist, Department of Chest Diseases, Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;4. Ahmet Cemal Pazarli, MD, is Chest Disease Specialist, Department of Chest Diseases, Elbistan State Hospital, Kahramanmara?, Turkey;5. Ay?egül Kayhan, MD, is Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression long‐term oxygen therapy |