Psychiatric disorder and quality of life in patients awaiting lung transplantation.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life in patients awaiting lung transplantation. SETTING: Duke University Medical Center/Lung Transplantation Program. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred patients with end-stage pulmonary disease listed for lung transplantation. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Twenty-five percent (n = 25) of the sample met diagnostic criteria for at least one current mood or anxiety disorder. Controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, percentage of predicted FEV, and lung disease diagnosis, patients with a current psychiatric diagnosis reported poorer general quality of life (p < 0.0001), poorer disease-specific quality of life (p < 0.0001), greater shortness of breath (p = 0.01), more symptoms of psychological distress (p < 0.0001), lower levels of social support (p < 0.0001), and fewer positive health habits (p < 0.04) than their counterparts without a psychiatric diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric comorbidity affects a significant portion of patients awaiting lung transplantation and is associated with decreased health-related quality of life.
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- Middle Aged
- Mental Disorders
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Published In
DOI
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Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Waiting Lists
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Stress, Psychological
- Respiratory System
- Quality of Life
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Mood Disorders
- Middle Aged
- Mental Disorders
- Male