Abstract
Although the association is not well understood, people with COPD are likely to suffer from mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. Due to this occurrence, the aim of the present study is to better understand the mental health experience and COPD comorbidities of U.S. adults with a COPD diagnosis. The final sample comprised 1,676 U.S. adults who were surveyed in the 2019 National Health Interview Survey adult public file. Logistic and ordinal regression were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios for comorbid conditions predicting depression, anxiety, and the number of mental health issues, respectively. Depressive symptoms were more common in adults with COPD who also suffered from diabetes, heart disease, stroke, or asthma. Anxiety symptoms were more common in adults with COPD who also suffered from diabetes, heart disease, stroke, asthma or hypertension. For people with COPD, there was a significant difference seen between the prevalence of diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and asthma and the total number of mental health issues. These findings have implications for how mental health and primary care professionals treat COPD and COPD-related comorbidities. Additionally, they have implications for providing individualized treatments for persons living with COPD and related comorbidities.
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