TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological distress and depressed mood in employees with asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema
T2 - A population-based observational study on prevalence and the relationship with smoking cigarettes
AU - Wagena, E.J.
AU - Kant, IJ.
AU - Huibers, M.J.H.
AU - Van Amelsvoort, L.G.P.M.
AU - Swaen, G.M.H.
AU - Wouters, E.F.M.
AU - Van Schayck, C.P.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Objectives: To evaluate if employees with asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema can be characterized as a population of patients with a high prevalence of psychological distress and/or depressed mood. Above all, we wanted to examine the influence of smoking status on the relationship between chronic disease and psychological distress/depressed mood. Methods: A postal survey was conducted among 12,103 employees participating in the Maastricht Cohort Study. Results: Smoking employees, who reported having asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema were more likely to report suffering from depressed mood compared to smokers with no long-lasting disease (prevalence rate, PR: 29. 3 and 9.0%, respectively; OR for depressed mood = 4.04; 95% CI: 2.56-6.39) and when compared to smoking employees with a history of heart disease, hypertension or myocardial infarction (PR: 18.1%; OR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.07-3.68), or rheumatoid arthritis (PR: 20.1%; OR: 1.73; 95% CI: 0.96-3.11). Conclusion: These findings provide health care professionals with additional evidence regarding the importance for including the assessment of psychological distress and depressed mood in the routine evaluation of the patient with asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, especially with regard to smoking cessation.
AB - Objectives: To evaluate if employees with asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema can be characterized as a population of patients with a high prevalence of psychological distress and/or depressed mood. Above all, we wanted to examine the influence of smoking status on the relationship between chronic disease and psychological distress/depressed mood. Methods: A postal survey was conducted among 12,103 employees participating in the Maastricht Cohort Study. Results: Smoking employees, who reported having asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema were more likely to report suffering from depressed mood compared to smokers with no long-lasting disease (prevalence rate, PR: 29. 3 and 9.0%, respectively; OR for depressed mood = 4.04; 95% CI: 2.56-6.39) and when compared to smoking employees with a history of heart disease, hypertension or myocardial infarction (PR: 18.1%; OR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.07-3.68), or rheumatoid arthritis (PR: 20.1%; OR: 1.73; 95% CI: 0.96-3.11). Conclusion: These findings provide health care professionals with additional evidence regarding the importance for including the assessment of psychological distress and depressed mood in the routine evaluation of the patient with asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, especially with regard to smoking cessation.
KW - Asthma
KW - COPD
KW - Depressed mood
KW - Psychological distress
KW - Respiratory disease
KW - Smoking
KW - Smoking cessation
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U2 - 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000017825.07470.41
DO - 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000017825.07470.41
M3 - Article
C2 - 15080082
AN - SCOPUS:1642404349
SN - 0393-2990
VL - 19
SP - 147
EP - 153
JO - European Journal of Epidemiology
JF - European Journal of Epidemiology
IS - 2
ER -