Perceived barriers and facilitators to managing psychological distress in COPD: The perspectives of patients and carers - a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework (TDF).

ABSTRACT: Psychological distress is highly prevalent in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however, remains under-recognised and under-treated. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was undertaken to explore lived experiences of psychological distress of people with COPD and their informal carers, as well as barriers and facilitators to uptake of mental health treatments. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling from respiratory clinics at two Australian tertiary hospitals. Thirteen people with COPD and comorbid mental illnesses and two informal carers participated. Interview transcripts were analysed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Barriers to patients' acceptance of structured management for psychological distress in COPD included: lim

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12041275 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature