Screening for neuropsychological impairment in COPD patients undergoing rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex multi-component disorder characterized by progressive irreversible respiratory symptoms and extrapulmonary comorbidities, including anxiety-depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, the prevalence of these impairments is still uncertain, due to non-optimal screening methods. This observational cross-sectional multicentre study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety-depressive symptoms and MCI in COPD patients, identify the most appropriate cognitive tests to screen MCI, and investigate specific cognitive deficits in these patients and possible predictive factors.

Materials and methods

Sixty-five stable COPD inpatients (n = 65, aged 69.9±7.6 years, mainly stage III-IV GOLD) underwent th

SUBMITTER: Pierobon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070177 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature