ArticleFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2024
Changes in COPD-related anxiety symptoms during pulmonary rehabilitation: a prospective quantitative and qualitative study.
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- Health outcomes in older adults with COPD: the role of clinical and psychosocial factors in post-acute geriatric rehabilitation.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Article
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- The effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on symptom change and exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised controlled trial.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society · 2026Article
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Primary Care: Functional and Emotional Impact in a Patient with COPD: A Case Report.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- COPD and Comorbid Mental Health: Addressing Anxiety, and Depression, and Their Clinical Management.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- A Multidimensional Perspective on COPD: How Coping Styles and Self-Esteem Relate to Psychological Distress and Functional Capacity.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Fear-avoidance in COPD can have detrimental effects on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) outcomes and is therefore important to address. This prospective study examined changes in and management of COPD-related anxiety symptoms over the course of a PR program. Methods: Patients with COPD referred to 9-weeks of PR in the municipality of Vejle, Denmark from January to December 2022 completed a six-minute walk test (6MWT) and the following questionnaires, both before and after PR: COPD Anxiety Questionnaire 20-item version (CAF-R), measuring COPD-related anxiety; COPD Assessment Test (CAT), measuring COPD-related disability; 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), measuring health-related quality of life (HR-QoL); sociodemographic and disease-related information. After PR, a subsample of the patients took part in semi-structured interviews exploring their understanding of how they managed COPD-related anxiety during PR. Pre- and post-assessment of COPD-related anxiety and other PR outcomes were analysed with Results: A total of 72 patients with COPD (mean ± SD age 71 ± 8, 53% female) were included in the study, and 13 took part in qualitative interviews. A significant decrease in COPD-related anxiety was observed from before to after PR, corresponding to a small effect size (Cohen's Conclusions: COPD-related anxiety symptoms was reduced after PR, potentially through the use of various management strategies. The strategies appeared to be influenced by interactional factors during the PR program.
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