...Elena Pfeuffer-Jovic; Franziska Joa; Michael Halank; Jens-Holger Krannich; Matthias Held Introduction: Anxiety and depression are common in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is reduced. Sufficient analyses in incident and prevalent patients are lacking, so we...

... of anxiety ( n = 7; 11%) and depressive ( n = 2; 3%) disorders was remarkably low. Symptom scores were slightly higher during confinement although this difference was not clinically relevant. Technical data regarding ventilation, including compliance, did not change. Patients complained of isolation and lack...

... of depression and anxiety, health status, dyspnea-related quality of life, exacerbations, cigarette use, and physical activity. We used linear regression analysis to estimate the crude and adjusted magnitude of the before-after changes. Results: About 41% (110/266) of patients reported the experience of any...

... examined using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale. Results: 16.5% (123 patients) had EDS (ESS ≥16), 16.4% had severe fatigue (FAS ≥35), and 6.3% had both extreme...

...Sun Mi Choi; Jinwoo Lee; Young Sik Park; Chang-Hoon Lee; Sang-Min Lee; Jae-Joon Yim Background: Patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy usually experience anxiety before and during the procedure. Objectives: We performed this study to investigate whether verbal empathy and intentional touch from...

...Nadja Triller; Damjan Eržen; Štefan Duh; Marija Petrinec Primožič; Martina Košnik Background: Patients scheduled for bronchoscopic procedures are often anxious and frightened. Reduction in the state of anxiety during an invasive procedure may prevent some possible complications. Music has been...