Anxiety in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may worsen COPD symptoms and increase the frequency of acute exacerbations, according to a study published in Frontiers in Medicine. Anxiety is common in patients with COPD, especially in patients over 60 years old. However, only a few studies have focused on anxiety in older COPD patients. For this study, Dr. Haiyan Ge and colleagues analyzed the risk factors of anxiety in older COPD patients and the impacts of anxiety on future acute exacerbation. ...
Disparities in COPD
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