Abstract
Background: PR improves exercise capacity and health status in bronchiectasis. Anxiety and depression are prevalent in bronchiectasis but little data exist on the effect of PR on these symptoms.
Method: Bronchiectasis patients referred to PR with anxiety and/or depression symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADSA) or HADS-Depression (HADSD)≥8) were propensity score-matched 1:1 with COPD patients. Between-group changes in HADS, incremental shuttle walk (ISW) and Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) were compared.
Results: Baseline characteristics are shown in table 1. Both groups had significant and similar improvements in ISW and CRQ (Table 2). HADSA and HADSD decreased significantly in both groups post-PR, with no significant between-group difference (95%CI HADSA -1 to 2;p=0.43; HADSD -2 to 0;p=0.16).
Conclusion: Bronchiectasis and COPD patients show similar improvements in anxiety and depression symptoms with PR.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2019; 54: Suppl. 63, PA663.
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