Asthma and Wheezing Are Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults : An Analysis from 54 Countries
Joint Authors
Hunter Rowe, Brian
Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan
Wong, Kai On
Douwes, Jeroen
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Asthma and depression are important public-health concerns worldwide.
While some epidemiologic studies have shown asthma and wheezing to be associated with depression and anxiety, the patterns are unclear at the multinational level due to the lack of cross-study comparability.
Our study examined the associations of self-reported asthma diagnosis and current wheezing with self-reported depression diagnosis and 30-day anxiety using an international survey.
Methods.
Using the 2002 World Health Survey, a standardized international survey conducted by the WHO, we estimated the associations between diagnosed asthma and current wheezing with diagnosed depression and 30-day anxiety via multiple logistic regressions for 54 countries worldwide.
Results.
Diagnosed depression and 30-day anxiety were associated with diagnosed asthma in 65% and 40% of the countries, respectively.
Diagnosed depression and 30-day anxiety were associated with current wheezing in 83% and 82% of the countries, respectively.
Conclusions.
The association between asthma and depression was generally seen at the global level.
These results indicated the importance of addressing the asthma-depression comorbidity as public-health and clinical management priorities, in order to improve the overall health of the countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wong, Kai On& Hunter Rowe, Brian& Douwes, Jeroen& Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan. 2013. Asthma and Wheezing Are Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults : An Analysis from 54 Countries. Pulmonary Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508944
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wong, Kai On…[et al.]. Asthma and Wheezing Are Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults : An Analysis from 54 Countries. Pulmonary Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508944
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wong, Kai On& Hunter Rowe, Brian& Douwes, Jeroen& Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan. Asthma and Wheezing Are Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults : An Analysis from 54 Countries. Pulmonary Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508944
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508944