Antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications are often prescribed to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pointing to a higher risk of psychiatric and mental health problems in this patient group, a large Dutch database study reported. These findings, its researchers noted, indicate that depression and anxiety are more common…
Long-term pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) maintenance programs can benefit people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a real-life setting, a retrospective study indicates. In fact, PR maintenance programs lasting three years or more were associated with favorable survival indicators among patients, particularly those with less severe disease,…
The COPD Foundation and Blue Marble Health have partnered to promote pulmonary rehabilitation through a virtual program for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We hope to enable participation and maximize the benefits of virtual pulmonary rehabilitation by providing a…
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