Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Depression influences treatment preferences in patients with COPD

Published in Health and Medicine Week, January 31st, 2005

A new study finds that health-related quality of life does not affect end-of-life treatment preferences in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); yet, depression may influence treatment decisions in the same group of patients.

In a study of 101 patients (median age 67.4 years) with severe COPD, researchers from the University of Seattle compared depression and health-related quality-of-life scores with patient preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and mechanical ventilation.

The majority of patients reported they would want CPR and mechanical ventilation, but, as age increased, so did the likelihood that patients...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2005-01-31)

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