Depressive Symptoms and Adherence to Asthma Therapy After Hospital Discharge

To evaluate the effect of depressive symptoms on adherence to therapy after discharge in patients hospitalized for asthma exacerbations. Prospective cohort study in which depressive symptoms were assessed during hospitalization and use of asthma medications was electronically monitored for 2 weeks a...

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Published in:	Chest Vol. 130; no. 4; pp. 1034 - 1038
Main Authors:	Smith, Amena, Krishnan, Jerry A., Bilderback, Andrew, Riekert, Kristin A., Rand, Cynthia S., Bartlett, Susan J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Northbrook, IL Elsevier Inc 01.10.2006 American College of Chest Physicians
Subjects:	adherence Administration, Oral Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Androstadienes - administration & dosage Anti-Asthmatic Agents - administration & dosage Asthma Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - epidemiology Asthma - psychology Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Comorbidity Depression Depression - complications Depression - epidemiology Depression - psychology Directly Observed Therapy - psychology Drug dosages Education Female Fluticasone Hospitalization Hospitals, Teaching Humans Inhalers Inner city Male Medical sciences Mental depression Metered Dose Inhalers Middle Aged Miscellaneous Mood disorders Patient Compliance - psychology Patient Discharge Personality Inventory Pneumology Poverty Areas Prednisone - administration & dosage Prospective Studies Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sociodemographics Statistics as Topic Steroids Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Variables inner city MDI adherence CES-D ICS asthma depression OCS Mood disorder Lung disease Hospital discharge Urban environment Respiratory disease Cardiovascular disease Depression Adhesion Asthma Treatment Bronchus disease Treatment compliance Obstructive pulmonary disease
ISSN:	0012-3692, 1931-3543
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