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10868701

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
The main characteristic of asthma is sudden and unexpected attacks of impaired breathing. Both the attacks themselves and the prospect of attacks generate much anxiety amongst patients. Several different forms of anxiety can be identified which vary in intensity and the situations in which they appear. Anxiety disorders are more common in asthmatics and have a considerable influence on asthma management because they influence symptom perception. Excessive anxiety about asthma symptoms can affect the patient's response to an asthma attack; anxiety related to asthma triggers can reduce the patient's quality of life and anxiety related to medical treatment can influence compliance. The extent of this influence depends upon an individual's ability to cope. Behavioural therapeutic programmes for patient education offer an opportunity to reduce anxiety and to improve asthma self-management. Physicians should look carefully for anxiety when taking the patient's history, and should support the patient's participation in asthma education programs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
409-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Reviewing asthma and anxiety.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Rehabilitation Research, University of Bremen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review