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Title: | Psychophysiology of respiratory disease : clinical considerations for the advanced practice nurse |
Authors: | Miller, Sarah Owens, Laura Collins, Tracy Silverman, Erin |
Keywords: | Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Malta Psychophysiology -- Malta Dyspnea -- Malta Anxiety -- Malta Depression, Mental -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2014-04 |
Publisher: | Malta Journal of Health Sciences |
Citation: | Malta Journal of Health Sciences. 2014, Vol.1(1), p. 24-27 |
Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to describe the psychophysiology of dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), identify the unique impact of respiratory disease on the female patient, and discuss the relationship of anxiety and depression in disease manifestation. Current COPD assessment and treatment guidelines published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the World Health Organization as well as the National Institute for Health and Care Experience (NICE) will be presented along with implications for the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). Practitioners treat COPD patients with advanced physiological complications along with psychological comorbidities that worsen the disease perception and progression. Therefore, a recommendation will be made to integrate assessment and evaluation of psychological comorbidities in COPD patients, with particular consideration given to the female patient. Utilizing a holistic, int egrated treatment plan will serve to enhance patient care, alleviate disease burden and impact overall quality of life in the patient with COPD. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/5073 |
Appears in Collections: | MJHS, Volume 1, Issue 1 MJHS, Volume 1, Issue 1 |
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