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Table 1 Description of Quality of Life, Psychological Distress and Psychiatric Disorders

From: Identification of clinically significant psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity by examining quality of life in subjects with occupational asthma

 

Frequency (n (%))

Score (median (Q1;Q3))

Juniper AQLQ(S)

  

Symptoms

 

4.5 (3.5;6.0)

Activity limitations

 

4.6 (3.3;5.7)

Emotional function

 

5.0 (3.6;6.6)

Exposure to environmental stimuli

 

4.8 (3.3;5.8)

Total

 

4.6 (3.6;5.9)

SGRQ Asthma Symptom Score (%)

 

45 (32;71)

Psychological distress

(PSI score > 20)

 

Depression

32 (53)

23.0 (10.0;33.0)

Anxiety

36 (60)

24.0 (12.8;39.0)

Anger

30 (50)

19.0 (8.0;33.0)

Cognitive disturbance

31 (52)

24.5 (8.0;39.8)

Total

34 (57)

24.5 (10.8;37.8)

Prime-MD

  

Any psychiatric disorder

21 (35)

 

Any mood disorder

19 (32)

 

   - Major depression

8 (13)

 

   - Dysthymia

3 (5)

 

   - Minor depression

11 (18)

 

Any anxiety disorder

9 (15)

 

   - Panic disorder

1 (2)

 

   - Generalized anxiety

1 (2)

 

   - Other anxiety disorder

7 (8)

 
  1. Legend: AQLQ(S) = Standardized version of the Juniper Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; SGRQ: St. George Respiratory Questionnaire; PSI = Psychiatric Symptom Index, PRIME-MD = Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders questionnaire
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