Medical Scientific Bulletin of Central Chernozemye (Naučno-medicinskij vestnik Centralʹnogo Černozemʹâ)Medical Scientific Bulletin of Central Chernozemye (Naučno-medicinskij vestnik Centralʹnogo Černozemʹâ)1990-472XФедеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Воронежский государственный медицинский университет имени Н.Н. Бурденко" Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации1100610.18499/1990-472X-2025-26-3-22-30Assessment of quality of life and severity of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic bronchitisOvsyannikovEvgeniy Sergeevich<p>Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Faculty Therapy</p>ovses@yandex.ruBelyakovaAnastasia Valeryevna<p>doctor</p>bav.180415@yandex.ruN.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of HealthVoronezh City Polyclinic No. 310112025263223002102025Copyright © 2025, Medical Scientific Bulletin of Central Chernozemye (Naučno-medicinskij vestnik Centralʹnogo Černozemʹâ)2025<p>Chronic cough is a cough that lasts more than eight weeks. Many patients with a long-term cough report that it impacts their quality of life, and some develop increased anxiety and depression.</p>
<p>Materials and Methods. The study included patients with mild non-obstructive catarrhal or mucopurulent chronic bronchitis in the acute stage (n = 91: 51.6% men, 53.4% women; age 48.4 (46; 49) years). Patients were divided into age groups: Group 1: men aged 22 to 35 (n=15), women aged 21 to 35 (n=12); Group 2: men aged 36 to 60 (n=15), women aged 36 to 55 (n=19); Group 3: men aged 61 to 75 (n=17), women aged 56 to 75 (n=13). These groups were comparable in terms of percentages by gender and age.</p>
<p>Patients were asked to complete a visual analog scale (VAS) for cough severity and several questionnaires: LCQ (Leicester Cough Questionnaire), CQLQ (The Cough-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire), HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and SF-36 (The Short Form-36).</p>
<p>Study Results. Analysis of the LCQ questionnaire results revealed statistically significant differences between both men and women by age group. According to the LCQ results, cough affects the physical, psychological, and social health of women more than it does for men.</p>
<p>A comparative analysis of the CQLQ questionnaire data revealed a statistically significant difference between the questionnaire results for men in the first and second groups (p=0.0283) and the first and third groups (p=0.0157). The quality of life of patients with chronic bronchitis in the first age group was higher than in those in the second and third groups.</p>
<p>Analysis of the HADS questionnaire results revealed that patients suffering from chronic cough experience subclinical depression and clinically significant anxiety and depression.</p>
<p>Analysis of the SF-36 questionnaire data revealed a statistically significant difference and demonstrated that quality of life is reduced in both men and women.</p>
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