Title

COPD anxiety and depression across GOLD stages

Authors

Sourabh Jain¹, Satyendra Mishra², Mahendra Singh Chouhan^3,*, Sanjay Gupta⁴ & Talha Saad²

Affiliation

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Pediatrics, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Chief Medical Officer (Senior Administrative Grade), NITRD, Delhi, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sourabh Jain - E-mail: drsourabh24@gmail.com

Satyendra Mishra - E-mail: satyendrasgo@gmail.com

 Mahendra Singh Chouhan - E-mail: mahendrachouhan86@gmail.com

Sanjay Gupta - E-mail: drsanjaygupta98@gmail.com

Talha Saad - E-mail: dr.talhasaad@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) often leads to anxiety and depression, adversely impacting patients' quality of life. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the prevalence and correlation of anxiety and depression among COPD patients categorized by the GOLD guidelines. Hence, a total of 160 clinically stable COPD patients were assessed for anxiety and depression using the Hindi translations of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires. Spirometry was used for classifying COPD severity as per GOLD guidelines. Significant correlations were found between GOLD categories and levels of anxiety (Spearman's rho = 0.351, P<0.01) and depression (Spearman's rho = 0.415, P<0.01). Data shows significant correlation between COPD severity and psychological distress, underscoring the importance of integrated mental health care in COPD management.

Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), FEV1, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage, anxiety, depression

Citation

 Jain et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2292-2295 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.