Chronic Respiratory Disease and Mental Health: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
Loerbroks, A.; Jiang, C.; Lam, K.; Bosch, J.; Thomas, G.; Zhang, W.; Cheng, K.; Lam, T.; Adab, P. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2011 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Respiratory diseases have been linked to poor mental health in Western populations. Since the experience and expression of mental ill-health is partly culturally determined, it is of interest to examine if similar associations are found in other cultural settings. In that regard, very little is known about the association between respiratory disease and mental health in Asian countries, such as China, which we investigated in the current study. Methods: We used data from phase 3 recruitment of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (n=10, 888). Respiratory diseases included asthma (physician-diagnosed self-reports)…
