Physical symptoms of COPD include dyspnea, cough, systemic inflammation, fatigue, undernourishment and overproduction of mucus. The most common psychological symptoms of COPD are anxiety and depression. In their review researcher’s assessed 1,361 patients by looking at their methodological quality of life and gathered data using meta-analytic evaluation. Results concluded that psychosocial interventions have great potential for cultivating positive outcomes for patients with …show more content…
(1997) study they investigated the effects of group psychotherapy in patients with COPD. There is a significant connection between anxiety, dyspnoea, and patients with COPD. The subjects were ten patients with stable COPD who underwent cognitive and behavioral therapy weekly and afterward filled out questionnaires and completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The study’s results concluded that although there was an overall improvement in the patients that received group psychotherapy the only significant change was an increase in exercise tolerance. Psychological support in pulmonary rehabilitation has grown in emphasis as well as the concept of group psychotherapy to reduce