The effects of depression, anxiety, physical activity level and fatigue level in the pandemic process in chronic obstructive lung patients (COPD)

This study was conducted to determine the level of depression, anxiety, physical activity and fatigue in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and to compare them with a healthy control group. Research data were collected by questionnaire method. The population of the study consisted of patients followed up with the diagnosis of COPD in the Chest Diseases Outpatient Clinic of SANKO University Sani Konukoğlu Practice and Research Hospital. 20 patients with COPD and 21 healthy individuals were included in the study. Depression, Beck Depression Scale; anxiety, Beck Anxiety Scale; fatigue symptom, Fatigue Severity Scale; physical activity was evaluated with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire IPAQ) test. IBM SPSS Statistics 23 package program was used for statistical analysis of the data. According to the results of the analyzes, it was seen that the Beck Depression Scale (BDI) scores of the patients with COPD were significantly higher than the control group (p<0,05). In terms of Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scores, COPD patients and healthy controls were similar (p>0,05). It was observed that the Fatigue Severity Scale (FAQ) scores were significantly higher in the COPD group (p<0,05). All sub-parameter MET values of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (UFAA-SF) were similar, except for sitting time. However, the sitting time of patients with COPD was significantly higher in the control group (p<0,05). As a result, it was determined that the symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and depression were more intense in the patients with COPD during the pandemic process.