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. 2021 Jul 6;16:2001–2021. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S313841

Table 3.

Characteristics of the Reviews Included

References Country Kind of Review Time Framework Database Search Strategies Nr. Studies Included Instruments of Included Studies Treatments
of Included Studies
Study Designs of Included Studies
Yohannes et al, 201823 USA Literature Review Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified AIR Disease scale, CAF, PRIME-MD, PHQ, PHQ-2 and PHQ-9, GAD-7, HADS, GHQ-20, BAI, BDI CBT, Pulmonary rehabilitation, antidepressant treatment, antipsychotics, stress reduction therapy, self-management techniques Not specified
Norwood & Balkissoon, 200574 USA Review Not specified Not specified Not specified 6 Not specified Antidepressant treatment Not specified
Alexopoulos & Latoussakis, 200457 USA Literature Review Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified CES-D, Zung Depression Scale, HADS, BDI, GDS Antidepressant treatment, Oxygen, cognitive therapy, aerobic exercise, progressive muscle relaxation, biofeedback, meditation, stress management, psychoeducation Not specified
Alexopoulos et al, 200872 USA Literature Review Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Cognitive-behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, reminiscence therapy, brief psychodinamic therapy, Problem solving therapy, multi-level intervention to increase treatment adherence, pharmacological treatment Not specified
Yohannes & Alexopoulos, 201418 UK Review Not spcified Not specified Not specified 10 (only studies on pharmacological treatments are listed) HRSD, ELDRS, GDS, GMS, MADRS, MRADL, BPQ, Short- Form 36-Item Questionnaire, CRQ, HADS, BDI, SGRQ, 6MWD, ZSDS, 12MWD, SSAI, CGI, PRAS, PFSI, SIP, MACL SSRIs, TCA, CBT, PID-C Descriptive study, case report, RCT, Randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled trial, Single-blind, open study, Randomized, double-blind,
crossover trial
Hogea et al, 202055 Romania Literature Review Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified LABA treatment, ICS treatment, PPI therapy, inhalers. Not specified
Ranzini et al, 202056 Italy Short review Not specified PubMed, Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, chronic diseases, MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment, cognitive impairment, dementia, adherence, compliance, self-care, self-management, daily activities, psychological, psychosocial. 9 MMSE, Babcock story recall alternate form, MoCA, SMAS-30, pulmonary function testing, 4-meter gait speed test, PHQ2, CRQ, mMRC dyspnea scale, ADO index, MMAS-4, SGRQ, Behavioral risk factor Surveillance System, HADS-A, BDI-II, ASiCOLD-R, BMI, MARS, validated standardize checklist about inhaler technique, S-TOFHLA Not specified longitudinal descriptive study, prospective study, reviews, cross-sectional studies, state-based telephone survey, multicentre observational cross-sectional study, observational cohort study
Zareifopoulos et al, 201954 Greece Narrative reviews 2014–2019 PubMed the string (COPD OR COPD) AND (Depression OR Major Depressive Disorder OR Dysthymia OR MDD) to identify studies examining the association between COPD and depression. The string (COPD OR COPD) AND (Anxiety OR Generalized Anxiety Disorder OR Generalized Anxiety Disorder OR GAD) to identify studies examining the association between COPD and Anxiety. 16 clinical interview, PSS-14, EQ-5D-3L, HAM-D, STAI, BDI, BAI, DSM-IV criteria, telephone interview, HADS, PHQ Antidepressant, standard COPD treatment VS active treatment, COPD maintenance treament, Psychological treatments, psychoteraphy, psychiatric treatment cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, cohort studies
Bhattarai et al, 202073 India Systematic review 2003–2019 MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE (medicat* OR drug*) N3 (“chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” OR “chronic obstructive airway disease” OR “emphysema” OR “chronic bronchitis” OR
“COPD”) AND (adhere* OR compliance OR persist* OR nonadhere* OR noncompli* OR nonpersist* OR nonadhere* OR noncompli* OR nonpersist*)
38 Self report scales (MARS, MMAS-4/MMAS-8, MTA, TAI, Morisky Scale and other non-specified self report instruments) LABA, LAMA, ICS and combinations Cross-sectional studies and Cohort studies

Abbreviations: COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment; MDD, Major Depressive Disorder; GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder; USA, United States of America; UK, United Kingdom; CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; RCT, Randomized Control Trial; AIR, Anxiety Inventory for Respiratory … ; PRIME-MD, PRImary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders; CAF, COPD Anxiety questionnaire; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; HRSD, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; ELDRS, Evans Liverpool Depression Rating Scale; GMS, Geriatric Mental State; MADRS, Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; MRADL Manchester Respiratory Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire; BPQ, Breathing Problems Questionnaire; CRQ Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire; SGRQ, St George respiratory questionnaire; 6MWD, Six-Minute Walking Distance; 12MWD, Twelve-Minute Walking Distance; ZSDS, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale; SSAI, Spielberger’s State–Trait Anxiety Inventory; CGI, Clinical Global Impression; PRAS, Patient Rated Anxiety Scale; PFSI, Pulmonary Function Status Instrument; SIP, Sickness Impact Profile; MACL, Mood Adjective Checklist; SSRI, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor; TCA, Tricyclic Antidepressant; PID-C, Personalized Intervention for Depression and COPD; LABA, Long-acting β adrenoceptor agonists; ICS, Inhaled Corticosteroids; PPI, Proton Pump Inhibitors; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SMAS, Self-Management Ability Scale; mMCR, modified Medical Research Council; ADO, Age Dyspnea Obstruction; MMAS, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale; ASiCOLD-R, Adherence Schedule in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – Revised; BMI, Body Mass Index; MARS, Medication Adherence Reporting Scale; S-TOHFLA, Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; EQ-5D-3L, EuroQol Five-Dimension questionnaire; HAM-D, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder; MTA, Measure of Treatment Adherence; TAI, Test of Adherence to Inhale; LAMA, Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist.