Background/Objectives: The association between asthma and mental health disorders is well known, both anxiety and depression being the most common ones. The aim is to determine the proportion of anxiety and/or depression in an asthmatic population compared to a non-asthmatic one in a Primary Care centre. Secondary objectives: Assess the association between the severity of asthma and its level of control and anxiety and/or depression.

1. Archives of Pulmonology
and Respiratory Care
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2. Research Article
Asthma, Anxiety and Depression are
they walking together? Cross-
Sectional Descriptive Study
 Xavier Flor-Escriche*, Roser Poblet-Cortes, Laia Lamarca-Fornell, Judit Mendez-Gomez,
Silvia Alvarez-Alvarez, Sara-Anna Davies-Daunas, MVictoria Feijoo-Rodriguez
 *Corresponding author: Xavier Flor Escriche, M.D. phD. Family Medicine specialist.
Associate professor at Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), CAP Chafarinas. Street
Chafarinas 2-8, CP 08033. Barcelona, Spain. Tel: 608199515/93-3542222;
 Dates: Received: 11 July, 2015; Accepted: 16 March, 2016; Published: 18 March, 2016
 Citation: Flor-Escriche X, Poblet-Cortés R, Lamarca-Fornell L, Mendez-Gomez J, Álvarez-
Álvarez S, et al. (2016) Asthma, Anxiety and Depression are they walking together? Cross-
Sectional Descriptive Study. Arch Pulmonol Respir Care 2(1): 010-015.

3. Abstract
Background/Objectives: The association between asthma
and mental health disorders is well known, both anxiety and
depression being the most common ones. The aim is to
determine the proportion of anxiety and/or depression in an
asthmatic population compared to a non-asthmatic one in a
Primary Care centre. Secondary objectives: Assess the
association between the severity of asthma and its level of
control and anxiety and/or depression.

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