Association between mental health disorders and asthma exacerbations in adults: a retrospective cohort study in UK primary care
This study shows a significant increased risk of asthma exacerbations in asthma patients with depression or anxiety compared with those with asthma without comorbid mental health disorders.
Authors
- Shamil Haroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0096-1413)
- Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-1279)
- Dhanusha Punyadasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-2619)
- Nikita Simms-Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-1995)
- Nicola J. Adderley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-3254)
- Prasad Nagakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-0308)
- Alice Sitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7727-4497)
- Rasiah Thayakaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4422-4095)
- Tris Pickard-Michels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6444-3046)
Institutions
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003244
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16