Cognitive behavioural therapy for respiratory conditions
2016
In the United Kingdom (UK), life expectancy is
increasing and continues to improve (Buck, 2014).
People are living longer with health conditions such
as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Many respiratory diseases are very disabling and
lead to a gradual progression of disability over many
years; as a consequence, day-to-day functioning
can be very challenging and quality of life is often
reduced (Ng et al., 2007; Department of Health
[DH], 2011). Patients often focus on feeling unwell,
their inability to perform everyday activities and on
the emotional consequences of the disease (British
Lung Foundation, 2006). A term used to describe illhealth or disease burden is ‘disability-adjusted life
years’ (DALYs) (Buck, 2014). Research has ranked
respiratory and cardiac diseases as the two most
disabling disorders in terms of DALYs (Aydin and
Ulusahin, 2001).
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