Burden Copd

Patients with COPD plus a depression/anxiety disorder had poorer scores related to disease burden and health-related quality of life, according to data published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

In the U.S., the projected cost attributable to COPD in 2029 is $60.5 billion, which is nearly twice the 2019 estimated costs of $31.3 billion, according to findings published in CHEST.