Are stress effects on lung function in asthma mediated by changes in airway inflammation?
Psychological variables are consistently associated with spirometric lung function and airway inflammation in asthma patients. For asthma patients, effects of acute negative affect must be distinguished from more chronic distress due to daily hassles.
DHI is a reliable, valid questionnaire to assess hand-related activity limitation in patients with traumatic hand flexor tendon injuries. Also, due to its high level responsiveness DHI can be used for assessing the clinical course of the traumatic hand flexor tendon injured patient.