Relationship, Intimacy and Sexual Health in COPD: Dyadic Processes, Biopsychosocial Perspectives and Interventions
Journal: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive condition that impacts patients lives far beyond respiratory impairment, limiting everyday functioning, changing identity and influencing interpersonal relationships. Increasingly, attention has turned toward how COPD influences relationship dynamics, intimacy and sexual health. These domains are central to quality of life but have historically been under…