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Interactive Poster Discussion Sessions/Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 17S3 (2018) S51S58 S53 IPD1. 07 Cystic fibrosis: does the deterioration of pulmonary function affect the level of anxiety and depression? I. Lalic1, A. Vukic Dugac2, T. Zovko1, V. John1, D. Tjesic-Drinkovic3, M. Samarzija2. 1University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department for respiratory disorders" Jordanovac", Zagreb, Croatia; 2University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb-School of Medicine, Department for respiratory disorders" Jordanovac", Zagreb, Croatia; 3University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb-School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Zagreb, Croatia Objectives: Assuming a causal relationship between depression and the progression of CF, the aim of our study was to show that elevated symptoms of depression could be a predictor of worse lung function. Methods: 22 CF patients were recruited form our adult …