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Motivation and Barriers for Exercise in Patients With Anxiety or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Completed
Conditions
Exercise
Motivation
Registration Number
NCT03818425
Lead Sponsor
Universitaet Innsbruck
Brief Summary

Relevance and Aim: There has been increasing research interest in sport preferences and motivational factors as well as barriers that restrain from engaging in sport activities in people suffering from mental illnesses. Anxiety disorders are one of the leading mental disorders worldwide. Exercise has previously shown anxiolytic effects and is discussed as an adjunctive treatment option in clinical practice. This study aims to depict motivation and barriers in patients with anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorders.

Design and Participants: Observational study of patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder (ICD-10)

Measurements: Structured questionnaire compounded of validated scales for current physical activity, sport motivation, exercise preferences, perceived barriers , self-efficacy, social support for physical activity, motivation,enjoyment, quality of life as well as sociodemographic data.

Duration: The questionnaire will require approximately 20 minutes, the overall duration is 3 months. Personal assistance for completing the questionnaire will be provided if necessary.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
460
Inclusion Criteria
  • In- and out-patients with a diagnosed anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorder (F40, F41, F43.1; ICD-10)
  • 18 to 65 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • acute psychosis or suicidal behaviour
  • cognitive deficits
  • problems with German language

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physical activity5 minutes

self reported, actual physical activity, measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form, IPAQ-SF; Craig et al., 2003

Sport motivation5 minutes

measured by the Exercise Motivation Inventory, EMI-2; Markland \& Hardy,1993

Perceived barriers5 minutes

measured by 12 questions referring to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007

Self-efficacy for physical activity1 minute

single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007

Social support for physical activity1 minute

single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007

Motivation for physical activity1 minute

single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007

Enjoyment of physical activity1 minute

single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Innsbruck

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Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

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