Motivation and Barriers for Exercise in Patients With Anxiety or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Universitaet Innsbruck
- Enrollment
- 460
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Physical activity
Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Control
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Physical activity
Time Frame: 5 minutes
self reported, actual physical activity, measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form, IPAQ-SF; Craig et al., 2003
Sport motivation
Time Frame: 5 minutes
measured by the Exercise Motivation Inventory, EMI-2; Markland \& Hardy,1993
Perceived barriers
Time Frame: 5 minutes
measured by 12 questions referring to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007
Self-efficacy for physical activity
Time Frame: 1 minute
single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007
Social support for physical activity
Time Frame: 1 minute
single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007
Motivation for physical activity
Time Frame: 1 minute
single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007
Enjoyment of physical activity
Time Frame: 1 minute
single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman \& Faulkner, 2007
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported