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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03818425

Enrollment

460

Registered

2019-01-28

Start date

2019-01-07

Completion date

2019-12-30

Last updated

2020-03-27

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Conditions

Exercise, Motivation

Keywords

Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Enjoyment of physical activity	1 minute	single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman & Faulkner, 2007
Motivation for physical activity	1 minute	single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman & Faulkner, 2007
Physical activity	5 minutes	self reported, actual physical activity, measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form, IPAQ-SF; Craig et al., 2003
Sport motivation	5 minutes	measured by the Exercise Motivation Inventory, EMI-2; Markland & Hardy,1993
Perceived barriers	5 minutes	measured by 12 questions referring to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman & Faulkner, 2007
Self-efficacy for physical activity	1 minute	single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman & Faulkner, 2007
Social support for physical activity	1 minute	single item question according to Ussher, Stanbury, Cheeseman & Faulkner, 2007

Countries

Austria

Outcome results