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

NCT03818425 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 256913
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 460
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Exercise; Motivation

Keywords

Anxiety; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Physical activity

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

  5 minutes

• Sport motivation

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

  5 minutes

• Perceived barriers

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

  5 minutes

• Self-efficacy for physical activity

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

  1 minute

• Social support for physical activity

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

  1 minute

• Motivation for physical activity

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

  1 minute

• Enjoyment of physical activity

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

  1 minute

Study Arms (2)

Clinical Population

In- and Out-Patients diagnosed with depression (F32, F33), anxiety disorder (F40, F41; ICD-10) or posttraumatic stress disorder (F43.1; ICD-10)

Healthy Controls

Subjects with no previous or actual mental disorder

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients of outpatient department and inpatients of the Medical Hospital Innsbruck, Department of Psychiatry and Psychosomatic will be selected by clinical professionals according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.

You may qualify if:

• In- and out-patients with a diagnosed anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorder (F40, F41, F43.1; ICD-10)
• to 65 years

You may not qualify if:

• acute psychosis or suicidal behaviour
• cognitive deficits
• problems with German language

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitaet Innsbruck: lead
• Medical University Innsbruck: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Gufler A, Galffy M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kopp M. A case-control study on physical activity preferences, motives, and barriers in patients with psychiatric conditions. Compr Psychiatry. 2021 Nov;111:152276. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152276. Epub 2021 Sep 23.

  PMID: 34600310 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Anxiety Disorders; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Mental Disorders; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Study Officials

• Martin Kopp, PhD, Prof.

  Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck

  STUDY CHAIR

• Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, MD, Prof.

  Department of Psychosomatics, Medical University of Innsbruck

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2019
• First Posted: January 28, 2019
• Study Start: January 7, 2019
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2019
• Study Completion: December 30, 2019
• Last Updated: March 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

AU (1)