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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Exercise, Motivation

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Clinical Population<br>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<br>Subjects with no previous or actual mental disorder | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder