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A Cross-Sectional Study on Physical Activity and Psychological Distress in Adults with Asthma

Journal

HEALTHCARE
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10122469

Keywords

depression; health; mental health; perceived social support; psychology; self-perceived health

Funding

  1. Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport [FPU20/04201]
  2. MCIN/AEI [FPU20/04201]
  3. European Social Fund Investing in your future
  4. European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR
  5. Universities Ministry and the European Union (NextGenerationUE) [MS-12]
  6. Regional Ministry of Economy, Science, and Digital Agenda of the Government of Extremadura (Spain) [GR21192]

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This study analyzed the associations between physical activity level, perceived social support, and mental health in adults with asthma, finding that higher physical activity level and positive self-perceived health are related to lower psychological distress.
Physical Activity (PA) could contribute to decreasing psychological distress and improving Self-Perceived Health (SPH) in adults with Asthma. The main objective of this study was to analyse the associations between the Physical Activity Level (PAL) Perceived Social Support (PSS) and Mental Health, using the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and SPH in the adult population with Asthma. This descriptive cross-sectional study is based on data from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey, including 1040 participants with Asthma in the study. The Kruskal-Wallis test was performed to study the hypothetical differences between the PAL and the different variables derived from the GHQ-12. In addition, correlations between the variables generated and the items of the GHQ-12, together with the PAL and the Duke-UNC-11, were analysed using Spearman's rho correlation coefficients. Inverse correlations were found between Mental Health and PSS (rho: -0.351) and between Mental Health and PAL (rho: -0.209), as well as in the rest of the GHQ-12 items: successful coping (rho: -0.197), self-esteem (rho: -0.193) and stress (rho: -0.145). The more active subjects had better SPH. Therefore, the research showed how higher PAL and positive SPH are related to lower psychological distress in adults with Asthma.

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