Evaluation of physical activity habits in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
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OBJECTIVE: In this study, we present data from a survey that aimed to assess the physical activity habits of adult Brazilian patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. METHOD: Fifty male and female patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder participated in this study. The mean age at onset was 37+/-12 years, and the mean time between diagnosis and follow-up was 3.6+/-4.2 years. RESULTS: Substantial changes in physical activity habits were observed following the onset of PTSD. While more than half of the patients participated in physical activities prior to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder onset, there was a significant reduction in their participation afterwards. The justifications for stopping physical activities or sport participation were lack of time and lack of motivation. DISCUSSION: Several studies have shown that physical exercise decreases reverts symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and social isolation. We could therefore hypothesize that patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder who exercise should experience the same benefits. CONCLUSION: Our findings demonstrated that patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder have low levels of participation in sports or physical activities.
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Individuals with PTSD exhibit reduced participation in regular physical activity relative to pre-PTSD time periods.
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- Authors
- de Assis, M. A., de Mello, M. F., Scorza, F. A., Cadrobbi, M. P., Schooedl, A. F., Silva, S. G. D., de Albuquerque, M., Silva, A. C. D., & Arida, R. M.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Venue
- Clinics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-08
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 473-478
- ISSN
- 1807-5932 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2664122
- OpenAlex
- W2012750699
- Cited by
- 101
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 2.48
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, physical activity, exercise participation, sports participation, physical activity behavior, barriers to exercise, lack of motivation, time constraints, Brazilian patients
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Brazil, Female, Habits, Humans, Leisure Activities, Male, Motivation, Motor Activity, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Quality of Life, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stress, Psychological, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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