This study aimed to determine whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and psychological and functional variables were associated with physical activity (PA) upon admission to an inpatient facility. PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety and stress, sleep quality, and PA participation were assessed among 76 participants (age, 47.6 +/- 11.9 years; 83% male). Backward stepwise regression analyses identified variables independently associated with time spent walking and engaging in moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA). No significant correlations were found between any of the variables and MVPA. Total PTSD symptoms (r = -0.39, p < 0.001), combined symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (r = -0.31, p < 0.01), and sleep behavior (r = -0.24, p < 0.05) were significantly and negatively associated with total walking time. Total PTSD symptoms were the only significant predictor of walking time (B = -0.03, SE = 0.008, beta = -0.4; t = -3.4; p < 0.001). Results indicate that increased PTSD symptoms are associated with lower levels of walking. Results highlight the importance of considering symptoms when designing PA programs for people with PTSD.
AD - *School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; daggerSouth Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Bondi Early Psychosis Programme, Sydney, NSW; double daggerMusculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; section signUPC KU Leuven, campus Kortenberg, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Kortenberg; parallelDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; paragraph signSchool of Health and Social Care, University of Greenwich, London, UK; #St John of God Health Care Richmond Hospital, North Richmond; **Black Dog Institute, NSW; and daggerdaggerSchizophrenia Research Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia. AN - 26558500 BT - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease DP - NLM ET - 2015/11/13 LA - Eng LB - AUSThis study aimed to determine whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and psychological and functional variables were associated with physical activity (PA) upon admission to an inpatient facility. PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety and stress, sleep quality, and PA participation were assessed among 76 participants (age, 47.6 +/- 11.9 years; 83% male). Backward stepwise regression analyses identified variables independently associated with time spent walking and engaging in moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA). No significant correlations were found between any of the variables and MVPA. Total PTSD symptoms (r = -0.39, p < 0.001), combined symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (r = -0.31, p < 0.01), and sleep behavior (r = -0.24, p < 0.05) were significantly and negatively associated with total walking time. Total PTSD symptoms were the only significant predictor of walking time (B = -0.03, SE = 0.008, beta = -0.4; t = -3.4; p < 0.001). Results indicate that increased PTSD symptoms are associated with lower levels of walking. Results highlight the importance of considering symptoms when designing PA programs for people with PTSD.
PY - 2015 SN - 1539-736X (Electronic)