Anxiety Sensitivity and Physical Inactivity in a National Sample of Adults with a History of Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The psychological factors underlying physical inactivity in vulnerable cardiac adult populations remain understudied. Anxiety sensitivity, a cognitive vulnerability defined as fear of the physical, cognitive, and social consequences of anxiety, may be an important modifiable determinant of physical inactivity. We examined the association of anxiety sensitivity, and each anxiety sensitivity subscale (physical, cognitive, and social concerns), with physical inactivity in adults with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).

Methods

Using cross-sectional data from a nationally representative survey of adults (N = 1417) in the USA who reported a health professional diagnosis of MI, we used weighted logistic regression models to evaluate the association between anxiety

SUBMITTER: Alcantara C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127064 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature