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

ABSTRACT: 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 w

SUBMITTER: Denche-Zamorano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9778577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature