TY - JOUR
T1 - Dyspnea on exertion provokes unpleasantness and negative emotions in women with obesity
AU - Marines-Price, Rubria
AU - Bernhardt, Vipa
AU - Bhammar, Dharini M.
AU - Babb, Tony G
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Institutes of Health HL096782 , King Charitable Foundation Trust , Cain Foundation , and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas . The sponsors had no input in the development of the research and manuscript.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Institutes of HealthHL096782, King Charitable Foundation Trust, Cain Foundation, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. The sponsors had no input in the development of the research and manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - Purpose: While dyspnea on exertion (DOE) is a common complaint in otherwise healthy obese women, less is known about feelings of unpleasantness and/or negative emotions provoked by DOE. We examined whether ratings of perceived breathlessness (RPB) during exercise were associated with ratings of unpleasantness and negative emotions (depression, anxiety, frustration, anger, and fear) in obese women. Methods: Seventy-four women (34 ± 7 yrs, 36 ± 4 kg/m 2 , 46 ± 5% body fat) performed 6 min of constant-load cycling (60 W); RPB (0–10 scale), and unpleasantness and negative emotions (visual analog scales, 10 cm) were assessed at the end. Results: RPB were significantly correlated with unpleasantness and negative emotions (p < 0.05). The strongest correlations were between RPB and unpleasantness (r = 0.61, p < 0.001), and RPB and anxiety (r = 0.50, p < 0.001). Conclusions: DOE can significantly provoke unpleasantness and negative emotions during exercise in obese women. This may affect their willingness to engage in regular physical activity.
AB - Purpose: While dyspnea on exertion (DOE) is a common complaint in otherwise healthy obese women, less is known about feelings of unpleasantness and/or negative emotions provoked by DOE. We examined whether ratings of perceived breathlessness (RPB) during exercise were associated with ratings of unpleasantness and negative emotions (depression, anxiety, frustration, anger, and fear) in obese women. Methods: Seventy-four women (34 ± 7 yrs, 36 ± 4 kg/m 2 , 46 ± 5% body fat) performed 6 min of constant-load cycling (60 W); RPB (0–10 scale), and unpleasantness and negative emotions (visual analog scales, 10 cm) were assessed at the end. Results: RPB were significantly correlated with unpleasantness and negative emotions (p < 0.05). The strongest correlations were between RPB and unpleasantness (r = 0.61, p < 0.001), and RPB and anxiety (r = 0.50, p < 0.001). Conclusions: DOE can significantly provoke unpleasantness and negative emotions during exercise in obese women. This may affect their willingness to engage in regular physical activity.
KW - Affective dimension
KW - Exertional breathlessness
KW - Obesity
KW - Physical activity
KW - Respiratory symptoms
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resp.2018.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.resp.2018.11.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 30471435
AN - SCOPUS:85057121664
SN - 1569-9048
VL - 260
SP - 131
EP - 136
JO - Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
JF - Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
ER -