Abstract
The primary scope of the current study was to investigate the effects of physical activity among three types of diseases, that is diabetes, psoriasis and heart disease in well-being and negative emotional states. The sample consisted of 120 Greek adults with a clinical diagnosis of a medical condition, aged between 30 and 50 years. The participants completed four self-report questionnaires (DASS 21, Meaning in Life, Subjective Happiness Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale) and reported their frequency of exercise and their demographic characteristics. A 3 (no, moderate, high exercise) × 3 (diabetes, psoriasis, heart disease) factorial ANOVA was conducted. The results showed that regarding anxiety, symptoms were prospectively associated with lower exercise frequency. The findings suggest the prudence of exercising on psychological prosperity in patients with chronic disease.
Highlights
Over the previous years, exercise is accounted for to be a developing wellbeing issue everywhere throughout the world (Evans, Rohan, Howard, Ho, Dubbert, & Stetson, 2017; Epps, To, Liu, Karanjit, & Warren, 2019)
A two-way, factorial Analysis of Variance—ANOVA was implemented to investigate whether physical activity and the medical condition has an effect on symptoms of negative emotional state and well-being values
The main focus of the study was to investigate the potential effect of physical exercise and type of disease on negative emotional state (NES) and well-being measurements
Summary
Exercise is accounted for to be a developing wellbeing issue everywhere throughout the world (Evans, Rohan, Howard, Ho, Dubbert, & Stetson, 2017; Epps, To, Liu, Karanjit, & Warren, 2019). Regarding stress, it may influence performance negatively (Cohen, 2011). Depressive symptoms result in significant consequences in one’s life, deteriorating functionality, as well as negative emotions and dysfunctional self-regulation (Cotman & Berchtold, 2002). Numerous research suggests that exercise has a buffering effect on anxiety, but at the same time promotes well-being in diabetes, heart disease and psoriasis patients. Studies have focused on examining changes in anxiety and well-being according to the frequency of exercise in a susceptible population, demonstrating inconsistent results
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