Journal article
Change in airflow among patients with asthma discussing relationship problems with their partners
Journal of health psychology, Vol.14(6), pp.715-720
09/2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108474
PMID: 19687108
Abstract
This study examined the covariation of negative emotions with airflow among 48 persons with asthma and their partners as they discussed relationship problems. Measures included self-reported questionnaires, airflow and behavior coded from videotaped discussions. Significantly increased self-reported hostility and statistically but not clinically significant declines in airflow were found post- versus pre-discussion. Self-reported responses to asthma symptoms of more anger and less loneliness predicted lower post-discussion airflow after accounting for pre-discussion airflow. The use of effort-independent measures of airflow and autonomic nervous system monitoring may inform future research regarding the physiological mechanisms through which mood and behavior affect airflow.
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- Title
- Change in airflow among patients with asthma discussing relationship problems with their partners
- Creators
- Karen B Schmaling - College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. kbschmal@uncc.eduNiloofar AfariHyman HopsScott BarnhartDedra Buchwald
- Publication Details
- Journal of health psychology, Vol.14(6), pp.715-720
- Academic Unit
- Community Health; Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- R01MH51647 / NIMH NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99900547082301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article