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The relationship between anxiety and acute mountain sickness

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  • Christopher J Boos
  • Malcolm Bass
  • John P O’Hara
  • Emma Vincent
  • Adrian Mellor
  • Luke Sevier
  • Humayra Abdul-Razakq
  • Mark Cooke
  • Matt Barlow
  • David R Woods

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Introduction: Whilst the link between physical factors and risk of high altitude (HA)-related illness and acute mountain sickness (AMS) have been extensively explored, the influence of psychological factors has been less well examined. In this study we aimed to investigate the relationship between ‘anxiety and AMS risk during a progressive ascent to very HA. Methods: Eighty health adults were assessed at baseline (848m) and over 9 consecutive altitudes during a progressive trek to 5140m. HA-related symptoms (Lake Louise [LLS] and AMS-C Scores) and state anxiety (State-Trait-Anxiety-Score [STAI Y-1]) were examined at each altitude with trait anxiety (STAI Y-2) at baseline. Results: The average age was 32.1 ± 8.3 years (67.5% men). STAI Y-1 scores fell from 848m to 3619m, before increasing to above baseline scores (848m) at ≥4072m (p = 0.01). STAI Y-1 scores correlated with LLS (r = 0.31; 0.24–0.3; P

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  • Christopher J Boos & Malcolm Bass & John P O’Hara & Emma Vincent & Adrian Mellor & Luke Sevier & Humayra Abdul-Razakq & Mark Cooke & Matt Barlow & David R Woods, 2018. "The relationship between anxiety and acute mountain sickness," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(6), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0197147
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197147
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