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Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Stella Roane, Junior Riley Dienna, Senior Erica, Bryant, Senior Louis Pandolfo, Senior Ben Kerns, Junior Sabrina Santini, Junior John Russ, Senior Amelie Gindl, Junior Cecilia Zoutewelle, Senior Joshua Dixon, Junior Gianpiero Lara, Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
Sabrina Ehrenfort
Faculty Mentor Name
Scott Ferguson
Abstract
Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to improve respiratory strength, exercise performance, and overall endurance, particularly in clinical or athletic populations (Ferguson et al., 2022 ). Limited research has explored how IMT influences psychological factors, such as perceived stress, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety. Significant outcomes were observed in quality of life, fatigue, and anxiety and depression to majority in clinical (Aslan et al., 2020). This study will investigate the psychological and physiological effects of a 30-day inspiratory muscle training intervention in young healthy adults. Twenty participants were randomly assigned to either an IMT group (n = 10) or a sham group (n = 10). The six-week training protocol will involve training at 70% peak inspiratory pressure involving brisk, full inhalations for the IMT group and training at 17 cmH2O, without a focused breathing technique, for the sham group. Physiological measures will include VO2 peak test, peak power output on a cycle ergometer via a ramp test with the subsequent constant-load test (Poole & Jones, 2017), peak inspiratory pressure (S-Index), and peak inspiratory flow (PIF). Psychological measures include the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). All measures will be collected prior to and following a 6-week IMT intervention. We will test the hypothesis that participants undergoing IMT will show significant improvements in peak power output, S-Index, PIF, and psychological well-being, whereas participants in the sham training group will not exhibit significant changes in these measures. Results from this investigation will provide a mechanistic linkage between respiratory training and psychological health, and provide support for the use of IMT as a low-cost means of improving well-being in healthy populations.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Psychological and Physiological Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Young Healthy Adults
Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to improve respiratory strength, exercise performance, and overall endurance, particularly in clinical or athletic populations (Ferguson et al., 2022 ). Limited research has explored how IMT influences psychological factors, such as perceived stress, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety. Significant outcomes were observed in quality of life, fatigue, and anxiety and depression to majority in clinical (Aslan et al., 2020). This study will investigate the psychological and physiological effects of a 30-day inspiratory muscle training intervention in young healthy adults. Twenty participants were randomly assigned to either an IMT group (n = 10) or a sham group (n = 10). The six-week training protocol will involve training at 70% peak inspiratory pressure involving brisk, full inhalations for the IMT group and training at 17 cmH2O, without a focused breathing technique, for the sham group. Physiological measures will include VO2 peak test, peak power output on a cycle ergometer via a ramp test with the subsequent constant-load test (Poole & Jones, 2017), peak inspiratory pressure (S-Index), and peak inspiratory flow (PIF). Psychological measures include the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). All measures will be collected prior to and following a 6-week IMT intervention. We will test the hypothesis that participants undergoing IMT will show significant improvements in peak power output, S-Index, PIF, and psychological well-being, whereas participants in the sham training group will not exhibit significant changes in these measures. Results from this investigation will provide a mechanistic linkage between respiratory training and psychological health, and provide support for the use of IMT as a low-cost means of improving well-being in healthy populations.