Effects of acute psychological stress induced in laboratory on physiological responses in asthma populations: A systematic review

Respiratory Medicine
Annik PlourdeSimon L Bacon

Abstract

Psychological stress has long been suspected to have a deleterious effect on asthma, with acute psychological stress being associated with physiological responses in asthma patients. The purpose of this systematic review was to provide a narrative synthesis of the impact of acute laboratory psychological stress on physiological responses among asthma patients. An extensive search was conducted by two independent authors using Pubmed, PsycINFO, PsyArticles and the Cochrane Library electronic databases (up to September 2016). English and French articles which assessed physiological responses during or post-stress and compare them to baseline or pre-stress values were included. Thirty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Studies indicated that exposure to active stressors (e.g., arithmetic tasks) was associated with an increase in sympathetic nervous system (SNS) responses, cortisol, and inflammatory responses, but had little effect on the caliber of the bronchi. Exposure to passive stressors (e.g., watching stressful movies or pictures) was also associated with an increase in SNS responses and with mild bronchoconstriction. However, a paucity of data for passive stressors limited conclusions on other measures. In patients with...Continue Reading

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Aug 25, 2019·Journal of Clinical Medicine·Eirini KostakouNikoletta Rovina
Jun 2, 2020·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Begoña López-LoisDavid Facal
Mar 6, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Rocío Lavigne-CervánIgnasi Navarro-Soria
Jun 5, 2021·Scientific Reports·Juan Pablo Pizarro-Ruiz, Nuria Ordóñez-Camblor
Jul 6, 2021·Psychiatry Investigation·Merve Aktaş Terzioğlu, Ahmet Büber

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