The benefit of heart rate variability biofeedback and relaxation training in reducing trait anxiety.
The benefit of heart rate variability biofeedback and relaxation training in reducing trait anxiety.
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10.17315/kjhp.2015.20.2.002
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2015-01-01
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Wachholtz, Amy
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Lee, Jieun;Kim, Jung K;Wachholtz, Amy
以前的研究表明，生物反馈治疗和放松技术是有效的，在减少心理和身体症状（哈蒙德，2005年;曼佐尼，G。M.，帕格尼尼，F.，卡斯泰尔诺沃湾& Molinari，E.，2008年）。然而，缺乏研究比较心率变异性（HRV）生物反馈治疗和放松训练，以减少特质焦虑。本研究的目的是确定HRV生物反馈治疗和放松训练在减少特质焦虑与对照组相比，没有任何治疗的学生在韩国的科学和工程大学。在本研究中，共招募了15名中等水平特质焦虑的研究生，每两周进行4次单独的会议。随机分为生物反馈治疗组（n = 5）、放松训练组（n = 5）和未治疗对照组（n = 5）。结果显示，HRV生物反馈治疗组与未治疗对照组在特质焦虑的变化上有显著性差异。而放松训练组与未治疗对照组之间无显著性差异。此外，心率变异性生物反馈治疗与放松训练之间无显著差异。本研究的结果表明，有潜在的好处，利用HRV生物反馈治疗的压力管理计划和/或焦虑减少治疗。
Previous research studies have indicated that biofeedback treatment and relaxation techniques are effective in reducing psychological and physical symptoms (Hammond, 2005; Manzoni, G. M., Pagnini, F., Castelnuovo, G., & Molinari, E., 2008). However, dearth of studies has compared heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback treatment and relaxation training to reduce trait anxiety. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of HRV biofeedback treatment and relaxation training in reducing trait anxiety compared to control group without any treatment using students in a science and engineering university of South Korea. For the present study, a total of 15 graduate students with moderate level of trait anxiety were recruited for 4 individual sessions every two weeks. They were randomly assigned into three groups: biofeedback treatment (n = 5), relaxation training (n = 5), and no treatment control group (n = 5). Our results revealed significant difference in change score of trait anxiety between the HRV biofeedback treatment and the no treatment control group. However, no significant difference was found between the relaxation training group and the no treatment control group. In addition, there was no significant difference between the HRV biofeedback treatment and the relaxation training. Results of the present study indicate that there is potential benefit in utilizing HRV biofeedback treatment for stress management programs and/or anxiety reduction treatment.