Internet-Based Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training in the Treatment of Hypertension: A Pilot Study

Olsson, Erik; Alaoui, Samir El; Carlberg, Bo; Carlbring, Per; Ghaderi, Ata

doi:10.1007/s10484-009-9126-x

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“…The intervention had three major components: (1) education, (2) practice, and (3) mentoring. Based on best practices (Linden & Moseley, 2006; Olsson, El Alaoui, Carlberg, Carlbring, & Ghaderi, 2010; Palomba et al, 2011; Wang et al, 2010; Xu, Gao, Ling, & Wang, 2007), the educational component consisted of one initial educational session, approximately 2 hr in length, followed by additional instruction for the treatment group. Both the treatment and control groups attended the initial session, which included information about (1) the physiology of stress, triggers of stress, and awareness of changes in the anterior chest area when encountering stressful situations; (2) instruction and practice on how to modify the autonomic response to stress by altering breathing and heart rate with biofeedback; and (3) instruction on how to improve decision-making by focusing on positive rather than negative emotions (e.g., anger, frustration normally associated with stress).…”

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Testing a Resilience Training Program in Police Recruits: A Pilot Study

Ramey

Perkhounkova

Hein

et al. 2017

Biological Research For Nursing

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Testing a Resilience Training Program in Police Recruits: A Pilot Study

Ramey

Perkhounkova

Hein

et al. 2017

Biological Research For Nursing

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“…As the leading cause of death in the world [30], hypertension is one of the most chronic health problems associated with concomitant diseases [19]. The seventh report of the Joint National Commission on prevention, detection, and treatment of hypertension guidelines [20], classified blood pressure based on stage, systolic and diastolic values, in mmHg.…”

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“…Considering the promise of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVBF), one can assert that the use of biofeedback is a recognized reality in treating hypertension. Hypertensive individuals can take control of their autonomic functions through biofeedback relaxation training, as a form of behavioral therapy to respond to stressors [20]. An additional review of the literature indicates that biofeedback training may be advantageous to the treatment of essential hypertension and decrease in systolic pressure during HRVBF training sessions may lead to higher expectations [7].…”

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Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback and Hypertension: Searching for A Correlated Stance

St.Hilaire,

Smith,

Alcin

2023

JIMH

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This article explores the role of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVBF), a mind-body medicine modality, essential for the comprehension, development, analysis of hypertension (HTN), and the management of chronic disorders. The topic is rooted in a quest for awareness of heart rate variability (HRV), HRV biofeedback (HRVBF), preventive approaches to hypertension (HTN), and efforts to decipher a correlated stance between HRVBF and hypertension. Biofeedback is a non-surgical therapeutic method with negligible side effects seeking to maintain a homeostatic balance in the human body, with the individual in control of positive life-changing therapeutic interventions such as heart rate, breathing, and mechanisms for blood pressure. This article considers a systematic review of sixty-three articles, from which fifty-two were read and analyzed, and eleven appraised. The reviews helped explore the various theories about HRV biofeedback (HRVBF) as an essential tool to assess cardiac autonomic function considering the onset of hypertension. The current evidence shows that HRVBF, HRV, and HTN warrant a significant look at how crucial it is in the involvement of the neuro-cardiovascular system. For a clear interpretation of the mechanisms involved, this article uses the lenses of HRVBF, HRV, HTN, and presents an outlook assessment of heart rate variability biofeedback efficacy, and challenging explanations of HRV. Three primary questions enunciated to ascertain if a correlation exists between HRVBF, and hypertension (HTN) are: Is HRV biofeedback (HRVBF) important in detecting individuals with a higher risk of hypertension? What is the association between HRV biofeedback (HRVBF) and hypertension? Do people with decreased HRV biofeedback have a higher propensity for hypertension?

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“…With increasing technological advances, clinicians in medical centers can work with patients' assessment results and treat individuals over the internet (Olsson, El Alaoui, Carlberg, Carlbring & Ghaderi, 2010). Using the Internet as a therapistpatient meeting ground reduces costs of hospital visits and allows more access for patients who travel long distances for hospital visits.…”

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Psychological assessment in medical settings.

Altmaier¹,

Tallman²

2013

APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, Vol. 2: Testing and Assessment in Clinical and Counseling Psychology.

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One of the most exciting places for psychologists to practice is in health care settings. This excitement comes about as health care is increasingly a context that prompts innovation in practice and policy development. One of the most compelling arguments for psychological practice in health care settings is the growing emphasis nationally on the integration of psychology into primary care. As described by Gray, Brody, and Johnson (2005), primary care is "behavioral health management." Thus, a comprehensive system with psychologists who are equal partners in a multidisciplinary health care team has been recognized as a reform that can meet the critical goals of health care cost containment as well as demonstrate improved patient outcomes. In fact, James and Folen (2005) described primary care as psychology's "next frontier."Psychologists are not new arrivals to the health care setting. Belar and Deardorff (2009) traced the development of clinical health psychology back to the 1970s: They noted that psychologists initially were involved primarily as researchers, investigating psychological predictors or sequelae of medical disorders. With regard to psychological practice, early concerns centered on how psychology, as a discipline concerned with mental health, related to disorders of physical health. (For a review of the interaction of organized psychology with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, see Zaro, Batchelor, Ginsberg, & Pallak, 1982.) Also, psychology's longstanding adherence to a mind-body dualism that locates client issues in either the physical or mental domain, with no intersection of these domains, worked against psychologists obtaining a practice role in health care. However, the contributions of clinical health psychologists in research and in practice were undeniable; and the domains of assessment, intervention, and consultation have continued to develop. The focus of this chapter is on the domain of assessment, primarily as it relates to medical patients.This chapter begins with a brief discussion of formal aspects of health care settings and introduces the reader to challenges in medical care. Because the medical setting is the context for assessment and the medical patient is the client for assessment, the setting itself must be understood as a critical influence on the practice of psychological assessment. The reader is then introduced to the most typical assessments used in medical settings. The chapter also discusses new directions in assessment. For many patients, medical advances have resulted in the patient's surviving what would previously have been a fatal accident, event, disease, or condition. In this case, the diagnosis becomes one of chronic illness, and the patient's return to work (or normal life) is of interest. Last, because growth of prescription privileges will certainly influence assessment practices in medical settings, the influence of this shift in psychological practice is considered.The chapter concludes with an overview of ethical and legal issues inheren...

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Internet-Based Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training in the Treatment of Hypertension: A Pilot Study

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Testing a Resilience Training Program in Police Recruits: A Pilot Study

Testing a Resilience Training Program in Police Recruits: A Pilot Study

Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback and Hypertension: Searching for A Correlated Stance

Psychological assessment in medical settings.

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