Silent Epidemic: The Effects of Neurofeedback on Quality-of-Life

Reddy, Rajakumari P.; Rajeswaran, Jamuna; Bhagavatula, Indira Devi; Thennarasu, Kandavel

doi:10.4103/0253-7176.127246

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“…According to the investigation and the data obtained from the questionnaire, these results were as follows: EEG feedback therapy on quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis in post-test and follow up Phase was effective. These findings indirectly coordinated with Choobforoushzadeh et al [19], Pampa Reddy et al [20], Hammond [21], Hammond [22]. Several studies regarding the effectiveness of EEG feedback therapy was conducted on patients with MS.…”

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The Effect of EEG Biofeedback on Depression and Improve the Quality of Life of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Bidaki¹,

Sepehri²,

Mohammadi³

et al. 2017

Foc Sci

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Introduction: Due to some physical and mental symptoms and failure to accept the reality, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients suffer from negative mood disorders and trauma, and this would have negative effects on their quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of EEG biofeedback on MS patients' quality of life and depression symptoms. Methods:The design is Quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The sample, 20 patients in experiment (10) and control (10) groups, is all of the MS patients of Yazd that have a record in clinics or MS Association, and is chosen by convenience sampling. Before the treatment started, patients had filled the HADS depression scale and MSQOL-54 quality of life questionnaire, then, in the post-test and follow-up stages, these evaluations were done again. The treatment lasted for 15 sessions, two sessions per week, and the follow-up was done three months after the post-test. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed by SPSS17 software using descriptive tests (mean and standard deviation) and inferential tests (covariance analysis). Results: Research findings shows that EEG biofeedback decreases the depression level and increases the quality of life of patients with MS. Conclusions: MS results in many symptoms, and its sufferers may need a mental rehabilitation in future, therefore, EEG biofeedback can be applied by therapists as a complementary therapy in clinics and therapeutic centers.

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The Effect of EEG Biofeedback on Depression and Improve the Quality of Life of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Bidaki¹,

Sepehri²,

Mohammadi³

et al. 2017

Foc Sci

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“…It is an important treat for quality of life, disability and death. 15 The annual incidence rate of TBI in Tehran, Capital of Iran, is 15.3–144/100,000 population. 16 , 17 On the other hand head injury in 30% of cases can lead to skull fractures.…”

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“…Therefore authors of this project suggested that NFT can be used in treatment approaches of TBI patients in improving quality of life. 15 …”

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Effects of neurofeedback on the short-term memory and continuous attention of patients with moderate traumatic brain injury: A preliminary randomized controlled clinical trial

Rostami

Salamati

Yarandi

et al. 2017

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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PurposeThere are some studies which showed neurofeedback therapy (NFT) can be effective in clients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) history. However, randomized controlled clinical trials are still needed for evaluation of this treatment as a standard option. This preliminary study was aimed to evaluate the effect of NFT on continuous attention (CA) and short-term memory (STM) of clients with moderate TBI using a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT).MethodsIn this preliminary RCT, seventeen eligible patients with moderate TBI were randomly allocated in two intervention and control groups. All the patients were evaluated for CA and STM using the visual continuous attention test and Wechsler memory scale-4th edition (WMS-IV) test, respectively, both at the time of inclusion to the project and four weeks later. The intervention group participated in 20 sessions of NFT through the first four weeks. Conversely, the control group participated in the same NF sessions from the fifth week to eighth week of the project.ResultsEight subjects in the intervention group and five subjects in the control group completed the study. The mean and standard deviation of participants' age were (26.75 ± 15.16) years and (27.60 ± 8.17) years in experiment and control groups, respectively. All of the subjects were male. No significant improvement was observed in any variables of the visual continuous attention test and WMS-IV test between two groups (p ≥ 0.05).ConclusionBased on our literature review, it seems that our study is the only study performed on the effect of NFT on TBI patients with control group. NFT has no effect on CA and STM in patients with moderate TBI. More RCTs with large sample sizes, more sessions of treatment, longer time of follow-up and different protocols are recommended.

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“…A positive impact on QoL has been noted in children with ADHD [ 100 ] and in children with autism spectrum disorders [ 101 ]. NFB has shown similar improvements in QoL in methamphetamine-dependent adults compared to a placebo condition [ 102 ], in healthy adults undergoing NFB assisted mindfulness-training protocol [ 103 ], in multiple sclerosis patients who showed significant reductions in depression and fatigue, both of which are associated with QoL [ 104 ], and in traumatic brain injury [ 105 ] patients. Beneficial effects on QoL have also been noted in patients with post-cancer cognitive impairment [ 106 ], in post-stroke limb rehabilitation [ 107 ], and in patients with fibromyalgia [ 108 ].…”

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training in the Context of Clinical and Social Neuroscience

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Social neuroscience benefits from the experimental manipulation of neuronal activity. One possible manipulation, neurofeedback, is an operant conditioning-based technique in which individuals sense, interact with, and manage their own physiological and mental states. Neurofeedback has been applied to a wide variety of psychiatric illnesses, as well as to treat sub-clinical symptoms, and even to enhance performance in healthy populations. Despite growing interest, there persists a level of distrust and/or bias in the medical and research communities in the USA toward neurofeedback and other functional interventions. As a result, neurofeedback has been largely ignored, or disregarded within social neuroscience. We propose a systematic, empirically-based approach for assessing the effectiveness, and utility of neurofeedback. To that end, we use the term perturbative physiologic plasticity to suggest that biological systems function as an integrated whole that can be perturbed and guided, either directly or indirectly, into different physiological states. When the intention is to normalize the system, e.g., via neurofeedback, we describe it as self-directed neuroplasticity, whose outcome is persistent functional, structural, and behavioral changes. We argue that changes in physiological, neuropsychological, behavioral, interpersonal, and societal functioning following neurofeedback can serve as objective indices and as the metrics necessary for assessing levels of efficacy. In this chapter, we examine the effects of neurofeedback on functional connectivity in a few clinical disorders as case studies for this approach. We believe this broader perspective will open new avenues of investigation, especially within social neuroscience, to further elucidate the mechanisms and effectiveness of these types of interventions, and their relevance to basic research.

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Silent Epidemic: The Effects of Neurofeedback on Quality-of-Life

Cited by 16 publications

References 13 publications

The Effect of EEG Biofeedback on Depression and Improve the Quality of Life of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

The Effect of EEG Biofeedback on Depression and Improve the Quality of Life of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Effects of neurofeedback on the short-term memory and continuous attention of patients with moderate traumatic brain injury: A preliminary randomized controlled clinical trial

Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training in the Context of Clinical and Social Neuroscience

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