Walking versus biofeedback: a comparison of acute interventions for stressed students

Meier, Nathan F.; Welch, Adam C.

doi:10.1080/10615806.2015.1085514

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“…Less is known about the effects of relaxation on fatigue or vigor. Although some studies did not find relaxation to lead to an increase in energetic arousal (Meier & Welch, ; Saklofske et al, ), relaxation was found to increase vigor and decrease fatigue in other studies (Krajewski, Wieland, & Sauerland, ; Sianoja, Syrek, de Bloom, Korpela, & Kinnunen, ). The results of the present study indicate that a relaxation exercise may lead not to an immediate but to a delayed increase in vigor and decrease in fatigue.…”

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Comparison of rest‐break interventions during a mentally demanding task

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Research is scarce on ways to enhance the effect of rest breaks during mentally demanding tasks. The present study investigated the effectiveness of two rest-break interventions on well-being during an academic lecture. Sixty-six students (53 females, mean age 22.5 years) enrolled in two different university classes of 4-hr duration participated in the study. Two measures of well-being (fatigue and vigor) were assessed immediately before, after, and 20 minutes after the break. A control condition without a break as well as an unstructured break was compared with breaks either encompassing physical activity or a relaxation exercise. Compared with the nonbreak condition, the unstructured rest break led to an increase in vigor, the exercise break as well as the relaxation break both to an increase in vigor and a decrease in fatigue at 20-min post break. Compared with the unstructured break, exercise led to an (additional) increase in vigor and relaxation to an (additional) decrease in fatigue at 20-min post break. Thus, the effects of rest breaks during mentally demanding tasks can be enhanced by engaging in physical activity or relaxation exercises, with effects lasting at least as long as 20 min into the continuation of the task.

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“…Thus, the relaxation break led to a, albeit slightly delayed, decrease in fatigue. Relaxation is well‐known for its immediate effects on anxiety and tense arousal (Meier & Welch, ; Pawlow & Jones, ). Less is known about the effects of relaxation on fatigue or vigor.…”

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Comparison of rest‐break interventions during a mentally demanding task

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“…This feedback helps users to learn to improve selfregulation skills through practice in controlling that activity. For instance, the GSR data are used for learning to regulate arousal (Bouchard et al, 2012;Sanchez et al, 2012), the IBI data (Cutshall et al, 2011;Edvardsson et al, 2012) and the RSP data are used for regulating breathing (Adelbach et al, 2012;Wu et al, 2012;Meier and Welch, 2016). The other bio-data are mainly used as secondary information, indicating the results of the biofeedback training.…”

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“…The biofeedback data are displayed on the screen of a personal computer (n = 24) or a mobile/portable device (n = 15). The ambient medium allows the users to receive biofeedback information through the surroundings in a physical Larkin et al, 1992;Goodie and Larkin, 2006;McCraty et al, 2009;Strunk et al, 2009;Cutshall et al, 2011;Henriques et al, 2011;Morarend et al, 2011;Edvardsson et al, 2012;Moraveji et al, 2012;Paul and Garg, 2012;Sanchez et al, 2012;Sutarto et al, 2012;Wells et al, 2012;Wu et al, 2012Wu et al, , 2015Prinsloo et al, 2013;Peira et al, 2014;Whited et al, 2014;Lewis et al, 2015;Pusenjak et al, 2015;Sarabia-Cobo, 2015;Meier and Welch, 2016;Munafò et al, 2016Animations Feijs et al, 2013Al Osman et al, 2016 Visual scene Bouchard et al, 2012;De Jonckheere et al, 2014;Gaggioli et al, 2014;Dillon et al, 2016;van Rooij et al, 2016 Virtual character Chittaro and Sioni, 2014;Arroyo-Palacios and Slater, 2016 Modified game Parnandi et al, 2013;Kotozaki et al, 2014 Ambient light Snyder et al, 2015 Auditory Musical expression Yokoyama et al, 2002;Morarend et al, 2011;Vidyarthi and Riecke, 2013;...…”

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Biofeedback for Everyday Stress Management: A Systematic Review

Funk

et al. 2018

Front. ICT

117

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Background: Mainly due to an increase in stress-related health problems and driven by recent technological advances in biosensors, microelectronics, computing platform, and human-computer interaction, ubiquitous physiological information will potentially transform the role of biofeedback in clinical treatment. Such technology is also likely to provide a useful tool for stress management in everyday life. The aim of this systematic review is to: (1) Classify biofeedback systems for stress management, with a special focus on biosensing techniques, bio-data computing approaches, biofeedback protocol, and feedback modality. (2) Review ways of evaluating approaches to biofeedback applications in terms of their effectiveness in stress management. Method: A systematic literature search was conducted using keywords for "Biofeedback" and "Stress" within the following databases: PubMed, IEEE Xplore, ACM, and Scopus. Two independent reviewers were involved in selecting articles. Results: We identified 103 studies published between 1990 and 2016, 46 of which met our inclusion criteria and were further analyzed. Based on the evidence reviewed, HRV, multimodal biofeedback, RSP, HR, and GSR appear to be the most common techniques for alleviating stress. Traditional screen-based visual displays remain the most common devices used for biofeedback display. Biofeedback applications are usually assessed by making both physiological and psychological measurements. Conclusions: This review reveals several challenges related to biofeedback for everyday stress management, such as facilitating user's perception and interpretating the biofeedback information, the demand of ubiquitous biosensing and display technologies, and field evaluation in order to understand the use of biofeedback in everyday environments. We expect that various emerging HCI technologies could be used to address these challenges. New interaction designs as well as biofeedback paradigms can be further explored in order to improve the accessibility, usability, comfort, engagement with, and user experience of biofeedback in everyday use.

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“…[26] Moreover, shortterm HRVB training reduces anxiety more than walking. [27] There are a specific local changes in brain activity reflecting an increase in internal attention combined with relaxation both during and after this procedure. [28] Thus, analysis of the literature showed the effectiveness of short-term HRVB training with regard to the optimization of autonomic tone and improvement of the functions of central nervous system.…”

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Short-term HRV Biofeedback: Perspectives in Environmental Physiology and Medicine

Poskotinova¹,

Демин²,

Кривоногова³

2017

Int J Biomed

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This review demonstrates the effectiveness of short-term HRV biofeedback sessions in an evaluation of human adaptation to uncomfortable environments. A single HRV biofeedback session can be used as a test for the effectiveness of cortical-visceral connections in patients with cardiovascular disease. In addition, this method can be used as short-term assistance in adaptation to social stressful factors. (Int J Biomed. 2017;7(1):24-27.)

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Walking versus biofeedback: a comparison of acute interventions for stressed students

Abstract: Biofeedback and Exercise interventions improved emotional states in high-stress college students, but the type of change observed (i.e. energizing, calming or anxiety reducing) depended upon the condition.

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Comparison of rest‐break interventions during a mentally demanding task

Comparison of rest‐break interventions during a mentally demanding task

Biofeedback for Everyday Stress Management: A Systematic Review

Short-term HRV Biofeedback: Perspectives in Environmental Physiology and Medicine

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