Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study

Autor: Perciliany Martins de Souza, Miriam de Cássia Souza, Luiza Araújo Diniz, Cássia Regina Vieira Araújo, Mariana Lopez, Eliane Volchan, Orlando Fernandes, Tiago Arruda Sanchez, Gabriela Guerra Leal Souza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22303-z
Popis: Abstract To test whether heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training benefits older adults with different social interaction levels. Methods. 32 older adults (16 were institutionalized and 16 were not). Both groups received 14 sessions, 15 min, 3 times a week, with half of the individuals receiving HRV biofeedback training and the other half receiving control training. The following parameters were assessed immediately before and after training, and 4.5 weeks after the last session (follow-up period): aerobic conditioning, anthropometric data, emotional scores, and HRV components. Results. Before the training, the institutionalized individuals had higher scores of loneliness (p
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