Effects of stress management interventions on heart rate variability in adults with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Meta-analysis was used to investigate the potential benefits of stress management interventions (SMIs) on vagally-mediated heart rate variability (HRV) in adults with cardiovascular disease. Electronic bibliographic databases were searched through August 2022. Randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies assessing effects of SMIs on HRV were included. Methodological quality was assessed with a standardized checklist. A pooled effect size was calculated for vagally-mediated HRV indices (standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals, root mean square of the successive differences, and high frequency power) using random effects models. Fourteen studies (1202 participants, M_age: 59 ± 6.25 years; 25% ± 16% women; 61% ± 22% White) were included. Ten studies (11 effec

SUBMITTER: Gathright EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715509 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature