Effect of Brief Biofeedback via a Smartphone App on Stress Recovery: Randomized Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Smartphones are often vilified for negatively influencing well-being and contributing to stress. However, these devices may, in fact, be useful in times of stress and, in particular, aid in stress recovery. Mobile apps that deliver evidence-based techniques for stress reduction, such as heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) training, hold promise as convenient, accessible, and effective stress-reducing tools. Numerous mobile health apps that may potentially aid in stress recovery are available, but very few have demonstrated that they can influence health-related physiological stress parameters (eg, salivary biomarkers of stress). The ability to recover swiftly from stress and reduce physiological arousal is particularly important for long-term health, and thus, it is impera

SUBMITTER: Hunter JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6904898 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature