The Effects of Presleep Slow Breathing and Music Listening on Polysomnographic Sleep Measures - a pilot trial.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge on efficient ways to reduce presleep arousal and, therefore, improve sleep, is scanty. We explored the effects of presleep slow breathing and music listening conditions on sleep quality and EEG power spectral density in young adults in a randomized, controlled trial with a crossover design. Participants' (N = 20, 50% females) sleep was measured on two consecutive nights with polysomnography (40 nights), the other night serving as the control condition. The intervention condition was either a 30-minute slow breathing exercise or music listening (music by Max Richter: Sleep). The intervention and control conditions were placed in a random order. We measured heart rate variability prior to, during and after the intervention condition, and found that both interventions increased imme

SUBMITTER: Kuula L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7198497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature