Feasibility of using a biofeedback device in mindfulness training - a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress can negatively impact an individual's health and well-being and high levels of stress are noted to exist among college students today. While traditional treatment methods are plagued with stigma and transfer problems, newly developed wearable biofeedback devices may offer unexplored possibilities. Although these products are becoming commonplace and inexpensive, scientific evidence of the effectiveness of these products is scarce and their feasibility within research contexts are relatively unexplored. Conversely, companies are not required, and possibly reluctant, to release information on the efficacy of these products against their claims. Thus, in the present pilot, we assess the feasibility of using a real-time respiratory-based biofeedback device in preparat

SUBMITTER: Lin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7988913 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature