Key result
Breathing-relaxation plus ASMR reduces PHQ-9 scores by ~9 points vs wait-list in mild depression.
Why the study?
The feasibility of autonomous sensory meridian response as a complement to traditional treatments for patients with depression remained unclear.
Does breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR improve mood and depressive symptoms in patients with mild depression?
Does breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR improve mood and depressive symptoms in patients with mild depression?
Absolute Event Rate: 4.15% vs 13.25%
p-value: p=<0.001
Breathing-relaxation training combined with ASMR may be a feasible and clinically beneficial complementary tool to alleviate negative mood and depressive symptoms in patients with mild depression.
May support adjunctive use in mild depression; leaves open confirmation via randomized trials.
OBJECTIVE: To date, the feasibility of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) as a complement to traditional treatments for patients with depression remains unclear. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR on mood and depressive symptoms in patients with mild depression. METHODS: A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design with a non-equivalent control group was used. Forty patients with mild depression were assigned to the experimental group that received breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR or the wait-list control group for a total of 8 training sessions. To assess mood and depressive symptoms, the Korean version of the Profile of Mood State-Brief and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were performed. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in baseline demographic characteristics between both groups. After the 8 training sessions, the experimental group achieved a significantly greater improvement in mood and depressive symptoms with more ASMR experiences compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: These findings illustrated the feasibility of ASMR as a complementary tool and breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR might be clinically beneficial to alleviate negative mood and depressive symptoms in patients with mild depression.
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Kim et al. (2024) studied Mild depression (n=40). Breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR vs. Wait-list control was evaluated on Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score) (p=<0.001). Breathing-relaxation training plus ASMR significantly reduced depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score 4.15 vs 13.25, p<0.001) compared to a wait-list control in patients with mild depression.
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