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Biofeedback training significantly reduces blood pressure in both laboratory and non-laboratory environments for patients with essential hypertension, and the magnitude of this reduction correlates with improvements in cognitive functioning. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

March 1, 1977Psychophysiology

Relationship Between Essential Hypertension and Cognitive Functioning II: Effects of Biofeedback Training Generalize to Non‐Laboratory Environment

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Why the study?

Does biofeedback training reduce blood pressure and improve cognitive functioning in male essential hypertensives?

Population

8 male essential hypertensives

Comparison

9 weekly 2-hr biofeedback training sessions vs 3 weekly control sessions preceding feedback…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

up to 4 months after termination of feedback training

Authors

KKKenneth M. KleinmanSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville HGHerbert I. GoldmanBarnes-Jewish Hospital MSMuriel Y. SnowSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Implication

May support biofeedback for BP and cognition in essential hypertension; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Does biofeedback training reduce blood pressure and improve cognitive functioning in male essential hypertensives?

Population

8 male essential hypertensives

Intervention

9 weekly 2-hr biofeedback training sessions (feedback contingent upon decreases in systolic pressure)

Comparator

3 weekly control sessions (with no feedback) preceding feedback training

Outcome

Blood pressure reduction (within and outside laboratory) and cognitive functioning (Category Test performance)surrogate

Biofeedback training may effectively reduce blood pressure and concurrently improve cognitive functioning in patients with essential hypertension.

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Kleinman et al. (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d24591e7099f69104f32d https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1977.tb03375.x

Topics

Hypertension management

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Relationship Between Essential Hypertension and Cognitive Functioning II: Effects of Biofeedback Training Generalize to Non‐Laboratory Environment

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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