Key result
Autogenic relaxation training significantly increased the amplitude of the high-frequency component of heart rate variability compared to quiet rest (p=0.008).
Why the study?
Does relaxation training increase cardiac parasympathetic tone as measured by heart rate variability in college students?
Does relaxation training increase cardiac parasympathetic tone as measured by heart rate variability in college students?
p-value: p=0.008
Relaxation training increases the high-frequency component of heart rate variability, indicating enhanced cardiac parasympathetic tone.
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May support autonomic effects in healthy students; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Sakakibara et al. (1994) studied this question. Autogenic training (relaxation) vs. Quiet rest was evaluated on Amplitude of the high-frequency component of heart rate variability (p=0.008). Autogenic relaxation training significantly increased the amplitude of the high-frequency component of heart rate variability compared to quiet rest (p=0.008).
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