September 1, 1977Psychophysiology
Voluntary Blood Pressure Reductions Measured With Pulse Transit Time: Training Conditions and Reactions to Mental Work
Why the study?
Does exteroceptive feedback training improve voluntary blood pressure reductions compared to simple instructions?
Population
20 subjects (two groups of 10)
Comparison
Exteroceptive feedback training vs Simple instructions
Design
Other
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May enhance voluntary BP reductions via feedback; leaves open translation to clinical hypertension or sustained outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does exteroceptive feedback training improve voluntary blood pressure reductions compared to simple instructions?
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Population
20 subjects (two groups of 10)
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Intervention
Exteroceptive feedback training
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Comparator
Simple instructions
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Outcome
Blood pressure reductions during pressure control trials monitored with the pulse wave velocity methodsurrogate
Exteroceptive feedback training appears more effective than simple instructions for achieving voluntary blood pressure reductions.
Limitations
- Comparison of carryover effects to the reaction time task was confounded by larger initial reactions in the feedback group
Cite This Study
Andrew Steptoe (1977) studied this question.