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February 20, 2017IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

BioPad: Leveraging off-the-Shelf Video Games for Stress Self-Regulation

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Why the study?

Does biofeedback delivered through subtle changes in commercial videogame gameplay promote deep breathing compared to graphic overlay biofeedback or no biofeedback?

Population

Players participating in a case study for teaching stress self-regulation via an immersive car racing game

Comparison

Biofeedback training using a crossover gaming… vs Alternative biofeedback using a graphic overlay…

Design

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Authors

ZWZelun WangAPAvinash ParnandiRGRicardo Gutiérrez‐Osuna

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Overview

Game-based biofeedback for stress regulation is feasible in case studies; leaves open clinical efficacy pending controlled trials.

Structured PICO

Does biofeedback delivered through subtle changes in commercial videogame gameplay promote deep breathing compared to graphic overlay biofeedback or no biofeedback?

P
Population
Players participating in a case study for teaching stress self-regulation via an immersive car racing game
I
Intervention
Biofeedback training using a crossover gaming device to manipulate controller signals based on a respiratory sensor, altering car speed to encourage slow deep breathing
C
Comparator
Alternative biofeedback using a graphic overlay, and a control condition (playing without biofeedback)
O
Outcome
Promotion of deep breathing during gameplay and during a subsequent tasksurrogate

Low-cost biofeedback interventions using commercial videogames can effectively promote stress self-regulation through deep breathing.

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75ef30fb025670268b6fb2https://doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2017.2671788
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