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January 30, 2018Aging & Mental Health

Heart rate variability biofeedback: implications for cognitive and psychiatric effects in older adults

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Key result

Heart rate variability biofeedback in older adults significantly decreased depression (Cohen's d = 1.02, p < .001) and anxiety, and improved attentional skills.

Why the study?

Does heart rate variability biofeedback decrease psychiatric symptoms and improve cognitive functioning in older adults?

Population

Older adults

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

3 weeks

Authors

DJDylan J. JesterVA Palo Alto Health Care SystemEREllen RozekUniversity of Wisconsin–La CrosseRMRyan A. McKelleyUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse

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Implication

HRV biofeedback should not yet change practice in older adults; leaves open efficacy pending randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Does heart rate variability biofeedback decrease psychiatric symptoms and improve cognitive functioning in older adults?

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Population
Older adults enrolled in a three-week heart rate variability biofeedback intervention to evaluate psychiatric and cognitive effects.
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Intervention
Three-week heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback intervention consisting of six 30-min sessions
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Outcome
Changes in neuropsychological and psychiatric measures (depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety, attentional skills, executive skills) before and after the interventionpatient reported

Main Result

Standardized Mean Difference: 1.02

p-value: p=< .001

A three-week HRV biofeedback intervention significantly reduced depression and anxiety and improved attentional skills in older adults.

Cite This Study

Jester et al. (2018) studied Psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functioning. Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback was evaluated on Depression (Cohen's d = 1.02, p=< .001). Heart rate variability biofeedback in older adults significantly decreased depression (Cohen's d = 1.02, p < .001) and anxiety, and improved attentional skills.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7da5aa71280c8641cda72dhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1432031
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