Why the study?
Does decreasing blood pressure via biofeedback training improve cognitive functioning in hypertensive subjects?
Population
15 male hypertensives, mean age 51.2 years
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support cognitive gains from biofeedback BP reduction in hypertensives; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Does decreasing blood pressure via biofeedback training improve cognitive functioning in hypertensive subjects?
Systolic blood pressure is a sensitive predictor of cognitive status in hypertensives, and reducing blood pressure may help reverse associated cognitive impairments.
Rodney D. Vanderploeg (1987) studied this question.
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