Why the study?
College students face daily stressors frequently leading to anxiety and depression, prompting the need to evaluate whether biofeedback relaxation training can mitigate stress and anxiety in medical undergraduates.
Does biofeedback relaxation training reduce stress and anxiety in first-year medical undergraduates?
Population
93 first-year MBBS students with elevated stress and anxiety scores
Comparison
10 sessions of biofeedback relaxation training vs no treatment
Design
Pretest-posttest control group design study
Follow-up
10 to 12 weeks
Authors
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May reduce stress in medical students; hypothesis-generating, requiring larger RCTs before practice change.
Does biofeedback relaxation training reduce stress and anxiety in first-year medical undergraduates?
Biofeedback relaxation training is an effective intervention for reducing stress and anxiety among undergraduate medical students.
Reddipogu et al. (2023) studied this question.
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