Nickel, C. and Kettler, C. and Muehlbacher, M. and Lahmann, Claas and Tritt, Karin and Fartacek, R. and Bachler, E. and Rother, N. and Egger, C. and Rother, W. K. and Loew, Thomas H. and Nickel, Marius K. (2005) Effect of progressive muscle relaxation in adolescent female bronchial asthma patients: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, 59 (6). pp. 393-398. ISSN 0022-3999, 1879-1360
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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on change in blood pressure, lung parameters and heart rate in female adolescent asthmatics. Method: In a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study, adolescent female asthmatics (n=31) were tested to find out how the systolic blood pressure (SBP), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEVI), peak expiratory flow (PEF) and heart rate change after PMR. The control group (CG; n=30) received a placebo intervention. Results: A significant reduction in SBP and a significant increase in the FEVI and PEF were observed after PMR. The heart rate showed a significant increase in the coefficient of variation (CV), root-mean-square of successive differences (RMSSD) and at the high frequency (HF) range, in addition to a significant reduction at the low and middle frequency (LF and MF, respectively) ranges. Conclusion: PMR appears to be effective in improvement of blood pressure, lung parameter and heart rate in adolescent female asthmatics. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SELF-MANAGEMENT; THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK; CHILDREN; SALBUTAMOL; SYMPTOMS; DISEASE; ANXIETY; bronchial asthma; progressive muscle relaxation; heart rate; lung parameter |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2021 11:18 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2021 11:18 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/35377 |
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