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Previous studies have reported that the proficiency level of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVBF) contributes significantly to the anxiety-reducing effects in continuous HRVBF interventions. Meanwhile, anxiety-reducing effects have been confirmed in one-time HRVBF interventions as well as cont...

Educational programs that incorporate social emotional-learning (SEL) strategies, study skills, and mindful breathing using biofeedback can help adolescents decrease worry and social stress, increase test preparedness self-efficacy, and improve academic performance due to lowered levels of test anxi...

Hematologic patients have a poorer health-related quality of life due to the disease and its treatments. Nonpharmacological interventions represent an opportunity in tertiary cancer prevention to manage persistent symptoms and support patients in their return to active daily living. This interventio...

The current study explores psychophysiological modulation in diabetic distress in response to Surah Al-Rehman recitation. A single-group experimental study with before and after intervention assessments was conducted during April 2018 to February 2019 in which participants (n = 10) listened to Surah...

There has been a steady increase in depressive and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents over the past two decades. Depression and anxiety disorders during childhood and adolescence not only cause detriments during critical developmental life stages but has long-lasting damaging effects acro...

The HeartMath Institute originated in 1991 through Doc Childre’s vision of promoting heart intelligence and health. The HeartMath system is an interdisciplinary undertaking, which bridges natural, human, social, spiritual, and ecological sciences, with the goal of promoting personal, social, and glo...

The scope of this systematic review was to summarize the existing literature on the effects of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF) on executive functions (EFs) across the lifespan. Specifically, it aimed to investigate the factors that may affect the efficacy of HRV-BF interventions, such as...

Scientific research on heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback is burdened by certain methodological issues, such as lack of consistent training quality and fidelity assessment or control conditions that would mimic the intervention. In the present study, a novel sham HRV-biofeedback training was p...

There is no evidence supporting the importance of heart coherence in spiritual leadership (which describes a transformation process increasing adaptability). The study aimed to evaluate heart coherence in students studying craniosacral therapy. Heart coherence was used as an indicator of spiritual l...

Stress has become one of the major mental health problems in Malaysia. Most Malaysians underestimate and neglect this critical issue, not knowing what the consequences might be due to the lack of knowledge on stress analysis. Many researchers are trying to identify the causes and ways to overcome st...