Physiological effects of deep touch pressure on anxiety alleviation: The weighted blanket approach

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 463-470

  Chen, Hsin Yung ^a   Yang, Hsiang ^b   Chi, Huang Ju ^c   Chen, Hsin Ming ^b,d,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Deep touch pressure (DTP); Electrodermal activity (EDA); Heart rate variability (HRV)

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEEP TOUCH PRESSURE (DTP); ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT;

HEART; MODULATION;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP TOUCH PRESSURE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SENSORY STIMULATION; TOUCH;

EID: 84889571728     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5405/jmbe.1043     Document Type: Article

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