Heart Coherence: A New Tool in the Management of Stress on Professionals and Family Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 75-83

  Sarabia Cobo, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Caregivers; Dementia; Nursing; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940009256     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-015-9276-y     Document Type: Article

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