Physical Activity, Mindfulness Meditation, or Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Stress Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 257-268

  van der Zwan, Judith Esi ^a,b   de Vente, Wieke ^a   Huizink, Anja C ^a   Bögels, Susan M ^a   de Bruin, Esther I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Heart rate variability biofeedback; Mindfulness meditation; Physical activity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947485238     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-015-9293-x     Document Type: Article

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