Cardiovascular Biofeedback and its Applications: Review of Literature

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/apl32.2.2014.02

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Published: Feb 4, 2014
Issue: Vol. 32 No. 2 (2014)
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Keywords: Cardiovascular biofeedback autonomic regulation physiological biofeedback cardiac coherence

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July Silveira Gomes
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Marcos Fábio Coghi
Neuropsicotronics
Priscila Coghi
Neuropsicotronics

Abstract

Cardiovascular biofeedback is a technique for physiological modulation mediated by the resonance between two mechanisms of cardiovascular regulation: the baroreceptor reflex and the respiratory sinus arrhythmia. When this phenomenon occurs, it is possible to see a significant increase in the amplitude of the frequency around 0.1Hz, called low frequency (LF). In this paper, the Pubmed database was consulted and 31 papers published between July of 2000 and June of 2012 were reviewed. The protocol most cited (for 41.94 % of the papers) was the one created by Lehrer, Vaschillo, & Vaschillo (2000) and involves 10 weekly sessions, for 20 minutes each, plus home-training twice a day for 20 minutes. Biofeedback training has shown promising result as a complementary therapy for different disorders, with significant reduction in the scores of anxiety and depression scales, whether these pathologies occur as the only complaint or as comorbidly with other diseases. The effects on cognitive changes have shown inconsistent results.

Author Biographies

July Silveira Gomes, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Psicóloga, Mestre em Psicologia Cognitiva pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Doutoranda em Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica pela Universidade Federal da São Paulo.

Marcos Fábio Coghi, Neuropsicotronics

Pesquisador, fisioterapeuta pós-graduado, professor convidado do Programa de Pós-graduação da Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), diretor da Neuropsicotronics (NPT) Ltda.

Priscila Coghi, Neuropsicotronics

Psicóloga, diretora da NPT Ltda.
How to Cite
Gomes, J. S., Coghi, M. F., & Coghi, P. (2014). Cardiovascular Biofeedback and its Applications: Review of Literature. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 32(2), 199–216. https://doi.org/10.12804/apl32.2.2014.02
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