Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study
Abstract To test whether heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training benefits older adults with different social interaction levels. Methods. 32 older adults (16 were institutionalized and 16 were not). Both groups received 14 sessions, 15 min, 3 times a week, with half of the individuals rece...
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| author | Perciliany Martins de Souza Miriam de Cássia Souza Luiza Araújo Diniz Cássia Regina Vieira Araújo Mariana Lopez Eliane Volchan Orlando Fernandes Tiago Arruda Sanchez Gabriela Guerra Leal Souza |
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| description | Abstract To test whether heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training benefits older adults with different social interaction levels. Methods. 32 older adults (16 were institutionalized and 16 were not). Both groups received 14 sessions, 15 min, 3 times a week, with half of the individuals receiving HRV biofeedback training and the other half receiving control training. The following parameters were assessed immediately before and after training, and 4.5 weeks after the last session (follow-up period): aerobic conditioning, anthropometric data, emotional scores, and HRV components. Results. Before the training, the institutionalized individuals had higher scores of loneliness (p < 0.01) and depression (p < 0.0001) and lower social touches (p < 0.0001), body mass (p = 0.04), and body fat percentage (p = 0.002) than the non-institutionalized individuals. HRV biofeedback improved symptoms of depression in both groups. HRV improved only in the non-institutionalized group, and loneliness only in the institutionalized group. Lastly, all changes persisted after the follow-up period. Conclusions. HRV biofeedback training was effective in improving symptoms of depression in older adults. Improvement of HRV and loneliness was dependent on the level of social interaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3d0b01f4b184d2498f09b700c2b8cd92022-12-22T04:38:22ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-011211910.1038/s41598-022-22303-zLong-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot studyPerciliany Martins de Souza0Miriam de Cássia Souza1Luiza Araújo Diniz2Cássia Regina Vieira Araújo3Mariana Lopez4Eliane Volchan5Orlando Fernandes6Tiago Arruda Sanchez7Gabriela Guerra Leal Souza8Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro PretoLaboratory of Psychophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro PretoLaboratory of Psychophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro PretoLaboratory of Psychophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro PretoGraduate Program in Psychology, Federal University of Santa CatarinaLaboratory of Neurobiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroLaboratory of Neuroimaging and Psychophysiology, Department of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroLaboratory of Neuroimaging and Psychophysiology, Department of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroLaboratory of Psychophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro PretoAbstract To test whether heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training benefits older adults with different social interaction levels. Methods. 32 older adults (16 were institutionalized and 16 were not). Both groups received 14 sessions, 15 min, 3 times a week, with half of the individuals receiving HRV biofeedback training and the other half receiving control training. The following parameters were assessed immediately before and after training, and 4.5 weeks after the last session (follow-up period): aerobic conditioning, anthropometric data, emotional scores, and HRV components. Results. Before the training, the institutionalized individuals had higher scores of loneliness (p < 0.01) and depression (p < 0.0001) and lower social touches (p < 0.0001), body mass (p = 0.04), and body fat percentage (p = 0.002) than the non-institutionalized individuals. HRV biofeedback improved symptoms of depression in both groups. HRV improved only in the non-institutionalized group, and loneliness only in the institutionalized group. Lastly, all changes persisted after the follow-up period. Conclusions. HRV biofeedback training was effective in improving symptoms of depression in older adults. Improvement of HRV and loneliness was dependent on the level of social interaction.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22303-z |
| spellingShingle | Perciliany Martins de Souza Miriam de Cássia Souza Luiza Araújo Diniz Cássia Regina Vieira Araújo Mariana Lopez Eliane Volchan Orlando Fernandes Tiago Arruda Sanchez Gabriela Guerra Leal Souza Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study Scientific Reports |
| title | Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study |
| title_full | Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study |
| title_short | Long-term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction: a pilot study |
| title_sort | long term benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback training in older adults with different levels of social interaction a pilot study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22303-z |
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