Department of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Daneshgah Blvd, Simon Bulivar Blvd, Tehran, Iran.
Institude for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2019 Sep;44(3):185-193. doi: 10.1007/s10484-019-09433-3.
A previous study stated that reading holy books can make a meaningful change in heart rate variability (HRV). The purpose of this study was to test the effect of reading the Quran, the heavenly religious book of the Muslim people in the Arabic language, on the Farsi (Persian)-speaking Muslims with various levels of spiritual well-being (SWB). In addition, novel to this study was the assessment of whether or not it is possible to use HRV features to distinguish individuals with high SWB from those with medium SWB. First, a questionnaire was completed by 31 volunteers to measure their SWB. Baseline ECG measurements were recorded during the resting stage. The volunteers were then asked to read the Quran for 5 min while ECG was recorded again. HRV indexes were calculated and four features were extracted and analyzed based on their correlation with the different levels of SWB. Independent t-tests were conducted and the results established a significant difference in these four features between high SWB and medium SWB groups, during the reading stage. Subsequently, with the use of these four HRV features, an artificial neural network and a decision tree were designed to classify the levels of SWB in volunteers. The outcome of this study demonstrated that it is possible to evaluate the level of SWB in individuals while they are reading the Quran.
先前的一项研究表明，阅读宗教经典可以对心率变异性（HRV）产生有意义的影响。本研究旨在测试阅读《古兰经》（穆斯林的天经，阿拉伯语）对不同精神幸福感（SWB）水平的波斯语（波斯语）穆斯林的影响。此外，本研究的新颖之处在于评估是否可以使用 HRV 特征来区分具有高 SWB 和中 SWB 的个体。首先，31 名志愿者完成了一份问卷，以衡量他们的 SWB。在休息阶段记录基础 ECG 测量值。然后要求志愿者阅读古兰经 5 分钟，同时再次记录 ECG。计算 HRV 指数，并根据它们与不同 SWB 水平的相关性提取和分析四个特征。进行了独立 t 检验，结果表明在阅读阶段，高 SWB 和中 SWB 组之间这四个特征存在显著差异。随后，使用这四个 HRV 特征，设计了人工神经网络和决策树来对志愿者的 SWB 水平进行分类。本研究的结果表明，在阅读《古兰经》时，评估个体的 SWB 水平是可行的。
