Department of Basic Psychological Process and Development, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methodology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 30;19(9):5475. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095475.
This study investigated the benefits of using a biofeedback intervention programme to train children in controlling their heart rate variability (HRV) through slow-paced breathing in real time. HRV biofeedback interventions focused on showing subjects to breathe such that their HRV numbers rise, improving their self-regulation. The HRV biofeedback intervention, focused on breathing, was conducted with primary education students aged between 7 and 11 years. The programme consisted of five biofeedback sessions, where students were taught to breathe six long and slow pairs of breaths per minute, to increase their HRV. After participation in the programme, students, regardless of gender, increased their HRV in a statistically significant fashion with a large effect, but this effect was not the same for all ages. HRV biofeedback interventions are rarely applied in schools and given the effectiveness of the intervention to improve HRV in children, the applied implications of our results in educational settings are discussed, especially taking into account the children's ages.
本研究旨在探讨使用生物反馈干预方案的益处，通过实时的慢节奏呼吸训练儿童控制心率变异性（HRV）。HRV 生物反馈干预侧重于向被试者展示如何呼吸，以使他们的 HRV 数值上升，从而提高自我调节能力。该 HRV 生物反馈干预专注于呼吸，针对 7 至 11 岁的小学生进行。该方案包括五次生物反馈课程，学生们被教导每分钟呼吸六对长而慢的呼吸，以增加他们的 HRV。在参与该方案后，无论性别如何，学生的 HRV 均以统计学显著的方式增加，且效果较大，但这种效果并非适用于所有年龄段。HRV 生物反馈干预在学校中很少应用，鉴于该干预措施对改善儿童 HRV 的有效性，我们在教育环境中的应用意义进行了讨论，特别是考虑到儿童的年龄。
