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The Effect of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback On
The Effect of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback On
INTRODUCTION
Heart Rate Variability Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to the waveform of beat to beat changes in the duration of RR intervals (RRIs) (Lagos et al. 2008). HRV analysis represents the most reliable and quantitative assessment of autonomic nervous system functioning(Sutarto et al. 2010).
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Techniques for Stress Management A variety of relaxation techniques exist in the field of sport psychology for management of stress. The psychophysiological symptoms of stress
OBJECTIVE
The current study is an attempt to
METHODOLOGY
Participants and Study Design 30 basketball players (Male = 17, Female = 13) ranging in age from 18-28 years (21.13 2.82 years) The participants were randomly assigned into three equal groups (N = 10)
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Experimental Group received Heart rate
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Psychological Measures
Anxiety was measured by STAI: It is an instrument used for identifying anxiety in adults. This questionnaire consists of two sets of 20 items each that are answered on a
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ranges from 0.86 to 0.92 and 0.83 to 0.92 for Astate scale (Spielberger et al. 1970)
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Psychological Measures(cont.) Self-Efficacy was measured by coping selfefficacy scale (CSES): It is a 26-item measure, with three higher order dimensions: use
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Physiological Measures
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Dribbling Test
The dribbling test was part of the Harrison Basketball Battery. It involves weaving in and around cones continuously for 30s while dribbling the ball. Each cone successfully passed
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Passing Test
The Stubbs Ball Handling Test was utilized. On a vertical flat wall, three adjacent circles each one 30 cm in diameter were drawn at a distance of 160 cm from each other. The first
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Shooting Test A 3-min shooting test was used. The participant was asked to execute as many
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Protocol Group A: Experimental Group The subject sat with closed eyes in a chair for 5 min with hands resting on arm rest in a
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Protocol(cont.) Group B: Placebo Group Subjects were shown motivational basketball
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Statistical Analyses The data was statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences
RESULTS
Psychological Measures
Variation in state anxiety measured over time (i.e. pre, post and follow up) was statistically significant in each group along with interaction of group and time (F = 66.503,p<0.001).
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Physiological Measures Variation in Total HRV measured over time (i.e.
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DISCUSSION
The results of the present study indicate that the BFB group exhibited considerable
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Findings of physiological measures in the present study fortifies that the cardiovascular
CONCLUSION
Continued research is required in the emerging field of HRV BFB as it may be incorporated with physical training to become an integral part of performance and