TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of biofeedback in hypertension
AU - Yucha, Carolyn B.
AU - Clark, Lauren
AU - Smith, Marlaine
AU - Uris, Patricia
AU - Lafleur, Bonnie
AU - Duval, Sue
N1 - Funding Information:
Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO; Patricia Uris, PhD, RN, Colorado Board of Nursing, Denver, CO; and Sue Duval, PhD, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN. This study was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NR00065 K07) and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Intramural Grant Program that were awarded to Carolyn B. Yucha. Address reprint requests to Carolyn B. Yucha, PhD, RN, University of Florida College of Nursing, PO Box 100187, Gainesville, FL 32610-0187. E-mail [email protected] Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company 0897-1897/01/1401-0005$35.00/0 doi:10.1053/apnr.2001.21078
PY - 2001/2
Y1 - 2001/2
N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of biofeedback in the treatment of stages 1 and 2 essential hypertension via meta-analytical methods. A utilization-focused integrative review was limited to adult randomized clinical trials, and study groups were categorized into biofeedback, active control, and inactive control. Both biofeedback and active control treatments resulted in a reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Only biofeedback (with related cognitive therapy and relaxation training) showed a significantly greater reduction in both SBP (6.7 mm Hg) and DBP (4.8 mm Hg) when compared with inactive control treatments. Nurses in practice settings should consider biofeedback therapy for their hypertensive clients.
AB - The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of biofeedback in the treatment of stages 1 and 2 essential hypertension via meta-analytical methods. A utilization-focused integrative review was limited to adult randomized clinical trials, and study groups were categorized into biofeedback, active control, and inactive control. Both biofeedback and active control treatments resulted in a reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Only biofeedback (with related cognitive therapy and relaxation training) showed a significantly greater reduction in both SBP (6.7 mm Hg) and DBP (4.8 mm Hg) when compared with inactive control treatments. Nurses in practice settings should consider biofeedback therapy for their hypertensive clients.
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U2 - 10.1053/apnr.2001.21078
DO - 10.1053/apnr.2001.21078
M3 - Article
C2 - 11172227
AN - SCOPUS:85058249307
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 14
SP - 29
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
IS - 1
ER -