Effectiveness of Biofeedback with Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training in Reducing the Aversiveness of Cancer Chemotherapy : A Preliminary Report

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Eight cancer patients receiving chemotherapy were given either electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback plus progressive muscle relaxation training (PMRT) or skin temperature biofeedback plus PMRT in order to reduce their nausea, vomitng, and dysphoria. Four additional patients received no behavioral intervention and served as a control group. Biofeedback patients participated in four training sessions and one follow-up session held in conjunction with their chemotherapy treatments. Physiological meaures of arousal, self-report scales of affect, and patient-reported and nurse-reported ratings of nausea, anxiety, and vomiting were collected before, during, and/or after each chemotherapy session. Inspection of the data suggests that EMG biofeedback and skin temperature biofeedback, in combination with PMRT, can be effective techniques for helping to reduce some of the adverse side effects of cancer chemotherapy.
日本バイオフィードバック学会の論文
1985-06-30