The use of biofeedback in recreational therapy practice

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen V. Russoniello, PhD, LRT, LPC, BCB, BCN ◽  
Matthew Fish, MS, LRT, BCB ◽  
Tami Maes, MS, LRT, LPC, BCB ◽  
Holly Paton, BS, CTRS ◽  
Ruth-Ann Styron, BS, LRT
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Recreational Therapy ◽  
Electrodermal Response ◽  
Temperature Biofeedback ◽  
Course Work ◽  
History Of

The purpose of this article is to provide a brief history of biofeedback and a review its use as a clinical intervention in recreational therapy. Several specific biofeedback modalities; electromyography, electrodermal response, electroencephalography, and skin temperature biofeedback techniques will be discussed in terms of recreational therapy practice to demonstrate biofeedback’s usefulness in a variety of settings where recreational therapists currently practice. Criteria for becoming board certified in biofeedback and neuro-feedback as well as recommendations for inclusion of biofeedback and stress management course work into recreational therapy curriculum are presented.

scholarly journals Electrodermal Response in Gaming

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christopher Westland
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Electrodermal Response ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Measuring Devices ◽  
History Of ◽  
Body Resistance

Steady improvements in technologies that measure human emotional response offer new possibilities for making computer games more immersive. This paper reviews the history of designs a particular branch of affective technologies that acquire electrodermal response readings from human subjects. Electrodermal response meters have gone through continual improvements to better measure these nervous responses, but still fall short of the capabilities of today's technology. Electrodermal response traditionally have been labor intensive. Protocols and transcription of subject responses were recorded on separate documents, forcing constant shifts of attention between scripts, electrodermal measuring devices and of observations and subject responses. These problems can be resolved by collecting more information and integrating it in a computer interface that is, by adding relevant sensors in addition to the basic electrodermal resistance reading to untangle (1) body resistance; (2) skin resistance; (3) grip movements; other (4) factors affecting the neural processing for regulation of the body. A device that solves these problems is presented and discussed. It is argued that the electrodermal response datastreams can be enriched through the use of added sensors and a digital acquisition and processing of information, which should further experimentation and use of the technology.

scholarly journals The association between hypertension self-management and stroke event in male patients at the Badung District Hospital, Bali

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Ni Kadek Sutini ◽  
Ni Wayan Septarini ◽  
I Made Ady Wirawan ◽  
Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri
Keyword(s):  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Stroke Event ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
History Of ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Management

Background and purpose: Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke. Despite efforts to control hypertension with pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, the prevalence of and death from stroke is reported to be increasing. This study aims to determine the association of hypertension self-management with the incidence of stroke in patients with hypertension.Methods: A case-control study was conducted involving 44 patients suffering from hypertension and who had suffered a stroke as a case, as well as 44 patients with hypertension and no stroke as a control. Data on self-management of diet, physical activity, stress mitigation efforts, alcohol consumption, and medication adherence were collected using self administered questionnaire. Data on the diagnosis of hypertension, stroke and history of comorbidities were obtained from the patient's medical records. Multivariatee analysis using logistic regression was employed to assess the association between hypertension self-management with the incidence of stroke in patients with hypertension.Results: Characteristics of cases and controls did not differ in education, marital and socioeconomic status, but differed in age and employment. Multivariate analysis showed that there were three components of hypertension self-management associated with the incidence of stroke, namely poor adherence to medication (AOR=7.28; 95%CI: 2.19-24.17), poor self-management of stress (AOR=5.45; 95%CI: 1.56-18.99), and poor management of self-regulated diet (AOR=5.28; 95%CI: 1.31-21.32).Conclusions: Medication adherence, diet and stress management are the three main components of self-management that are associated with stroke events among hypertension patients. Efforts to increase medication adherence, diet and stress management should be enhanced.

Lessons Learned Building an Online Degree Program

2017 ◽  
pp. 172-182
Author(s):  
Ottilie F. Austin ◽  
Gail M. Hunger ◽  
Julie J. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Reading Program ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Course Evaluations ◽  
Online Reading ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Course Work ◽  
History Of ◽  
Online Degree ◽  
The University

Many universities and colleges are moving courses and master's programs to online formats. The Masters of Reading program at the University of Virginia has a history of providing professional development to teachers in the Commonwealth through course work and the online Reading Degree program. This chapter will outline the growth of a state outreach master's degree program as it developed courses online beginning in 1999 and moved to a fully online degree program. The authors will discuss the importance of using a sound instructional design model and taking a close look at course evaluations to examine the design of the course and the quality of instruction. This chapter will discuss the success of our design, lessons learned and some of the challenges faced.

Skin Temperature Biofeedback and Migraine

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 242-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice M. Mullinix ◽  
Barbara J. Norton ◽  
Stanley Hack ◽  
Marvin A. Fishman
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Temperature Biofeedback

Skin temperature biofeedback for Raynaud's disease: A double-blind study

1982 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sergio Guglielmi ◽  
Alan H. Roberts ◽  
Robert Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Raynaud's Disease ◽  
Temperature Biofeedback ◽  
Raynaud’S Disease

Motivation and Skin Temperature Biofeedback: Yerkes-Dodson Revisited

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman J. Bregman ◽  
Hunter A. McAllister
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Temperature Biofeedback

The Myth of Exceptionalism: The History of Venereal Disease Reporting in the Twentieth Century

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Fairchild ◽  
James Colgrove ◽  
Ronald Bayer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
Partner Notification ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Health Commissioner

As therapeutic advances in the treatment of AIDS began to emerge in the late 1980s and public health began to have more to offer than just the threat, or the perceived threat, of quarantine or partner notification, fissures began to appear in the alliance against named HIV reporting that had emerged a few years earlier. In 1989, New York City’s Health Commissioner stated that the prospects of early clinical intervention warranted “a shift toward a disease-control approach to HIV infection along the lines of classic tuberculosis practices,” including the “reporting of seropositives.”Although his proposal met with fierce and effective resistance, it is now clear that his call represented part of a national trend. The CDC continued to press for cases of HIV to he reported by name to health departments, an effort that assumed the dimensions of a campaign. It was supported by a growing number of public health officials.

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