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Feasibility and acceptance of biofeedback-assisted mental training in an Austrian elementary school: a pilot study

Machbarkeit, Akzeptanz und Effekte einer Intervention mit Biofeedback-gestütztem Mentaltraining an Österreichischen Volksschülern – eine Pilotstudie

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This pilot study aimed to investigate feasibility, acceptance, and effects of biofeedback-assisted mental training in a population of fifteen 10-year-old pupils in an Austrian elementary school. Participants were instructed in relaxation techniques by using biofeedback. Before intervention, after 6 weeks with active mental training and with regular instructions by the teacher, and after a further time period of 6 weeks without instructions, attention and concentration improved. The results indicate feasibility, good acceptance, and beneficial effects of biofeedback-assisted mental techniques in Austrian elementary school pupils.

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In dieser Pilotstudie zur Machbarkeit, Akzeptanz und den Effekten einer Intervention mit Biofeedback-gestütztem Mentaltraining an einer Untersuchungspopulation von 15 zehnjährigen österreichischen Volksschülern wurden den teilnehmenden Schülern mentale Techniken unter der Verwendung von Biofeedback vermittelt. Vor dieser Intervention und nach 6 Wochen, in denen sie zum Mentaltraining angehalten wurden, sowie nach weiteren 6 Wochen ohne entsprechende Erinnerung, wurden die Konzentration und die Aufmerksamkeit getestet, welche sich signifikant verbesserten. Die Ergebnisse der Pilotstudie weisen zusätzlich auf eine gute Durchführbarkeit und ausgezeichnete Akzeptanz der Maßnahme hin.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Richard Crevenna MBA, MSc, Christine Krammer & Mohammad Keilani

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Crevenna, R., Krammer, C. & Keilani, M. Feasibility and acceptance of biofeedback-assisted mental training in an Austrian elementary school: a pilot study. Wien Med Wochenschr 166, 179–181 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-015-0397-y

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