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SUBMITTER: Economides M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250954 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Economides Marcos M Lehrer Paul P Ranta Kristian K Nazander Albert A Hilgert Outi O Raevuori Anu A Gevirtz Richard R Khazan Inna I Forman-Hoffman Valerie L VL
Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback 20200601 2
A rise in the prevalence of depression underscores the need for accessible and effective interventions. The objectives of this study were to determine if the addition of a treatment component showing promise in treating depression, heart rate variability-biofeedback (HRV-B), to our original smartphone-based, 8-week digital intervention was feasible and whether patients in the HRV-B ("enhanced") intervention were more likely to experience clinically significant improvements in depressive symptoms ...[more]