Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials

GW Fincham, C Strauss, J Montero-Marin… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Deliberate control of the breath (breathwork) has recently received an unprecedented surge
in public interest and breathing techniques have therapeutic potential to improve mental …

A meta-analysis on heart rate variability biofeedback and depressive symptoms

SFM Pizzoli, C Marzorati, D Gatti, D Monzani… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) has been used for a number of years to treat
depressive symptoms, a common mental health issue, which is often comorbid with other …

Religious-based interventions for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies

A Marques, A Ihle, A Souza, M Peralta… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder. In the treatment of
depressive symptoms, patients' religious practices and beliefs are often not considered. We …

Islamic spiritual care, depression, and quality of life among patients with heart disease: A systematic review

A Nuraeni, S Suryani, Y Trisyani… - Journal of Holistic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study sought to identify the potential effect of Islamic-Spiritual care and how
it is delivered in treating depression and improving the quality of life (QoL) of patients with …

A pilot study on development and feasibility of the 'MyEducation: CABG application'for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Z Noor Hanita, LA Khatijah, S Kamaruzzaman… - BMC nursing, 2022 - Springer
Background Patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery tend to
have persistent symptoms of anxiety and depression. Course of hospital stay post-CABG …

[HTML][HTML] Spiritual connectivity intervention for individuals with depressive symptoms: A randomized control trial

J Leung, KK Li - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide. This study examined
the effect of a spiritual connectivity intervention on individuals with depression in a …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of counselling and spiritual care program on anxiety in patients with chronic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Salari, M Kazeminia, A Abdi, A Abdolmaleki… - Current …, 2021 - Springer
One of the essential non-pharmacological treatments for patients with chronic diseases are
psychosocial supports and counselling services such as spiritual psychotherapy. Although …

The utility of heartrate and heartrate variability biofeedback for the improvement of interoception across behavioural, physiological and neural outcome measures: a …

L Wareing, MR Readman, MR Longo, SA Linkenauger… - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Interoceptive dysfunctions are increasingly implicated in a number of physical and mental
health conditions. Accordingly, there is a pertinent need for therapeutic interventions which …

[HTML][HTML] Neurological Evidence of Diverse Self-Help Breathing Training With Virtual Reality and Biofeedback Assistance: Extensive Exploration Study of …

HYH Ng, CW Wu, HC Hsu, CM Huang… - JMIR Formative …, 2024 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Recent advancements in virtual reality (VR) and biofeedback (BF) technologies
have opened new avenues for breathing training. Breathing training has been suggested as …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of spiritual care based self-regulation on physical and environmental comforts in coronary heart disease patients in ICUs

IS Wahyuningsih, T Sukartini, YS Dewi… - J. Med. Pharm. Chem …, 2025 - researchgate.net
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the cardiovascular diseases that contribute the
greatest to the death rate in the world. It is projected that by 2030, around 23.6 million …