caa a22 4500 477096573 CHVBK 20180405111529.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02284694 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02284694 Controlled evaluation of thermal biofeedback in treatment of elevated blood pressure in unmedicated mild hypertension [Elektronische Daten] [Edward Blanchard, George Eisele, Alisa Vollmer, Annette Payne, Michael Gordon, Peter Cornish, Linda Gilmore] In the first of two studies, 42 unmedicated mild hypertensives completed either 16 sessions of thermal biofeedback (TBF) training for hand (7 sessions) and foot (9 sessions) warming or 8 weeks of monitoring BPs at home. There was a trend (p<.10) for more of those treated (57.1%) to have DBPs lower than 90 mm Hg than for those only monitoring BPs at home (33%). Analyses of clinic BP values from random zero sphygmomanometer measurements, from 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring, and from home BP measurements made by the patient showed no advantage for treatment versus BP monitoring. Sixteen of the 21 patients in BP monitoring were later treated. Analyses of treatment effects across all treated subjects by gender revealed a significant (p=.02) decrease in DBP for treated female subjects (n=13) but not for males (n=24). In the second study the 22 initial treatment successes, that is, those whose DBP was below 90 mm Hg at posttreatment (59.4% of those who completed treatment), were randomized to an intensive follow-up (monthly visits for 6 months, then visits every two months) emphasizing regular home practice with an electronic TBF device or regular follow-up (visits every 3 months). Twelve of the 22 were still normotensive at 12 months. There were no differences at any point during the follow-up between the two conditions in success rate or BPs despite a numerical advantage in reported frequency of home practice by those in the intensive follow-up condition. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1996 thermal biofeedback nationallicence essential hypertension nationallicence booster treatment in follow-up nationallicence Blanchard Edward Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Eisele George Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Vollmer Alisa Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Payne Annette Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Gordon Michael Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Cornish Peter Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Gilmore Linda Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut Biofeedback and Self-regulation Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 21/2(1996-06-01), 167-190 0363-3586 21:2<167 1996 21 10484 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02284694 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02284694 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Blanchard Edward Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eisele George Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vollmer Alisa Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Payne Annette Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gordon Michael Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cornish Peter Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gilmore Linda Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany and Albany Medical College, 1535 Western Avenue, 12203, Albany, New York aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biofeedback and Self-regulation Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 21/2(1996-06-01), 167-190 0363-3586 21:2<167 1996 21 10484 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer