The effect of slow-paced breathing on cardiovascular and emotion functions: A meta-analysis and systematic review
Shao, Man and Lee, Mindfulness 15(1), 2024, 1-18. Meta-analysis and systematic review of 31 studies with 1,133 participants on slow-paced breathing, searched through August 2023. Slow-paced breathing raised two time-domain measures of heart rate variability and lowered heart rate slightly. The effect on negative emotion, especially perceived stress, was marginal. The authors described the emotional benefit as modest and the long-term effects as not yet established.
Shao, Man and Lee, Mindfulness 15(1), 2024, 1-18. Meta-analysis and systematic review of 31 studies with 1,133 participants on slow-paced breathing, searched through August 2023. Slow-paced breathing raised two time-domain measures of heart rate variability and lowered heart rate slightly. The effect on negative emotion, especially perceived stress, was marginal. The authors described the emotional benefit as modest and the long-term effects as not yet established.
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Shao, R., Man, I. S. C., & Lee, T. M. C. (2024). The effect of slow-paced breathing on cardiovascular and emotion functions: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Mindfulness, 15(1), 1-18. doi:10.1007/s12671-023-02294-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02294-2