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- Title
Induced Relaxation Enhances the Cardiorespiratory Dynamics in COVID-19 Survivors.
- Authors
Sánchez-Solís, Alejandra Margarita; Peláez-Hernández, Viridiana; Santiago-Fuentes, Laura Mercedes; Luna-Rodríguez, Guadalupe Lizzbett; Reyes-Lagos, José Javier; Orea-Tejeda, Arturo
- Abstract
Most COVID-19 survivors report experiencing at least one persistent symptom after recovery, including sympathovagal imbalance. Relaxation techniques based on slow-paced breathing have proven to be beneficial for cardiovascular and respiratory dynamics in healthy subjects and patients with various diseases. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the cardiorespiratory dynamics by linear and nonlinear analysis of photoplethysmographic and respiratory time series on COVID-19 survivors under a psychophysiological assessment that includes slow-paced breathing. We analyzed photoplethysmographic and respiratory signals of 49 COVID-19 survivors to assess breathing rate variability (BRV), pulse rate variability (PRV), and pulse–respiration quotient (PRQ) during a psychophysiological assessment. Additionally, a comorbidity-based analysis was conducted to evaluate group changes. Our results indicate that all BRV indices significantly differed when performing slow-paced breathing. Nonlinear parameters of PRV were more appropriate for identifying changes in breathing patterns than linear indices. Furthermore, the mean and standard deviation of PRQ exhibited a significant increase while sample and fuzzy entropies decreased during diaphragmatic breathing. Thus, our findings suggest that slow-paced breathing may improve the cardiorespiratory dynamics of COVID-19 survivors in the short term by enhancing cardiorespiratory coupling via increased vagal activity.
- Subjects
COVID-19; RELAXATION techniques; NONLINEAR analysis; LINEAR statistical models; STANDARD deviations; BREATHING exercises
- Publication
Entropy, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 6, p874
- ISSN
1099-4300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/e25060874