title: Guidelines for mechanical lung function measurements in psychophysiology.
abstract: Studies in psychophysiology and behavioral medicine have uncovered associations among psychological processes, behavior, and lung function. However, methodological issues specific to the measurement of mechanical lung function have rarely been discussed. This report presents an overview of the physiology, techniques, and experimental methods of mechanical lung function measurements relevant to this research context. Techniques to measure lung volumes, airflow, airway resistance, respiratory resistance, and airflow perception are introduced and discussed. Confounding factors such as ventilation, medication, environmental factors, physical activity, and instructional and experimenter effects are outlined, and issues specific to children and clinical groups are discussed. Recommendations are presented to increase the degree of standardization in the research application and publication of mechanical lung function measurements in psychophysiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. tritz@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ritz
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dahme
authors.forename: Arthur B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Folgering
authors.forename: Gregory K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harver
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotses
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lehrer
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steptoe
authors.forename: Karel P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Van de Woestijne
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D011603:Psychophysiology / Q000592:standards*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena