title: Feasibility and acceptance of biofeedback-assisted mental training in an Austrian elementary school: a pilot study.
abstract: This pilot study aimed to investigate feasibility, acceptance, and effects of biofeedback-assisted mental training in a population of fifteen 10-year-old pupils in an Austrian elementary school. Participants were instructed in relaxation techniques by using biofeedback. Before intervention, after 6 weeks with active mental training and with regular instructions by the teacher, and after a further time period of 6 weeks without instructions, attention and concentration improved. The results indicate feasibility, good acceptance, and beneficial effects of biofeedback-assisted mental techniques in Austrian elementary school pupils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. richard.crevenna@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crevenna
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krammer
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keilani
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001317:Austria; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Biofeedback; Concentration; Elementary school; Mental techniques; Prevention