Budzynski Et Al: Behavioural Treatment To Improve Stress

Question 1

Method

Answer 1

Experimental method

Question 2

Participants

Answer 2

18 participant who replied to an advertisement in a local paper in Colorado

Question 3

Design

Answer 3

Independent , randomly allocated to one of three groups

Question 4

Procedure

Answer 4

Kept record of headaches for 2 weeks , groups a and b given 16 sessions of training with 2 sessions each week for 8 weeks

Group a: taught relaxation and told clicks of the biofeedback machine would reflect muscle tension, slower click indicating less muscle tension

Group b: told to concentrate on the varying clicks. Given pseudo feedback

Groups c: no training until 2 months

Question 5

Results

Answer 5

Group a tension was significantly lower than group b’s

Group A Reported headaches dropped significantly whereas other groups didn’t

Group A drug usage decreased more

Question 6

Conclusions

Answer 6

Biofeedback is an effective way of training patients to relax to reduce tension headaches, therefore an effective method of stress management

Question 7

Aim

Answer 7

To see whether biofeedback is an effective method of reducing tension headaches