Breathing, postural stability, and psychological health : a study to explore triangular links
Tassani, Simone (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions)
Chaves, Paula (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions)
Beardsley, Marc (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions)
Vujovic, Milica (Technische Universität Wien)
Ramírez, Juan (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
Mendoza, Jimena (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions)
Portero Tresserra, Marta (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
González Ballester, Miguel Ángel 1973- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions)
Hernández-Leo, Davinia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions)

Fecha:	2024
Resumen:	This study aims to test the hypothesis that breathing can be directly linked to postural stability and psychological health. A protocol enabling the simultaneous analysis of breathing, posture, and emotional levels in university students is presented. This aims to verify the possibility of defining a triangular link and to test the adequacy of various measurement techniques. Twenty-three subjects (9 females and 14 males), aged between 18 and 23 years, were recruited. The experiment consisted of four conditions, each lasting 3 minutes: Standard quiet standing with open eyes 1), with closed eyes 2), and relaxed quiet standing while attempting deep abdominal breathing with open eyes 3) and with closed eyes 4). These latter two acquisitions were performed after subjects were instructed to maintain a relaxed state. All subjects underwent postural and stability analysis in a motion capture laboratory. The presented protocol enabled the extraction of 4 sets of variables: Stabilometric data, based on the displacement of the center of pressure and acceleration, derived respectively from force plate and wearable sensors. Postural variables: angles of each joint of the body were measured using a stereophotogrammetric system, implementing the Helen Hayes protocol. Breathing compartment: optoelectronic plethysmography allowed the measurement of the percentage of use of each chest compartment. Emotional state was evaluated using both psychometric data and physiological signals. A multivariate analysis was proposed. A holistic protocol was presented and tested. Emotional levels were found to be related to posture and the varied use of breathing compartments. Abdominal breathing proved to be a challenging task for most subjects, especially females, who were unable to control their breathing patterns. In males, the abdominal breathing pattern was associated with increased stability and reduced anxiety. In conclusion, difficulties in performing deep abdominal breathing were associated with elevated anxiety scores and decreased stability. This depicts a circular self-sustaining relationship that may reduce the quality of life, undermine learning, and contribute to muscular co-contraction and the development of musculoskeletal disorders. The presented protocol can be utilized to quantitatively and holistically assess the healthy and/or pathological condition of subjects.
Ayudas:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-112584RB-C33 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM-2015-0502
Nota:	Altres ajuts: DHL (Serra Húnter) also acknowledges the support by ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme.
Derechos:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.
Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	Breathing ; Posture ; Stability ; Psychological health ; Emotion ; Wellbeing
Publicado en:	Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 12 (2024) , art. 1347939, ISSN 2296-4185

DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1347939
PMID: 38628438

14 p, 1.9 MB

El registro aparece en las colecciones:
Artículos > Artículos de investigación
Artículos > Artículos publicados