Prediction of the efficacy of group cognitive behavioral therapy using heart rate variability based smart wearable devices: a randomized controlled study
Lin Z, Zheng J, Wang Y, Su Z, Zhu R, Liu R, Wei Y, Zhang X, Wang F. Prediction of the efficacy of group cognitive behavioral therapy using heart rate variability based smart wearable devices: a randomized controlled study. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 187. PMID: 38448895, PMCID: PMC10916138, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05638-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyWait-list controlCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapyEfficacy of group cognitive behavioral therapyGroup cognitive behavioural therapy groupDisabling mental health problemPredictors of treatment responseAssociated with greater improvementTreatment outcomesAssociated with depressionHigher heart rate variabilityMental health problemsHeart rate variabilityAnxious symptomsAnxiety symptomsParticipants' symptomsCollege studentsHRV levelsAnxietyTrial registrationThe trialSignificant public health concernDepressionGreater improvementHeart rate variability parameters