Relationship between the number of breaths that maximizes heart rate variability and height in patients with incurable cancers

Hideaki Hasuo; Hideki Ishikawa; Hiromichi Matsuoka

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102780

Relationship between the number of breaths that maximizes heart rate variability and height in patients with incurable cancers

Complement Ther Med. 2021 Dec:63:102780. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102780. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

Authors

Hideaki Hasuo¹, Hideki Ishikawa², Hiromichi Matsuoka³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Psycho-Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34624493
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102780

Abstract

Introduction: Resonant frequency breathing is a coping skill used for relaxation. A resonant frequency varies from person to person and is only investigated by specialized medical institutions.

Methods: The relationships between patients' resonant frequencies and age, sex, height, and body weight were assessed using an analysis of variance.

Results: The average resonant frequency among the 50 patients with incurable cancers was 6.05 breaths per minute. There was a significant difference in height between the resonant frequencies of 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, and 7 breaths per minute (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Resonant frequency may be correlated with height in patients with incurable cancers.

Trial registration: UMIN000029820. Registered on November 4, 2017.

Keywords: Coping skill; Heart rate variability; Height; Incurable cancers; Resonant frequency.

MeSH terms

Body Weight
Heart Rate
Humans
Neoplasms*
Respiration*