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  • Digital Health
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Relaxation practices offer a valuable tool for managing anxiety and stress.
  • Web-based interventions are particularly useful for delivering relaxation techniques during periods of social isolation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of web-based relaxation exercises in promoting relaxation and positive emotional states.
  • To assess the impact of these practices on reducing psychomotor activation and COVID-19-related preoccupation.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized study assigned participants to guided sessions of square breathing, body scans, or natural sounds.
  • Participants completed self-assessed scales on relaxation, stress, emotional state, and COVID-19 preoccupation before and after a 7-minute audio intervention.
  • Qualitative reports on subjective experiences were also collected.

Main Results:

  • All audio interventions led to improvements in perceived relaxation, reduced psychomotor activation/stress, and decreased COVID-19 preoccupation.
  • Positive shifts in emotional state valence and dominance were observed.
  • Square breathing and body scan exercises demonstrated superior effectiveness in reducing perceived stress compared to natural sounds.

Conclusions:

  • Web-based relaxation interventions show promise for reducing stress and preoccupation in the general population.
  • Guided exercises like square breathing and body scans are more effective than passive listening to natural sounds.
  • These findings can inform the development of accessible, low-cost digital mental health tools.