Possibilities for correcting anxiety in women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy using the method of biofeedback
https://doi.org/10.24884/2219-8245-2026-18-1-69-79
Abstract
The aim of the study is to determine the possibilities of correcting situational and personal anxiety in pregnant women using psychoemotional relaxation training controlled by EEG-BOS.
Material and methods. The sample consisted of 30 pregnant women aged 26 to 37 years in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy.
Methods: the Spielberg Self-Assessment Scale of Anxiety, adapted by Yu.D. Khanin. A course of training for pregnant women in the method of psychoemotional relaxation using EEG-BOS, consisting of 10 sessions, "The Office of Psychophysiological Preparation of Pregnant Women for Childbirth" produced by ZAO "Biosvyaz".
Conclusions An increase in the level of alpha rhythm and a decrease in both personal and situational anxiety in pregnant women in the second and third trimesters were observed. The most effective methods of mental relaxation were those that the pregnant women chose for themselves.
About the Authors
A. V. Grigorieva
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Pacific State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladivostok
N. A. Kravtsova
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Pacific State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladivostok
I. P. Koval
School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Department of Residency and Continuing Medical Education
Vladivostok
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Grigorieva A.V., Kravtsova N.A., Koval I.P. Possibilities for correcting anxiety in women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy using the method of biofeedback. Medical Psychology in Russia. 2026;18(1):69-79. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/2219-8245-2026-18-1-69-79
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