58438 20200221144227.0 doi 10.1016/j.sumpsi.2016.06.002 sideral 97406 ART-2016-97406 spa (orcid)0000-0002-8953-0600 Aiger, M. Efectividad de las técnicas de relajación en oncología antes de realizar pruebas diagnósticas en neuroimagen 2016 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Psychophysiological arousal was observed in cancer patients during the application of relaxation techniques prior to a diagnostic scan (PET-CT). The aim of the study is twofold: firstly, it is sought to establish whether such techniques can minimize patient arousal before diagnostic screening begins, and secondly to measure which of them are most effective. The dependent variable is electrodermal activity, recording the attentional level and emotional response, and the independent variable comprises the relaxation techniques used, namely Jacobson, breathing and visualization. The 39 patients were split into experimental groups to whom the relaxation techniques (Jacobson, breathing exercises, and visualization) were applied before they went for the PET-CT. An activity-module procedure was applied to track electrodermal activity during the relaxation sessions, consisting of instructions, timeout; wait, task; relaxation and end of the recording session. The control group received no relaxation techniques before the PET-CT. Session-end results show that patients who perform relaxation techniques achieve greater attentional focus using Jacobson''s technique (M = .212) and enhanced emotional containment using visualization (M = .206). It is concluded that relaxation techniques minimize the state of activation during the waiting period before a diagnostic scan. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 0.234 2016 Psychology (miscellaneous) 2016 Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Palacín, M. Pifarré, P. Llopart, M. Simó, M. 23, 2 (2016), 133-140 Suma Psicol. Suma Psicologica 0121-4381 793551 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/58438/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 17809 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/58438/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:58438 articulos driver 2020-02-21-13:18:11 ARTICLE