Exploring Artistic Visualization of Physiological Signals for Mindfulness and Relaxation: A Pilot Study
Zihan Xu, Youngjun Cho
arXiv Preprint Archive October 22, 2023 preprint
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pilot study |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 10 |
| Population | Participants attending stress-induction sessions followed by biofeedback mindfulness sessions |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Cs.hc |
| Key points | Artistic visualization-driven biofeedback significantly improved the effectiveness of biofeedback in helping users feel relaxed compared with classic graphical biofeedback. The artistic effect also made it easier to understand what biofeedback represents. |
Abstract
Mindfulness and relaxation techniques for mental health are increasingly being explored in the human-computer interaction community. Physiological signals and their visualization have often been exploited together in a form of biofeedback with other intervention methods. Here, we aim to contribute to the body of existing work on biofeedback interfaces for mindfulness, with a particular focus on incorporating artistic effects into physiological signal visualization. With an implemented artistic biofeedback interface, we conduct a pilot study where 10 participants attend stress-induction sessions followed by two biofeedback mindfulness sessions: classic biofeedback and artistic visualization. The result demonstrates that artistic visualization-driven biofeedback significantly improves the effectiveness of biofeedback in helping users feel relaxed in comparison with a classic graphical form of biofeedback. Also, it shows that the artistic effect makes it easy to understand what biofeedback represents. Future work includes exploring how advanced physiological computing methods can improve its efficiency and performance.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |