The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students – Mixed Design Pilot Study

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2021.090707" target="_blank" >10.13189/ujer.2021.090707</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students – Mixed Design Pilot Study

Original language description

Vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) is a modern therapeutic approach that combines low-frequency sound vibrations with listening to music. One of the new technologies developed for VAT is Vibrobed, a vibrating bed intended for rehabilitation. The aim of the present pilot study with mixed methods research design is to explore the impact of a Vibrobed course using an original listening program called The Elements 2019 on the subjective experience of study participants, specifically on their physical perception, emotions and mental associations. The study involved 30 university students who underwent three sessions on the Vibrobed. The research data were obtained through a newly-designed questionnaire (processed by means of descriptive statistics and paired t-test) and through qualitative interviews (processed by means of inductive content analysis). The study results seem to indicate that a session on the Vibrobed may increase the level of perceived physical well-being and relaxation, and that it has potential for psychosomatic regulation of the human body. This could be utilized in coping with acute stress and has a positive influence on the quality of life of students in various educational institutions, for instance in the form of preventive programmes at universities. Due to the limitations of the current study, however, it is yet necessary to verify the potential use of the vibroacoustic program through further research, ideally using an experimental design.

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Universal Journal of Educational Research

ISSN

2332-3205

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

1409-1420

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