Effect of vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on anxiety and sleep disturbances among elderly health care workers in the post COVID-19 pandemic
Srinivasan V, Abathsagayam K, Suganthirababu P, Alagesan J, Vishnuram S, Vasanthi RK
WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation · 2024
Key finding
With a p value of 0.001, taVNS stimulation significantly improved sleep quality and reduced anxiety after 4 weeks.
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- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
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- Controlled Clinical Trial
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Srinivasan, V., Abathsagayam, K., Suganthirababu, P., Alagesan, J., Vishnuram, S., & Vasanthi, R. K. (2024). Effect of vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on anxiety and sleep disturbances among elderly health care workers in the post COVID-19 pandemic. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 78(4), 1149-1156. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-231362
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