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  title info:
    title: Investigating the Role of Biofeedback and Haptic Stimulation in Mobile Paced Breathing Tools
  name:
    name part: Bumatay, Antoinette Leanna
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Seo, Jinsil Hwaryoung
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  name:
    name part: Texas A & M University
    role:
      role term: degree granting institution.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2015
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: Previous studies have shown that mindfulness meditation and paced breathing are effective tools for stress management. There are a number of mobile applications currently available that are designed to guide the breath to support these relaxation practices. However, these focus mainly on audio/visual cues and are mostly non-interactive. Our goal is to develop a mobile paced breathing tool focusing on the exploration of haptic cues and biofeedback. We conducted user studies to investigate the effectiveness of the system. This study explores the following questions: Do users prefer control of the breathing rate interval through an on-screen slider (manual mode) or through a physiological sensor (biofeedback mode)? How effective is haptic guidance on its own? And how may the addition of haptic feedback enhance audio-based guidance? Our analysis suggests that while both manual and biofeedback modes are desirable, manual control leads to a greater overall increase in relaxation. Additionally, the findings of this study support the value of haptic guidance in mobile paced breathing tools. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155580
  note: by Antoinette Leanna Bumatay.
  note: "Major Subject: Visualization"
  note: Includes vita.
  note: Master of Science Texas A & M University 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155580
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Thesis)
  subject:
    topic: Major Visualization
  subject:
    topic: Relaxation
  subject:
    topic: Haptic
  subject:
    topic: Audio-haptic
  subject:
    topic: Biofeedback
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155580
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 161010
    record change date: 20170926145821.0
    record identifier: in00003752363
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng