Dependence of the results of biological feedback sessions on the psychological characteristics of patients
Biofeedback is a technique that is widely used to treat various diseases, while there is a wide variety of factors that can affect its results. Objective: To study the dependence of the results of biological feedback sessions on the psychological characteristics of patients. Materials and methods. In the biofeedback laboratory (BOS), 245 patients were examined. During the session, the direction of movement of the patient was evaluated. To determine the psychological characteristics, a 16-factor Kettll personality questionnaire and Mini-SMIL were used. Results. When conducting the Kettell test, we identified a number of patterns in the form of inverse correlation, between the points obtained on a scale: A and the speed of movement of patients during biofeedback sessions. The number of points scored on the Q2 scale, on the contrary, directly affected the speed of patients. When analyzing the results on the mini-SMIL scale, inverse correlation relationships were revealed on the scales of “demonstrativeness” and “isolation”, and straight lines on the scales of “depression” and “originality”. Conclusion. Knowledge of various aspects of patient response to a biological feedback session, including those related to their immediate psychological characteristics, will increase the effectiveness of psychocorrectional effects in the future.