Table 1 Changes from Baseline in Average Autonomic Nervous System Activity and Psycho-emotional State for Non-tactile NVCC, Tactile NVCC, and Follow-up Rest in 6 healthy subjects
From: Non-verbal communication of compassion: measuring psychophysiologic effects
Measure | 1. Baseline Mean (± SEM) 10 minutes | 2. Change with Non-tactile NVCC Mean (± SEM) 10 minutes | 3. Change with Tactile NVCC Mean (± SEM) 10 minutes | 4. Rest Mean (± SEM) 10 minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Autonomic Data | ||||
RR (breaths per minute) | 15.33 (± 1.67) | - 4.34 (± 0.18)*** | -3.55 (± 0.11) *** | -1.36 (± 0.15) *** |
Other Autonomic Measures | ||||
HR (beats per minute) | 73.93 (± 0.22) | -1.63 (± 0.16)*** | -2.94 (± 0.32)*** | -4.40 (± 0.34)*** |
HRV: Total Power (TP) | 761.8 (± 19.05) | +225.7 (± 39.7)* | +436.1 (± 64.6)** | + 206.6 (± 49.6) |
HRV: High Frequency | 41.02 (± 1.14) | +18.4 (± 2.7)* | +12.9 (± 3.6)* | +5.2 (± 2.7) |
Skin Temp (Centigrade) | 33.6 (± 0.004) | +1.18 (± 0.01)*** | + 1.95 (± 0.046)*** | +2.28 (± 0.02)*** |
Psycho-emotional state: Visual analog scales with numeric anchors: 0 = not; 10 = very (relaxed, stressed, peaceful) (± Standard Deviation) | ||||
Relaxed | 3.8 (± 2.4) | Post NVCC: 8.8 (± 1.2) * | ||
Stressed | 5.5 (± 3.2) | Post NVCC: 2.2 (± 1.7)* | ||
Peaceful | 3.8 (± 0.8) | Post NVCC: 9.0 (± 0.9)** | ||