I. Vazquez et J. Buceta, RELAXATION THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL-ASTHMA - EFFECTS ON BASAL SPIROMETRIC VALUES, Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 60(2), 1993, pp. 106-112
Eighteen asthmatic children were divided into two 9-patient groups mat
ched with respect to severity of the disease. The first group received
a 6-week asthma self-management programme which included progressive
relaxation training. The second group received the same programme with
out the relaxation training component. State anxiety and spirometric d
ata (FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC%) for both groups, obtained before and aft
er each session with the therapist, showed that relaxation is effectiv
e in reducing state anxiety but does not modify basal spirometric valu
es.