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ArticlePatient preference and adherence2012

Neuropsychophysical optimization by REAC technology in the treatment of: sense of stress and confusion. Psychometric evaluation in a randomized, single blind, sham-controlled naturalistic study.

Vania Fontani, Lucia Aravagli, Matteo Lotti Margotti, Alessandro Castagna, Piero Mannu, Salvatore Rinaldi

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Article in Patient preference and adherence, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vania FontaniDepartment of Neuro Psycho Physio Pathology, Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Florence, Italy.
Lucia Aravagli
Matteo Lotti Margotti
Alessandro Castagna
Piero Mannu
Salvatore Rinaldi
Deutsches Historisches Institut Rom · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study is to investigate the effects of neuropsychophysical optimization (NPPO) protocol treatment by radioelectric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) technology in the management of sense of stress and confusion (SSC); an analysis of a single cluster of the psychological stress measure (PSM) test. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe PSM, a self-administered questionnaire, was used to measure psychological stress and SSC for a group of 888 subjects. Data were collected immediately prior to and following the 4-week REAC-NPPO treatment cycle.

resultsThis study demonstrates a significant reduction in scores measuring subjective perceptions of stress for subjects treated with one cycle of REAC-NPPO. At the end-point of the study, the number of treated subjects reporting symptoms of stress-related SSC on the PSM test was significantly reduced, whereas there was no difference in sham-treated subjects.

conclusionOne cycle of REAC-NPPO appears to reduce subjective perceptions of SSC measured by the PSM.

trial registrationThis trial has been registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry as ACTRN12607000497404.

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adaptation disordersNPPOREACstress disorders

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PMID22536055
PMCPMC3333817
OpenAlexW1995334405

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