The present study was designed to determine the effect of skin-temperature-biofeedback training on cellular proliferation in three psoriasis patients. It was hypothesized that (a) psoriasis patients would be able to consciously decrease skin temperature of psoriatic tissue, and (b) there would be a positive correlation between rate of cellular proliferation and temperature change.
Results obtained indicated biofeedback training to be effective in decreasing the surface temperature of psoriatic tissue. A 2 X 7 analysis of variance for two repeated measures indicated the change in skin temperatures as a function of sample period to be significant, F (6,26) = 3.29, p < .02. Generalization of temperature-training effects from the biofeedback to the no-feedback condition were observed. Rate of proliferation decreased from pretraining to posttraining biopsies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663603 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Benoit, Larry J. |
| Contributors | Harrell, Ernest H., Aronson, Harriet, Hughes, Howard, 1937- |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 47 leaves : graphs, Text |
| Rights | Public, Benoit, Larry J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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