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| Title |
Beneficial effects of treatment with sensory isolation in flotation-tank as a preventive health-care intervention – a randomized controlled pilot trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-14-417 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anette Kjellgren, Jessica Westman |
| Abstract |
Sensory isolation in a flotation tank is a method known for inducing deep relaxation and subsequent positive health effects for patients suffering from e.g. stress or muscle tensions pains. Very few studies have investigated this method as a preventive health-care intervention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects in healthy participants after receiving a series of flotation tank treatment. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 65 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 9% |
| Canada | 4 | 6% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 22 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 57 | 88% |
| Scientists | 5 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 205 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 203 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 27 | 13% |
| Researcher | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 9% |
| Other | 29 | 14% |
| Unknown | 38 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 60 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 19% |
| Unknown | 44 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 812. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 March 2024.
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#23,385
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#3
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#133
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#1
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