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From Subjective to Objective: The Bedside Value of HRV in AssessingChronic Pain Complicated by Emotionaland Sleep Issues.

Jul 2026 · Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback · 0 citations · 39 references
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HRV is not suitable for diagnosis or stand-alone decision-making, but may serve as a practical adjunctive marker for risk stratification and symptom monitoring, and HFnorm and lnHF emerged as recurrently important predictors of pain, sleep disturbance, and depressive symptoms.

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