par SFCCE | 2020 | Publication Santé
Objective: Whole-Body Cryotherapy (WBC) has seen a recent surge in popularity with patients with inflammatory conditions, athletes, and even people seeking to improve general health and quality of life. WBC treatment usually requires participation in a dozen of 3-min long sessions. But compliance is considered difficult due to possible cold-induced unpleasant sensations. Based on hedonic psychology assumptions, ratings of pleasure-displeasure experienced during a taks or activity may be important to understand individual differences in attendance.
Methods: Two hundred fifty-nine customers from two French cryocenters took the Feeling Scale immediately after their first WBC session.
Results: End affect appeared to be negatively valenced (M = -1.85, SD = 1.38, 95 % confidence interval: -2.02 to -1.68). Additional statistical analyses revealed a moderating influence of past experience, in women only. Similarly, BMI was found to be negatively associated with displeasure in women, but not in men.
Conclusion: These findings are discussed, and further research directions are suggested.
Legrand, FD, Bogard, F, Beaumont, F, Bouchet, B, Blancheteau, Y, Polidori, G. (2020)
Full article : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33234406/
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