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Guidelines for mechanical lung function measurements in psychophysiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2002

THOMAS RITZ ,
BERNHARD DAHME ,
ARTHUR B. DUBOIS ,
HANS FOLGERING ,
GREGORY K. FRITZ ,
ANDREW HARVER ,
HARRY KOTSES ,
PAUL M. LEHRER ,
CHRISTOPHER RING  and
ANDREW STEPTOE
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THOMAS RITZ
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
BERNHARD DAHME
Affiliation:
Psychological Institute III, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
ARTHUR B. DUBOIS
Affiliation:
John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
HANS FOLGERING
Affiliation:
Department for Pulmonary Diseases, Dekkerswald Medical Center, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
GREGORY K. FRITZ
Affiliation:
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Child and Family Psychiatry, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
ANDREW HARVER
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
HARRY KOTSES
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
PAUL M. LEHRER
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
CHRISTOPHER RING
Affiliation:
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
ANDREW STEPTOE
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College of London, London, UK
KAREL P. VAN DE WOESTIJNE
Affiliation:
Dienst Pneumologie, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Abstract

Studies in psychophysiology and behavioral medicine have uncovered associations among psychological processes, behavior, and lung function. However, methodological issues specific to the measurement of mechanical lung function have rarely been discussed. This report presents an overview of the physiology, techniques, and experimental methods of mechanical lung function measurements relevant to this research context. Techniques to measure lung volumes, airflow, airway resistance, respiratory resistance, and airflow perception are introduced and discussed. Confounding factors such as ventilation, medication, environmental factors, physical activity, and instructional and experimenter effects are outlined, and issues specific to children and clinical groups are discussed. Recommendations are presented to increase the degree of standardization in the research application and publication of mechanical lung function measurements in psychophysiology.

Keywords

Mechanical lung functionAirway resistanceRespiratory resistanceSpirometryPneumotachographyBody plethysmographyForced oscillation techniqueInterrupter techniqueRespiratory perception
Type
SPECIAL REPORT
Information
Psychophysiology , Volume 39 , Issue 5 , September 2002 , pp. 546 - 567
Copyright
© 2002 Society for Psychophysiological Research

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