Conclusions
fatigue, ZB, anxiety, pain, GS
ADVERSE EVENTS
In conclusion, this study shows that BCI-based app–delivered mindfulness meditation significantly relieved pain, anxiety, fatigue, and may reduce the doses of sedative medication used during RFCA for AF. Although no significant differences in hemodynamic parameters and the incidence of adverse events were observed, there was a decrease in the incidence of adverse events in the intervention group. Smartphone apps and wearable devices could serve as feasible and promising adjuncts to improve patients with AF’s experience in RFCA.This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (72074124), Young Scholars Fostering Fund of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (PY2022002), and the Clinical Ability Improvement Project of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (JSPH-NC-2021-16).Authors' Contributions: YH and ZB contributed to the development and administration of the project. YH, ZB, ZT, CC, and GY assisted with implementing the protocol, collecting data, performing statistical analyses, and writing the manuscript. ZB and GS contributed to the conceptualization, methodology, supervision, and funding acquisition. All authors provided edits to the manuscript.Conflicts of Interest: None declared.CONSORT-eHEALTH checklist (V 1.6.1).