Development of a modular stress management platform (Performance Edge VR) and a pilot efficacy trial of a bio-feedback enhanced training module for controlled breathing

• Murielle G. Kluge ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Murielle G. Kluge, Steven Maltby

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Advanced Training Systems, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

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• Steven Maltby ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Murielle G. Kluge, Steven Maltby

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Advanced Training Systems, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-5964

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• Nicole Walker,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Army School of Health, Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla, VIC, Australia

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• Neanne Bennett,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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• Eugene Aidman,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, Land Division, Defence Science & Technology Group, Edinburgh, SA, Australia, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-794X

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• Eugene Nalivaiko ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors are senior authors on this work.

  Affiliations Centre for Advanced Training Systems, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

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• Frederick Rohan Walker

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: rohan.walker@newcastle.edu.au

  ¶‡ These authors are senior authors on this work.

  Affiliations Centre for Advanced Training Systems, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

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