Enhancing schoolchildren’s health and quality of life perception by achieving bioelectrical activity: an interventional quanti-qualitative study with REAC technology

This study aimed to evaluate how schoolchildren aged 6-7 years old perceive their quality of life, specifically focusing on physical pain, fear, anxiety, and stress, after receiving therapeutic intervention with Radioelectric Asymmetric Conveyer (REAC) technology. The study used a descriptive, mixed-methods approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative analyses. Nine children from a public school in the Western Brazilian Amazon participated in the intervention, which involved the use of Neuro-Postural and Psychophysical Optimization (NPO and NPPO) protocols with REAC technology. Data were collected through the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) questionnaire and semi-structured interviews conducted with the children and their caregivers. Functional dysmetria and various quality of life dimensions were assessed using the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data was conducted using IRAMUTEQ software to analyze pre- and post-therapy narratives. The results showed that functional dysmetria in the children was reduced to undetectable levels, and improvements were observed in their social quality of life scores (p=0.0346). Additionally, the children’s narratives revealed improvements in physical, emotional, and social well-being. In conclusion, a single cycle of NPO and NPPO protocols with REAC technology significantly improved the children's quality of life by reducing their self-perceived physical pain, fear, anxiety, and stress.